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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Google Calendar trigger and Xero Accounting action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Event Matching a Search trigger
1. Connect your Google Calendar account
2. Configure timer
3. Optional- Select a Calendar ID
4. Optional- Configure Query
Configure the Create Purchase Bill action
1. Connect your Xero Accounting account
2. Select a Tenant ID
3. Optional- Configure Contact ID
4. Optional- Configure Contact Name
5. Configure Line Items
6. Optional- Configure Date
7. Optional- Configure Due Date
8. Optional- Configure Line Amount Type
9. Optional- Configure Purchase Bill Number
10. Optional- Configure Reference
11. Optional- Configure Branding Theme ID
12. Optional- Configure URL
13. Optional- Configure Currency Code
14. Optional- Configure Currency Rate
15. Optional- Configure Status
16. Optional- Configure Sent to Contact
17. Optional- Configure Planned Payment Date
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

New Event Matching a Search on Google Calendar

Description:Emit new event when a Google Calendar event is created that matches a search

Version:0.1.11

Key:google_calendar-new-event-search

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Google Calendar Overview#

The Google Calendar API lets you dip into the powerhouse of scheduling, allowing for the reading, creation, and manipulation of events and calendars directly from your applications. Through Pipedream, you can seamlessly integrate Google Calendar into a myriad of workflows, automating event management, syncing with other services, setting up custom reminders, or even collating data for reporting. The key here is to streamline your calendar-related processes, ensuring that your time management is as efficient and automated as possible.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/common.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "google_calendar-new-event-search",
  name: "New Event Matching a Search",
  description: "Emit new event when a Google Calendar event is created that matches a search",
  version: "0.1.11",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    calendarId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.googleCalendar,
        "calendarId",
      ],
    },
    q: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.googleCalendar,
        "q",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getConfig({ past }) {
      const updatedMin = past.toISOString();
      return {
        calendarId: this.calendarId,
        updatedMin,
        q: this.q,
        singleEvents: true,
        orderBy: "startTime",
      };
    },
    isRelevant(event, { past }) {
      const created = new Date(event.created);
      // created since last run and not cancelled
      return created > past && event.status !== "cancelled";
    },
  },
};

Trigger Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Google Calendar	`googleCalendar`	`app`	This component uses the Google Calendar app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Calendar ID	`calendarId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Query	`q`	`string`	Free text search terms to find events that match these terms in any field, except for extended properties. Optional.

Trigger Authentication#

Google Calendar uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Google Calendar account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Google Calendar and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Google Calendar API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.eventshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.settings.readonlyemailprofile

About Google Calendar#

With Google Calendar, you can quickly schedule meetings and events and get reminders about upcoming activities, so you always know what’s next.

Action#

Create Purchase Bill on Xero Accounting

Description:Creates a new purchase bill.

Version:0.1.2

Key:xero_accounting_api-xero-create-purchase-bill

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Xero Accounting Overview#

The Xero Accounting API offers a powerful gateway to access and manipulate financial data within Xero. Leveraging Pipedream's capabilities, developers can build custom workflows that streamline accounting processes, sync financial data with external systems, and trigger actions based on financial events. This API allows for the automation of tasks such as invoicing, bank reconciliation, bill payments, and reporting, which can lead to significant time savings and enhanced data accuracy.

Action Code#

import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
import { formatLineItems } from "../../common/util.mjs";
import xeroAccountingApi from "../../xero_accounting_api.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "xero_accounting_api-xero-create-purchase-bill",
  name: "Create Purchase Bill",
  description: "Creates a new purchase bill.",
  version: "0.1.2",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    xeroAccountingApi,
    tenantId: {
      propDefinition: [
        xeroAccountingApi,
        "tenantId",
      ],
    },
    contactId: {
      label: "Contact ID",
      type: "string",
      description: "Id of the contact associated to the invoice.",
      optional: true,
    },
    contactName: {
      label: "Contact Name",
      type: "string",
      description: "Name of the contact associated to the invoice. If there is no contact matching this name, a new contact is created.",
      optional: true,
    },
    lineItems: {
      label: "Line Items",
      type: "any",
      description: "See [LineItems](https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/invoices#LineItemsPOST). The LineItems collection can contain any number of individual LineItem sub-elements. At least * **one** * is required to create a complete Invoice.",
    },
    date: {
      label: "Date",
      type: "string",
      description: "Date invoice was issued - YYYY-MM-DD. If the Date element is not specified it will default to the current date based on the timezone setting of the organisation.",
      optional: true,
    },
    dueDate: {
      label: "Due Date",
      type: "string",
      description: "Date invoice is due - YYYY-MM-DD.",
      optional: true,
    },
    lineAmountType: {
      label: "Line Amount Type",
      type: "string",
      description: "Line amounts are exclusive of tax by default if you don't specify this element. See [Line Amount Types](https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/types#LineAmountTypes)",
      optional: true,
    },
    purchaseBillNumber: {
      label: "Purchase Bill Number",
      type: "string",
      description: "Non-unique alpha numeric code identifying purchase bill (printable ASCII characters only). This value will also display as Reference in the UI.",
      optional: true,
    },
    reference: {
      label: "Reference",
      type: "string",
      description: "Additional reference number (max length = 255)",
      optional: true,
    },
    brandingThemeId: {
      label: "Branding Theme ID",
      type: "string",
      description: "See [BrandingThemes](https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/branding-themes)",
      optional: true,
    },
    url: {
      label: "URL",
      type: "string",
      description: "URL link to a source document - shown as \"Go to [appName]\" in the Xero app",
      optional: true,
    },
    currencyCode: {
      label: "Currency Code",
      type: "string",
      description: "The currency that invoice has been raised in (see [Currencies](https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/currencies))",
      optional: true,
    },
    currencyRate: {
      label: "Currency Rate",
      type: "string",
      description: "The currency rate for a multicurrency invoice. If no rate is specified, the [XE.com day rate](http://help.xero.com/#CurrencySettings$Rates) is used. (max length = [18].[6])",
      optional: true,
    },
    status: {
      label: "Status",
      type: "string",
      description: "See [Invoice Status Codes](https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/invoices#status-codes)",
      optional: true,
    },
    sentToContact: {
      label: "Sent to Contact",
      type: "string",
      description: "Boolean to set whether the invoice in the Xero app should be marked as \"sent\". This can be set only on invoices that have been approved",
      optional: true,
    },
    plannedPaymentDate: {
      label: "Planned Payment Date",
      type: "string",
      description: "Shown on purchase bills (Accounts Payable) when this has been set",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    if ((!this.contactId && !this.contactName) || !this.tenantId || !this.lineItems) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("Must provide one of **Contact ID** or **Contact Name**, **Tenant ID**, **Type**, and **Line Items** parameters.");
    }

    const response = await this.xeroAccountingApi.createInvoice({
      $,
      tenantId: this.tenantId,
      data: {
        Type: "ACCPAY", //ACCPAY = Purchase Bill
        Contact: {
          ContactID: this.contactId,
          Name: this.contactName,
        },
        LineItems: formatLineItems(this.lineItems),
        Date: this.date,
        DueDate: this.dueDate,
        LineAmountTypes: this.lineAmountType,
        InvoiceNumber: this.purchaseBillNumber,
        Reference: this.reference,
        BrandingThemeID: this.brandingThemeId,
        Url: this.url,
        CurrencyCode: this.currencyCode,
        CurrencyRate: this.currencyRate,
        Status: this.status,
        SentToContact: this.sentToContact,
        PlannedPaymentDate: this.plannedPaymentDate,
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created purchase bill with ID: ${response.PurchaseBillID}`);
    return response;
  },
};

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Xero Accounting	`xeroAccountingApi`	`app`	This component uses the Xero Accounting app.
Tenant ID	`tenantId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Contact ID	`contactId`	`string`	Id of the contact associated to the invoice.
Contact Name	`contactName`	`string`	Name of the contact associated to the invoice. If there is no contact matching this name, a new contact is created.
Line Items	`lineItems`	`any`	See LineItems. The LineItems collection can contain any number of individual LineItem sub-elements. At least * one * is required to create a complete Invoice.
Date	`date`	`string`	Date invoice was issued - YYYY-MM-DD. If the Date element is not specified it will default to the current date based on the timezone setting of the organisation.
Due Date	`dueDate`	`string`	Date invoice is due - YYYY-MM-DD.
Line Amount Type	`lineAmountType`	`string`	Line amounts are exclusive of tax by default if you don't specify this element. See Line Amount Types
Purchase Bill Number	`purchaseBillNumber`	`string`	Non-unique alpha numeric code identifying purchase bill (printable ASCII characters only). This value will also display as Reference in the UI.
Reference	`reference`	`string`	Additional reference number (max length = 255)
Branding Theme ID	`brandingThemeId`	`string`	See BrandingThemes
URL	`url`	`string`	URL link to a source document - shown as "Go to [appName]" in the Xero app
Currency Code	`currencyCode`	`string`	The currency that invoice has been raised in (see Currencies)
Currency Rate	`currencyRate`	`string`	The currency rate for a multicurrency invoice. If no rate is specified, the XE.com day rate is used. (max length = [18].[6])
Status	`status`	`string`	See Invoice Status Codes
Sent to Contact	`sentToContact`	`string`	Boolean to set whether the invoice in the Xero app should be marked as "sent". This can be set only on invoices that have been approved
Planned Payment Date	`plannedPaymentDate`	`string`	Shown on purchase bills (Accounts Payable) when this has been set

Action Authentication#

Xero Accounting uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Xero Accounting account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Xero Accounting and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Xero Accounting API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

offline_accessopenidprofileemailaccounting.transactionsaccounting.transactions.readaccounting.reports.readaccounting.settingsaccounting.settings.readaccounting.contactsaccounting.attachmentsaccounting.journals.read

About Xero Accounting#

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