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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Post Created trigger
1. Connect your Hootsuite account
2. Configure timer
3. Select one or more States
Configure the Create Repository action
1. Connect your GitHub account
2. Configure Name
3. Optional- Select a Team Id
4. Optional- Configure Description
5. Optional- Configure Homepage
6. Optional- Configure Private
7. Optional- Configure Has Issues
8. Optional- Configure Has Projects
9. Optional- Configure Has Wiki
10. Optional- Configure Has Discussions
11. Optional- Configure Auto Init
12. Optional- Configure Has Downloads
13. Optional- Configure Is Template
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 Post Created on Hootsuite

Description:Emit new event on each new created post. [See docs here](https://platform.hootsuite.com/docs/api/index.html#operation/retrieveMessages).

Version:0.0.1

Key:hootsuite-new-post-created

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Hootsuite Overview#

The Hootsuite API offers a variety of endpoints to automate social media management tasks such as scheduling posts, managing social content, and analyzing social media performance. By leveraging Pipedream, you can create serverless workflows to interact with the Hootsuite API; you can schedule posts at optimal times, aggregate metrics for reporting, or even respond to social media activity in real-time. Pipedream's platform allows the seamless integration of the Hootsuite API with hundreds of other apps to streamline social media workflows, monitor brand presence, and engage with audiences effectively.

Trigger Code#

import dayjs from "dayjs";
import hootsuite from "../../hootsuite.app.mjs";
import constants from "../common/constants.mjs";
import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  name: "New Post Created",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "hootsuite-new-post-created",
  description: "Emit new event on each new created post. [See docs here](https://platform.hootsuite.com/docs/api/index.html#operation/retrieveMessages).",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    hootsuite,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      static: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
    states: {
      label: "States",
      description: "Selected the states to filter",
      options: constants.STATES,
      type: "string[]",
    },
  },
  methods: {
    emitEvent(data) {
      if (!this.states.includes(data.state)) {
        return;
      }

      this.$emit(data, {
        id: data.id,
        summary: `New post created with ID ${data.id}`,
        ts: new Date(),
      });
    },
    _setLastSyncTimestamp() {
      this.db.set("lastSyncTimestamp", dayjs().toISOString());
    },
    _getLastSyncTimestamp() {
      return this.db.get("lastSyncTimestamp");
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      this._setLastSyncTimestamp();

      const { data: posts } = await this.hootsuite.getPosts({
        params: {
          startTime: new Date(new Date().setDate(new Date().getDate() - 7)).toISOString(),
          endTime: new Date().toISOString(),
        },
      });

      posts.forEach(this.emitEvent);
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const lastSyncTimestamp = this._getLastSyncTimestamp();
    this._setLastSyncTimestamp();

    const { data: posts } = await this.hootsuite.getPosts({
      params: {
        startTime: dayjs(lastSyncTimestamp).subtract(24, "hour")
          .toISOString(),
        endTime: dayjs().add(24, "hour")
          .toISOString(),
      },
    });

    console.log({
      startTime: dayjs(lastSyncTimestamp).subtract(24, "hour")
        .toISOString(),
      endTime: dayjs().toISOString(),
    });

    posts.forEach(this.emitEvent);
  },
};

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
Hootsuite	`hootsuite`	`app`	This component uses the Hootsuite app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
States	`states`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Scheduled", "value": "SCHEDULED" }{ "label": "Submitted", "value": "SUBMITTED" }{ "label": "Pending Approval", "value": "PENDING_APPROVAL" }{ "label": "Sent", "value": "SENT" }{ "label": "Send Failed Permanently", "value": "SEND_FAILED_PERMANENTLY" }{ "label": "Rejected", "value": "REJECTED" }`

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

offline

About Hootsuite#

Social media management platform.

Action#

Create Repository on GitHub

Description:Creates a new repository for the authenticated user. [See the documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/repos#create-a-repository-for-the-authenticated-user)

Version:0.0.13

Key:github-create-repository

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GitHub Overview#

The GitHub API is a powerful gateway to interaction with GitHub's vast web of data and services, offering a suite of endpoints to manipulate and retrieve information on repositories, pull requests, issues, and more. Harnessing this API on Pipedream, you can orchestrate automated workflows that respond to events in real-time, manage repository data, streamline collaborative processes, and connect GitHub with other services for a more integrated development lifecycle.

Action Code#

import github from "../../github.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "github-create-repository",
  name: "Create Repository",
  description: "Creates a new repository for the authenticated user. [See the documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/repos#create-a-repository-for-the-authenticated-user)",
  version: "0.0.13",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    github,
    name: {
      label: "Name",
      description: "The name of the repository.",
      type: "string",
    },
    teamId: {
      propDefinition: [
        github,
        "teamId",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    description: {
      label: "Description",
      description: "A short description of the repository.",
      type: "string",
      optional: true,
    },
    homepage: {
      label: "Homepage",
      description: "A URL with more information about the repository.",
      type: "string",
      optional: true,
    },
    private: {
      label: "Private",
      description: "Whether the repository is private.",
      type: "boolean",
      optional: true,
    },
    hasIssues: {
      label: "Has Issues",
      description: "Whether issues are enabled.",
      type: "boolean",
      optional: true,
    },
    hasProjects: {
      label: "Has Projects",
      description: "Whether projects are enabled.",
      type: "boolean",
      optional: true,
    },
    hasWiki: {
      label: "Has Wiki",
      description: "Whether the wiki is enabled.",
      type: "boolean",
      optional: true,
    },
    hasDiscussions: {
      label: "Has Discussions",
      description: "Whether discussions are enabled.",
      type: "boolean",
      optional: true,
    },
    autoInit: {
      label: "Auto Init",
      description: "Whether the repository is initialized with a minimal README.",
      type: "boolean",
      optional: true,
    },
    hasDownloads: {
      label: "Has Downloads",
      description: "Whether downloads are enabled.",
      type: "boolean",
      optional: true,
    },
    isTemplate: {
      label: "Is Template",
      description: "Whether this repository acts as a template that can be used to generate new repositories.",
      type: "boolean",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const data = {
      name: this.name,
      description: this.description,
      homepage: this.homepage,
      private: this.private,
      has_issues: this.hasIssues,
      has_projects: this.hasProjects,
      has_discussions: this.hasDiscussions,
      has_downloads: this.hasDownloads,
      auto_init: this.autoInit,
      is_template: this.isTemplate,
      team_id: this.teamId,
    };
    const response = await this.github.createRepository({
      data,
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created repository ${response.full_name}.`);

    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
GitHub	`github`	`app`	This component uses the GitHub app.
Name	`name`	`string`	The name of the repository.
Team Id	`teamId`	`integer`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Description	`description`	`string`	A short description of the repository.
Homepage	`homepage`	`string`	A URL with more information about the repository.
Private	`private`	`boolean`	Whether the repository is private.
Has Issues	`hasIssues`	`boolean`	Whether issues are enabled.
Has Projects	`hasProjects`	`boolean`	Whether projects are enabled.
Has Wiki	`hasWiki`	`boolean`	Whether the wiki is enabled.
Has Discussions	`hasDiscussions`	`boolean`	Whether discussions are enabled.
Auto Init	`autoInit`	`boolean`	Whether the repository is initialized with a minimal README.
Has Downloads	`hasDownloads`	`boolean`	Whether downloads are enabled.
Is Template	`isTemplate`	`boolean`	Whether this repository acts as a template that can be used to generate new repositories.

Action Authentication#

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

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

repoadmin:orgadmin:public_keyadmin:org_hookgistprojectnotificationsuserwrite:discussionwrite:packagesread:packagesadmin:repo_hook

Create Repository with GitHub API on New Post Created from Hootsuite API

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