Create Single Record with Airtable API on New Question for Specific Keywords from Stack Exchange API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Question for Specific Keywords trigger
1. Connect your Stack Exchange account
2. Select a Site
3. Configure Keywords
4. Configure timer
Configure the Create Single Record action
1. Connect your Airtable account
2. Select a Base
3. Select a Table
4. Configure Typecast
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 Question for Specific Keywords on Stack Exchange

Description:Emits an event when a new question is posted and related to a set of specific keywords

Version:0.0.3

Key:stack_exchange-new-question-for-keywords

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Stack Exchange Overview#

The Stack Exchange API offers an extensive range of tools for developers who
want to access content from the Stack Exchange network. With the API,
developers can build a variety of applications and services to leverage the
full power of the Stack Exchange platform. Here are some examples of
applications you can create using the Stack Exchange API:

Real-time monitoring and analytics for your Stack Exchange account or for
content posted by other users.
A tool to search Stack Exchange questions and retrieve answers.
A system that allows you to monitor Stack Exchange content in different
languages.
Automated moderation tools to help you manage and review content on Stack
Exchange.
A service that allows users to collaborate on Stack Exchange projects.
An application that displays enhanced Stack Exchange content, such as rich
media and live updating feeds.
Tools to help developers create custom applications and services that
facilitate data exchange within the Stack Exchange network.
A service that allows you to integrate Stack Exchange content into other
applications and services.

Trigger Code#

const stack_exchange = require("../../stack_exchange.app");
const { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } = require("@pipedream/platform");

module.exports = {
  key: "stack_exchange-new-question-for-keywords",
  name: "New Question for Specific Keywords",
  description:
    "Emits an event when a new question is posted and related to a set of specific keywords",
  version: "0.0.3",
  dedupe: "unique",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    stack_exchange,
    db: "$.service.db",
    siteId: {
      propDefinition: [
        stack_exchange,
        "siteId",
      ],
    },
    keywords: {
      propDefinition: [
        stack_exchange,
        "keywords",
      ],
    },
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async activate() {
      const fromDate = this._getCurrentEpoch();
      this.db.set("fromDate", fromDate);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getCurrentEpoch() {
      // The StackExchange API works with Unix epochs in seconds.
      return Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
    },
    generateMeta(data) {
      const {
        question_id: id, creation_date: ts, title,
      } = data;
      const summary = `New question: ${title}`;
      return {
        id,
        summary,
        ts,
      };
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const fromDate = this.db.get("fromDate");
    const toDate = this._getCurrentEpoch();
    const keywordsQuery = this.keywords.join(",");
    const searchParams = {
      fromDate,
      toDate,
      sort: "creation",
      order: "asc",
      closed: false,
      site: this.siteId,
      q: keywordsQuery,
    };

    const items = this.stack_exchange.advancedSearch(searchParams);
    for await (const item of items) {
      const meta = this.generateMeta(item);
      this.$emit(item, meta);
    }

    this.db.set("fromDate", toDate);
  },
};

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
Stack Exchange	`stack_exchange`	`app`	This component uses the Stack Exchange app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Site	`siteId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Keywords	`keywords`	`string[]`	Keywords to search for in questions
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

read_inboxno_expirywrite_accessprivate_info

About Stack Exchange#

Community-powered Q&A sites

Action#

Create Single Record on Airtable

Description:Adds a record to a table.

Version:1.0.4

Key:airtable-create-single-record

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Airtable Overview#

Using the Airtable API, you can build applications that can:

Create and manage databases
Add, update, and delete records
Search for records
Sort and filter records
Display records in a variety of ways
Import and export data

Action Code#

import commonActions from "../../common/actions.mjs";
import airtable from "../../airtable.app.mjs";
import common from "../common.mjs";

export default {
  key: "airtable-create-single-record",
  name: "Create Single Record",
  description: "Adds a record to a table.",
  version: "1.0.4",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    // eslint-disable-next-line pipedream/props-label,pipedream/props-description
    tableId: {
      ...common.props.tableId,
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    typecast: {
      propDefinition: [
        airtable,
        "typecast",
      ],
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    return commonActions.additionalProps(this);
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    return commonActions.createRecord(this, $);
  },
};

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
Airtable	`airtable`	`app`	This component uses the Airtable app.
Base	`baseId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Table	`tableId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Typecast	`typecast`	`boolean`	The Airtable API will perform best-effort automatic data conversion from string values if the typecast parameter is `True`. Automatic conversion is disabled by default to ensure data integrity, but it may be helpful for integrating with 3rd party data sources.

Action Authentication#

Airtable uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Airtable account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Airtable APIs in both code and no-code steps.

Visit your account settings, copy your API key, and enter it below. If you only need to read data from Airtable, and not modify it, you can generate a read-only API key.

get airtable api key

About Airtable#

Looks like a spreadsheet, acts like a database.

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