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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Item in Feed trigger
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Feed URL
4. Configure Published After
Configure the Create Social Media Message action
1. Connect your VBOUT account
2. Configure Message
3. Select a Channel
4. Optional- Configure Photo
5. Optional- Configure Is Scheduled
6. Optional- Configure Scheduled Datetime
7. Optional- Configure Trackable Links
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 Item in Feed on RSS

Description:Emit new items from an RSS feed

Version:1.2.7

Key:rss-new-item-in-feed

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RSS Overview#

The RSS app allows users to automatically fetch and parse updates from web feeds. This functionality is pivotal for staying abreast of content changes or updates from websites, blogs, and news outlets that offer RSS feeds. With Pipedream, you can harness the RSS API to trigger workflows that enable a broad range of automations, like content aggregation, monitoring for specific keywords, notifications, and data synchronization across platforms.

Trigger Code#

import { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
import rss from "../../app/rss.app.mjs";
import rssCommon from "../common/common.mjs";
export default defineSource({
    ...rssCommon,
    key: "rss-new-item-in-feed",
    name: "New Item in Feed",
    description: "Emit new items from an RSS feed",
    version: "1.2.7",
    type: "source",
    dedupe: "unique",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        url: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "url",
            ],
        },
        publishedAfter: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Published After",
            description: "Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`",
            default: new Date(Date.now() - 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(), // default to one day ago
        },
    },
    hooks: {
        async activate() {
            // Try to parse the feed one time to confirm we can fetch and parse.
            // The code will throw any errors to the user.
            await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        },
    },
    methods: {
        ...rssCommon.methods,
        generateMeta: function (item) {
            return {
                id: this.rss.itemKey(item),
                summary: item.title,
                ts: Date.now(),
            };
        },
    },
    async run() {
        const items = await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        for (const item of items.reverse()) {
            const publishedAfter = +new Date(this.publishedAfter);
            const ts = this.rss.itemTs(item);
            if (Number.isNaN(publishedAfter) || publishedAfter > ts) {
                continue;
            }
            const meta = this.generateMeta(item);
            this.$emit(item, meta);
        }
    },
});

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
RSS	`rss`	`app`	This component uses the RSS app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often you want to poll the feed for new items
Feed URL	`url`	`string`	Enter the URL for any public RSS feed
Published After	`publishedAfter`	`string`	Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`

Trigger Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

Action#

Create Social Media Message on VBOUT

Description:This action creates a new post on social media. [See the docs here](https://developers.vbout.com/docs#socialmedia_addpost)

Version:0.0.1

Key:vbout-create-social-media-message

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VBOUT Overview#

The VBOUT API unlocks the potential to automate your marketing stack, leveraging Pipedream's capabilities for seamless integrations with other services. With VBOUT, you can manage contacts, automate email campaigns, track user actions, and analyze performance data. Pipedream enhances this by allowing you to capture events in real-time, process data with serverless code, and connect with countless apps to extend your marketing automation workflows.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "vbout-create-social-media-message",
  name: "Create Social Media Message",
  description: "This action creates a new post on social media. [See the docs here](https://developers.vbout.com/docs#socialmedia_addpost)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    message: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.vbout,
        "message",
      ],
    },
    channel: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.vbout,
        "channel",
      ],
    },
    photo: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.vbout,
        "photo",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    isScheduled: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.vbout,
        "isScheduled",
      ],
      optional: true,
      description: "This flag will make the post to be scheduled for future.",
    },
    scheduledDatetime: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.vbout,
        "scheduledDatetime",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    trackableLinks: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.vbout,
        "trackableLinks",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    async processEvent($) {
      const {
        message,
        channel,
        photo,
        isScheduled,
        scheduledDatetime,
        trackableLinks,
      } = this;
      const dateTime = moment(scheduledDatetime);

      return this.vbout.createPost({
        $,
        params: {
          message,
          channel: channel && (channel.label.split(" - "))[0],
          channelid: channel && channel.value,
          photo,
          isscheduled: isScheduled,
          scheduleddate: dateTime && dateTime.format("YYYY-MM-DD"),
          scheduledhours: dateTime && dateTime.format("hh:mm"),
          scheduledampm: dateTime && dateTime.format("A"),
          trackableLinks,
        },
      });
    },
    getSummary() {
      return `Marketing Campaign "${this.name}" Successfully created!`;
    },
  },
};

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
VBOUT	`vbout`	`app`	This component uses the VBOUT app.
Message	`message`	`string`	The post message to be scheduled/sent.
Channel	`channel`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Photo	`photo`	`string`	Link of the photo which will be attached to the post. E.g. `https://example.org/image.png`
Is Scheduled	`isScheduled`	`boolean`	This flag will make the post to be scheduled for future.
Scheduled Datetime	`scheduledDatetime`	`string`	The date and time to schedule the campaign. Date format accepted: m/d/Y \| Y-m-d
Trackable Links	`trackableLinks`	`boolean`	Convert all links inside message to short urls.

Action Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API key,

Navigate to your VBOUT account and sign in
Go to “Settings” > “API Integrations”

Create Social Media Message with VBOUT API on New Item in Feed from RSS API

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