Create Staff Member with Microsoft Bookings API on New Bot Command Received (Instant) from Telegram API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Bot Command Received (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Telegram account
2. Select one or more Commands
Configure the Create Staff Member action
1. Connect your Microsoft Bookings account
2. Select a Business
3. Configure Display Name
4. Configure Email Address
5. Select a Role
6. Optional- Configure Time Zone
7. Optional- Configure Use Business Hours
8. Optional- Configure Email Notifications Enabled
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 Bot Command Received (Instant) on Telegram

Description:Emit new event each time a Telegram Bot command is received.

Version:0.0.5

Key:telegram_bot_api-new-bot-command-received

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New Bot Command Received (Instant) Overview#

Telegram Bots can respond to Slash commands. For instance, you can add a /hi or /help command to your Telegram bot to help users learn how to use your bot.

Trigger Code#

import base from "../common/webhooks.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  ...base,
  key: "telegram_bot_api-new-bot-command-received",
  name: "New Bot Command Received (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event each time a Telegram Bot command is received.",
  version: "0.0.5",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...base.props,
    commands: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.telegramBotApi,
        "commands",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...base.methods,
    getMeta(event, message) {
      return {
        id: event.update_id,
        summary: message.text,
        ts: new Date(message.edit_date ?? message.date),
      };
    },
    getEventTypes() {
      return [
        "message",
        "edited_message",
      ];
    },
    processEvent(event) {
      const message = event.edited_message ?? event.message;

      if (!message?.text) {
        console.log("Skipping message that isn’t a bot command");

        return;
      }

      const command = message.text.split(" ")[0];

      if (typeof this.commands === "string") {
        this.commands = JSON.parse(this.commands);
      }

      const foundCmd = this.commands.some((cmd) => command.includes(cmd));
      if (!foundCmd) {
        return;
      }

      this.$emit(event, this.getMeta(event, message));
    },
  },
  sampleEmit,
};

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
Telegram	`telegramBotApi`	`app`	This component uses the Telegram app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
N/A	`http`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
Commands	`commands`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

About Telegram#

Telegram, is a cloud-based, cross-platform, encrypted instant messaging (IM) service.

Action#

Create Staff Member on Microsoft Bookings

Description:Creates a new staff member in a Microsoft Bookings business. [See the documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/bookingbusiness-post-staffmembers?view=graph-rest-1.0)

Version:0.0.1

Key:microsoft_bookings-create-staff-member

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Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "microsoft_bookings-create-staff-member",
  name: "Create Staff Member",
  description: "Creates a new staff member in a Microsoft Bookings business. [See the documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/bookingbusiness-post-staffmembers?view=graph-rest-1.0)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  annotations: {
    readOnlyHint: false,
    destructiveHint: false,
    openWorldHint: true,
  },
  props: {
    app,
    businessId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "businessId",
      ],
    },
    displayName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Display Name",
      description: "The name of the staff member, as displayed to customers",
    },
    emailAddress: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Email Address",
      description: "The email address of the staff member",
    },
    role: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Role",
      description: "The role of the staff member in the business",
      options: [
        {
          label: "Guest",
          value: "guest",
        },
        {
          label: "Administrator",
          value: "administrator",
        },
        {
          label: "Viewer",
          value: "viewer",
        },
        {
          label: "External Guest",
          value: "externalGuest",
        },
        {
          label: "Scheduler",
          value: "scheduler",
        },
        {
          label: "Team Member",
          value: "teamMember",
        },
      ],
    },
    timeZone: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Time Zone",
      description: "The time zone of the staff member (e.g., America/Chicago)",
      optional: true,
    },
    useBusinessHours: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Use Business Hours",
      description: "True means the staff member's availability is as specified in the businessHours property of the business. False means the availability is determined by the staff member's workingHours property setting",
      optional: true,
    },
    isEmailNotificationEnabled: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Email Notifications Enabled",
      description: "Whether to send email notifications to the staff member",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      app,
      businessId,
      displayName,
      emailAddress,
      role,
      timeZone,
      useBusinessHours,
      isEmailNotificationEnabled,
    } = this;

    const content = {
      "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.bookingStaffMember",
      displayName,
      emailAddress,
      role,
    };

    if (timeZone) content.timeZone = timeZone;
    if (useBusinessHours !== undefined) {
      content.useBusinessHours = useBusinessHours;
    }
    if (isEmailNotificationEnabled !== undefined) {
      content.isEmailNotificationEnabled = isEmailNotificationEnabled;
    }

    const response = await app.createStaffMember({
      businessId,
      content,
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created staff member: ${displayName}`);

    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
Microsoft Bookings	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Microsoft Bookings app.
Business	`businessId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Display Name	`displayName`	`string`	The name of the staff member, as displayed to customers
Email Address	`emailAddress`	`string`	The email address of the staff member
Role	`role`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Guest", "value": "guest" }{ "label": "Administrator", "value": "administrator" }{ "label": "Viewer", "value": "viewer" }{ "label": "External Guest", "value": "externalGuest" }{ "label": "Scheduler", "value": "scheduler" }{ "label": "Team Member", "value": "teamMember" }`
Time Zone	`timeZone`	`string`	The time zone of the staff member (e.g., America/Chicago)
Use Business Hours	`useBusinessHours`	`boolean`	True means the staff member's availability is as specified in the businessHours property of the business. False means the availability is determined by the staff member's workingHours property setting
Email Notifications Enabled	`isEmailNotificationEnabled`	`boolean`	Whether to send email notifications to the staff member

Action Authentication#

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

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

emailoffline_accessopenidprofileBookings.Manage.AllBookings.Read.AllBookings.ReadWrite.AllBookingsAppointment.ReadWrite.All