Create Task with Motion API on New Sent Email from Gmail API

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Getting Started#

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

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Configure the New Sent Email trigger
1. Connect your Gmail account
2. Configure timer
3. Optional- Configure Search Query
4. Configure Return payload as plaintext
Configure the Create Task action
1. Connect your Motion account
2. Select a Workspace Id
3. Optional- Select a Project Id
4. Optional- Configure Due Date
5. Optional- Configure Duration
6. Configure Name
7. Optional- Configure Description
8. Optional- Select a Priority
9. Optional- Select a Assignee Id
10. Optional- Select one or more Labels
11. Optional- Select a Status
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 Sent Email on Gmail

Description:Emit new event for each new email sent. (Maximum of 100 events emited per execution)

Version:0.1.2

Key:gmail-new-sent-email

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Gmail Overview#

By connecting your personal Gmail account to Pipedream, you'll be able to incorporate email into whatever you're building with any of the thousands of apps that are available on Pipedream.

Trigger Code#

import gmail from "../../gmail.app.mjs";
import common from "../common/polling-messages.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "gmail-new-sent-email",
  name: "New Sent Email",
  description: "Emit new event for each new email sent. (Maximum of 100 events emited per execution)",
  version: "0.1.2",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    gmail,
    ...common.props,
    q: {
      propDefinition: [
        gmail,
        "q",
      ],
    },
    withTextPayload: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Return payload as plaintext",
      description: "Convert the payload response into a single text field. **This reduces the size of the payload and makes it easier for LLMs work with.**",
      default: false,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getLabels() {
      return [
        "SENT",
      ];
    },
    generateMeta(message) {
      return {
        id: message.id,
        summary: message.snippet,
        ts: +message.internalDate,
      };
    },
  },
};

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
Gmail	`gmail`	`app`	This component uses the Gmail app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Search Query	`q`	`string`	Apply a search filter using Gmail's standard search operators
Return payload as plaintext	`withTextPayload`	`boolean`	Convert the payload response into a single text field. This reduces the size of the payload and makes it easier for LLMs work with.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

emailprofileopenidhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.labelshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.sendhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.modifyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.composehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.settings.basic

About Gmail#

Gmail offers private and secure email by Google at no cost, for business and consumer accounts.

Action#

Create Task on Motion

Description:Create a new task. [See the documentation](https://docs.usemotion.com/docs/motion-rest-api/0846d1205f9b3-create-task)

Version:0.0.2

Key:motion-create-task

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Motion Overview#

The Motion API empowers users to streamline project management and productivity tasks. Within Pipedream's environment, you can leverage this API to automate actions based on project updates, task completions, and team collaborations. It's a toolset that sails smoothly with Pipedream's knack for creating swift integrations and workflows, making it possible to connect Motion with other apps to optimize project tracking, notifications, and data synchronization.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "motion-create-task",
  name: "Create Task",
  version: "0.0.2",
  annotations: {
    destructiveHint: false,
    openWorldHint: true,
    readOnlyHint: false,
  },
  description: "Create a new task. [See the documentation](https://docs.usemotion.com/docs/motion-rest-api/0846d1205f9b3-create-task)",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    motion,
    workspaceId: {
      propDefinition: [
        motion,
        "workspaceId",
      ],
    },
    projectId: {
      propDefinition: [
        motion,
        "projectId",
        ({ workspaceId }) => ({
          workspaceId,
        }),
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    dueDate: {
      propDefinition: [
        motion,
        "dueDate",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    duration: {
      propDefinition: [
        motion,
        "duration",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    name: {
      propDefinition: [
        motion,
        "name",
      ],
    },
    description: {
      propDefinition: [
        motion,
        "description",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    priority: {
      propDefinition: [
        motion,
        "priority",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    assigneeId: {
      propDefinition: [
        motion,
        "assigneeId",
        ({ workspaceId }) => ({
          workspaceId,
        }),
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    labels: {
      propDefinition: [
        motion,
        "labelId",
        ({ workspaceId }) => ({
          workspaceId,
        }),
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    status: {
      propDefinition: [
        motion,
        "status",
        ({ workspaceId }) => ({
          workspaceId,
        }),
      ],
      reloadProps: true,
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const props = {};
    if (this.status === "Auto-Scheduled") {
      props.startDate = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Auto Scheduled Start Date",
        description: "ISO 8601 Date which is trimmed to the start of the day passed. Default: `2023-06-28T06:00:00.000Z` Example: `2023-06-28`.",
        optional: true,
      };
      props.deadlineType = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Auto Scheduled Deadline Type",
        description: "The type of the deadline.",
        options: [
          "HARD",
          "SOFT",
          "NONE",
        ],
        optional: true,
      };
      props.schedule = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Schedule",
        description: "Schedule the task must adhere to. Schedule MUST be 'Work Hours' if scheduling the task for another user.",
        default: "Work Hours",
        optional: true,
      };
    }
    return props;
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      motion,
      status,
      startDate,
      deadlineType,
      duration,
      schedule,
      ...data
    } = this;

    if (status === "Auto-Scheduled") {
      data.autoScheduled = {};
      if (startDate) data.autoScheduled.startDate = startDate;
      if (deadlineType) data.autoScheduled.deadlineType = deadlineType;
      if (schedule) data.autoScheduled.schedule = schedule;
    }

    const response = await motion.createTask({
      $,
      data: {
        ...data,
        duration: parseInt(duration) || duration,
        status,
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `The task with Id: ${response.id} was successfully created!`);
    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
Motion	`motion`	`app`	This component uses the Motion app.
Workspace Id	`workspaceId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Project Id	`projectId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Due Date	`dueDate`	`string`	ISO 8601 Due date on the task. REQUIRED for scheduled tasks Example: `2023-06-28T10:11:14.320-06:00`
Duration	`duration`	`string`	A duration can be one of the following... `NONE`, `REMINDER`, or a integer greater than 0.
Name	`name`	`string`	Name / title of the task.
Description	`description`	`string`	Input as GitHub Flavored Markdown.
Priority	`priority`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`ASAPHIGHMEDIUMLOW`
Assignee Id	`assigneeId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Labels	`labels`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Status	`status`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

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

About Motion#

Manage calendars, meetings, projects & tasks in one tool

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