Create Ticket with Zoho Desk API on New Message Sent from WhatsApp Business API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Message Sent trigger
1. Connect your WhatsApp Business account
Configure the Create Ticket action
1. Connect your Zoho Desk account
2. Select a Organization ID
3. Select a Department ID
4. Select a Contact ID
5. Configure Subject
6. Optional- Configure Description
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 Message Sent on WhatsApp Business

Description:Emit new event when a new message is sent or received. A Webhook subscribed to field "messages" must be set up from the App Dashboard of your [Facebook Developer Account](https://developers.facebook.com/). See [documentation](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/webhooks/getting-started#configure-webhooks-product) for more information about Webhook setup.

Version:0.0.4

Key:whatsapp_business-new-message-sent

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WhatsApp Business Overview#

The WhatsApp Business API on Pipedream is a powerful avenue for automating interactions with customers on WhatsApp. You can send messages, set up automated responses, and manage conversations on a large scale. With Pipedream's serverless platform, you can create workflows that trigger from various events and connect WhatsApp Business with numerous other apps to automate tasks, notify teams, sync data, and more, all without managing infrastructure.

Trigger Code#

import whatsapp from "../../whatsapp_business.app.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  key: "whatsapp_business-new-message-sent",
  name: "New Message Sent",
  description: "Emit new event when a new message is sent or received. A Webhook subscribed to field \"messages\" must be set up from the App Dashboard of your [Facebook Developer Account](https://developers.facebook.com/). See [documentation](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/webhooks/getting-started#configure-webhooks-product) for more information about Webhook setup.",
  version: "0.0.4",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    whatsapp,
    db: "$.service.db",
    httpInterface: {
      type: "$.interface.http",
      customResponse: true,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getChallengeToken() {
      return this.db.get("challengeToken");
    },
    _setChallengeToken(challengeToken) {
      this.db.set("challengeToken", challengeToken);
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    const {
      body, query,
    } = event;
    if (query["hub.challenge"]) {
      this._setChallengeToken(query["hub.challenge"]);
    }
    const challengeToken = this._getChallengeToken();

    this.httpInterface.respond({
      status: "200",
      body: challengeToken,
      headers: {
        "content-type": "application/json",
      },
    });

    if (!body) {
      return;
    }

    const entries = body?.entry || [];
    for (const entry of entries) {
      if (entry.changes && entry.changes?.length > 0) {
        const status = entry?.changes[0]?.value?.statuses
          ? entry?.changes[0]?.value?.statuses[0]?.status
          : null;
        if (status && status !== "sent") {
          continue;
        }
      }
      this.$emit(entry, {
        id: Date.now(),
        summary: "New Message Sent",
        ts: Date.now(),
      });
    }
  },
  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
WhatsApp Business	`whatsapp`	`app`	This component uses the WhatsApp Business app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
N/A	`httpInterface`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.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.

Trigger Authentication#

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

To connect your WhatsApp Business Cloud account to Pipedream, follow the steps below to find your Business Account ID and your Permanent Access Token.

For additional info on setting up a WhatsApp Business account, refer to their getting started docs.

About WhatsApp Business#

WhatsApp Business products support businesses from large to small. Engage audiences, accelerate sales and drive better customer support outcomes on the platform with more than 2 billion users around the world.

Action#

Create Ticket on Zoho Desk

Description:Creates a ticket in your helpdesk. [See the docs here](https://desk.zoho.com/DeskAPIDocument#Tickets#Tickets_Createaticket)

Version:0.0.2

Key:zoho_desk-create-ticket

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Zoho Desk Overview#

Zoho Desk API empowers you to streamline and automate customer service processes. With Pipedream, you can tap into Zoho Desk's capabilities to manage tickets, fetch customer info, and coordinate your support team's efforts. Imagine syncing support tickets to your internal systems, triggering alerts for high-priority issues, or even analyzing support trends over time. Pipedream's serverless platform lets you connect Zoho Desk to hundreds of other apps with minimal hassle, transforming how you attend to customer needs.

Action Code#

import zohoDesk from "../../zoho_desk.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "zoho_desk-create-ticket",
  name: "Create Ticket",
  description: "Creates a ticket in your helpdesk. [See the docs here](https://desk.zoho.com/DeskAPIDocument#Tickets#Tickets_Createaticket)",
  type: "action",
  version: "0.0.2",
  props: {
    zohoDesk,
    orgId: {
      propDefinition: [
        zohoDesk,
        "orgId",
      ],
    },
    departmentId: {
      propDefinition: [
        zohoDesk,
        "departmentId",
        ({ orgId }) => ({
          orgId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    contactId: {
      propDefinition: [
        zohoDesk,
        "contactId",
        ({ orgId }) => ({
          orgId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    subject: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Subject",
      description: "Subject of the ticket",
    },
    description: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Description",
      description: "Description in the ticket",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      orgId,
      departmentId,
      contactId,
      subject,
      description,
    } = this;

    const response = await this.zohoDesk.createTicket({
      headers: {
        orgId,
      },
      data: {
        departmentId,
        contactId,
        subject,
        description,
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created a new ticket with ID ${response.id}`);

    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
Zoho Desk	`zohoDesk`	`app`	This component uses the Zoho Desk app.
Organization ID	`orgId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Department ID	`departmentId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Contact ID	`contactId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Subject	`subject`	`string`	Subject of the ticket
Description	`description`	`string`	Description in the ticket

Action Authentication#

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

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

Desk.articles.CREATEDesk.articles.READDesk.articles.UPDATEDesk.basic.CREATEDesk.basic.READDesk.contacts.CREATEDesk.contacts.READDesk.contacts.UPDATEDesk.contacts.WRITEDesk.events.CREATEDesk.events.READDesk.events.UPDATEDesk.events.WRITEDesk.search.READDesk.settings.CREATEDesk.settings.READDesk.settings.UPDATEDesk.settings.WRITEDesk.tasks.CREATEDesk.tasks.READDesk.tasks.UPDATEDesk.tasks.WRITEDesk.tickets.CREATEDesk.tickets.READDesk.tickets.UPDATEDesk.tickets.WRITE

About Zoho Desk#

Omnichannel customer service software to delight and retain customers.

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