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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Updates (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Google Sheets account
2. Configure Push notification renewal schedule
3. Select a Spreadsheet
4. Select one or more Worksheet(s)
Configure the Create Timeline action
1. Connect your Shotstack account
2. Configure How Many Tracks?
3. Optional- Configure Soundtrack Source
4. Optional- Select a Soundtrack Effect
5. Optional- Configure Background
6. Optional- Configure Fonts
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 Updates (Instant) on Google Sheets

Description:Emit new event each time a row or cell is updated in a spreadsheet. To use this source with a spreadsheet in a [Shared Drive](https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9310351), use the **New Updates (Shared Drive, Instant)** source instead.

Version:0.2.1

Key:google_sheets-new-updates

View on GitHub

Google Sheets Overview#

The Google Sheets API allows for the creation, reading, updating, and deletion of data within Google Sheets, enabling a robust platform for spreadsheet management and data manipulation. Through Pipedream, you can craft serverless workflows that respond to various triggers, such as webhook events, emails, or scheduled times, to interact with Google Sheets. This synergy can automate reporting, synchronize data across applications, manage inventory, track leads in a CRM, or even conduct survey analysis by updating and retrieving sheet data on the fly.

Trigger Code#

import httpBase from "../common/http-based/sheet.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";
import newUpdates from "../common/new-updates.mjs";

export default {
  ...httpBase,
  ...newUpdates,
  key: "google_sheets-new-updates",
  type: "source",
  name: "New Updates (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event each time a row or cell is updated in a spreadsheet. To use this source with a spreadsheet in a [Shared Drive](https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9310351), use the **New Updates (Shared Drive, Instant)** source instead.",
  version: "0.2.1",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...httpBase.props,
    ...newUpdates.props,
  },
  methods: {
    ...httpBase.methods,
    ...newUpdates.methods,
  },
  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
Google Sheets	`googleSheets`	`app`	This component uses the Google Sheets 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.
Push notification renewal schedule	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	The Google Drive API requires occasionally renewal of push notification subscriptions. This runs in the background, so you should not need to modify this schedule.
Spreadsheet	`sheetID`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Worksheet(s)	`worksheetIDs`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

emailprofilehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive

About Google Sheets#

Use Google Sheets to create and edit online spreadsheets. Get insights together with secure sharing in real-time and from any device.

Action#

Create Timeline on Shotstack

Description:Generate a timeline with layers and assets for a new video project. [See the documentation here](https://github.com/shotstack/shotstack-sdk-node#timeline).

Version:0.0.1

Key:shotstack-create-timeline

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Shotstack Overview#

The Shotstack API is a video editing platform that allows you to automate the creation and production of videos. With it, you can edit clips, add transitions, overlays, and backgrounds, and even include music in your videos. Integrating Shotstack with Pipedream can supercharge your workflow by automating the video creation process. You can trigger video edits in response to various events, manage assets, or even kick off rendering jobs based on data from other apps and services.

Action Code#

import app from "../../shotstack.app.mjs";
import constants from "../../common/constants.mjs";

const { SEP } = constants;

export default {
  key: "shotstack-create-timeline",
  name: "Create Timeline",
  description: "Generate a timeline with layers and assets for a new video project. [See the documentation here](https://github.com/shotstack/shotstack-sdk-node#timeline).",
  type: "action",
  version: "0.0.1",
  props: {
    app,
    howManyTracks: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "How Many Tracks?",
      description: "The number of tracks to create.",
      reloadProps: true,
      min: 1,
    },
    soundtrackSrc: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Soundtrack Source",
      description: "The URL of the soundtrack to use.",
      optional: true,
    },
    soundtrackEffect: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Soundtrack Effect",
      description: "The effect to apply to the soundtrack.",
      optional: true,
      options: Object.values(constants.SOUNDTRACK_EFFECT),
    },
    background: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Background",
      description: "A hexadecimal value for the timeline background colour. Defaults to `#000000` (black).",
      optional: true,
    },
    fonts: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Fonts",
      description: "An array of custom fonts to be downloaded for use by the HTML assets. The URL must be publicly accessible or include credentials. E.g. `https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/my-bucket/open-sans.ttf`",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    getClip({
      start, length, type, src, text, html,
    }) {
      return {
        start,
        length,
        asset: {
          src,
          html,
          text,
          type,
        },
      };
    },
    getClips(trackNumber, assetType, length) {
      return Array.from({
        length,
      }).map((_, index) => {
        const clipNumber = index + 1;
        const trackName = `track${trackNumber}`;
        const clipName = `${trackName}${SEP}clip${clipNumber}${SEP}${assetType}`;
        const clipAssetStart = `${clipName}${SEP}start`;
        const clipAssetLength = `${clipName}${SEP}length`;
        const clipAssetSrc = `${clipName}${SEP}src`;
        const clipAssetText = `${clipName}${SEP}text`;
        const clipAssetHtml = `${clipName}${SEP}html`;
        return this.getClip({
          start: this[clipAssetStart],
          length: this[clipAssetLength],
          type: assetType,
          src: this[clipAssetSrc],
          text: this[clipAssetText],
          html: this[clipAssetHtml],
        });
      });
    },
    getTracks(length) {
      return Array.from({
        length,
      }).map((_, index) => {
        const trackNumber = index + 1;
        const trackName = `track${trackNumber}`;
        const trackHowManyVideoClips = `${trackName}${SEP}HowManyVideoClips`;
        const trackHowManyImageClips = `${trackName}${SEP}HowManyImageClips`;
        const trackHowManyAudioClips = `${trackName}${SEP}HowManyAudioClips`;
        const trackHowManyTitleClips = `${trackName}${SEP}HowManyTitleClips`;
        const trackHowManyHtmlClips = `${trackName}${SEP}HowManyHtmlClips`;
        const trackHowManyLumaClips = `${trackName}${SEP}HowManyLumaClips`;
        return {
          clips: [
            ...this.getClips(trackNumber, constants.ASSET_TYPE.VIDEO, this[trackHowManyVideoClips]),
            ...this.getClips(trackNumber, constants.ASSET_TYPE.IMAGE, this[trackHowManyImageClips]),
            ...this.getClips(trackNumber, constants.ASSET_TYPE.AUDIO, this[trackHowManyAudioClips]),
            ...this.getClips(trackNumber, constants.ASSET_TYPE.TITLE, this[trackHowManyTitleClips]),
            ...this.getClips(trackNumber, constants.ASSET_TYPE.HTML, this[trackHowManyHtmlClips]),
            ...this.getClips(trackNumber, constants.ASSET_TYPE.LUMA, this[trackHowManyLumaClips]),
          ],
        };
      });
    },
    getClipProps(trackNumber, assetType, length) {
      return Array.from({
        length,
      }).map((_, index) => {
        const clipNumber = index + 1;
        const trackName = `track${trackNumber}`;
        const clipName = `${trackName}${SEP}clip${clipNumber}${SEP}${assetType}`;
        const clipAssetStart = `${clipName}${SEP}start`;
        const clipAssetLength = `${clipName}${SEP}length`;
        const description = `Track ${trackNumber} - ${assetType} clip ${clipNumber}.`;

        const commonProps = {
          [clipAssetStart]: {
            type: "integer",
            label: "Start",
            description: `${description} The start time of the asset`,
          },
          [clipAssetLength]: {
            type: "integer",
            label: "Length",
            description: `${description} The length of the asset.`,
          },
        };

        if (assetType === constants.ASSET_TYPE.TITLE) {
          return {
            ...commonProps,
            [`${clipName}${SEP}text`]: {
              type: "string",
              label: "Text",
              description: `${description} The text of the title.`,
            },
          };
        }

        if (assetType === constants.ASSET_TYPE.HTML) {
          return {
            ...commonProps,
            [`${clipName}${SEP}html`]: {
              type: "string",
              label: "HTML",
              description: `${description} The HTML of the asset.`,
            },
          };
        }

        return {
          ...commonProps,
          [`${clipName}${SEP}src`]: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Source",
            description: `${description} The source url of the asset.`,
          },
        };
      })
        .reduce((acc, next) => ({
          ...acc,
          ...next,
        }), {});
    },
  },
  additionalProps() {
    return Array.from({
      length: this.howManyTracks,
    }).reduce((acc, _, index) => {
      const trackNumber = index + 1;
      const trackName = `track${trackNumber}`;
      const trackHowManyVideoClips = `${trackName}${SEP}HowManyVideoClips`;
      const trackHowManyImageClips = `${trackName}${SEP}HowManyImageClips`;
      const trackHowManyAudioClips = `${trackName}${SEP}HowManyAudioClips`;
      const trackHowManyTitleClips = `${trackName}${SEP}HowManyTitleClips`;
      const trackHowManyHtmlClips = `${trackName}${SEP}HowManyHtmlClips`;
      const trackHowManyLumaClips = `${trackName}${SEP}HowManyLumaClips`;
      const commonDescription = `Track ${trackNumber}:`;

      return {
        ...acc,
        [trackHowManyVideoClips]: {
          type: "integer",
          label: "How Many Video Clips?",
          description: `${commonDescription} The number of video clips to create.`,
          reloadProps: true,
          optional: true,
        },
        [trackHowManyImageClips]: {
          type: "integer",
          label: "How Many Image Clips?",
          description: `${commonDescription} The number of image clips to create.`,
          reloadProps: true,
          optional: true,
        },
        [trackHowManyAudioClips]: {
          type: "integer",
          label: "How Many Audio Clips?",
          description: `${commonDescription} The number of audio clips to create.`,
          reloadProps: true,
          optional: true,
        },
        [trackHowManyTitleClips]: {
          type: "integer",
          label: "How Many Title Clips?",
          description: `${commonDescription} The number of title clips to create.`,
          reloadProps: true,
          optional: true,
        },
        [trackHowManyHtmlClips]: {
          type: "integer",
          label: "How Many HTML Clips?",
          description: `${commonDescription} The number of HTML clips to create.`,
          reloadProps: true,
          optional: true,
        },
        [trackHowManyLumaClips]: {
          type: "integer",
          label: "How Many Luma Clips?",
          description: `${commonDescription} The number of luma clips to create.`,
          reloadProps: true,
          optional: true,
        },
        ...this.getClipProps(trackNumber, constants.ASSET_TYPE.VIDEO, this[trackHowManyVideoClips]),
        ...this.getClipProps(trackNumber, constants.ASSET_TYPE.IMAGE, this[trackHowManyImageClips]),
        ...this.getClipProps(trackNumber, constants.ASSET_TYPE.AUDIO, this[trackHowManyAudioClips]),
        ...this.getClipProps(trackNumber, constants.ASSET_TYPE.TITLE, this[trackHowManyTitleClips]),
        ...this.getClipProps(trackNumber, constants.ASSET_TYPE.HTML, this[trackHowManyHtmlClips]),
        ...this.getClipProps(trackNumber, constants.ASSET_TYPE.LUMA, this[trackHowManyLumaClips]),
      };
    }, {});
  },
  async run({ $: step }) {
    const {
      howManyTracks,
      soundtrackSrc,
      soundtrackEffect,
      background,
      fonts,
    } = this;

    const timeline = {
      soundtrack: {
        src: soundtrackSrc,
        effect: soundtrackEffect,
      },
      background,
      fonts: Array.isArray(fonts)
        ? fonts.map((src) => ({
          src,
        }))
        : fonts?.split(",").map((src) => ({
          src,
        })),
      tracks: this.getTracks(howManyTracks),
    };

    step.export("$summary", "Successfully created a timeline.");

    return timeline;
  },
};

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
Shotstack	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Shotstack app.
How Many Tracks?	`howManyTracks`	`integer`	The number of tracks to create.
Soundtrack Source	`soundtrackSrc`	`string`	The URL of the soundtrack to use.
Soundtrack Effect	`soundtrackEffect`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Fade volume in only", "value": "fadeIn" }{ "label": "Fade volume out only", "value": "fadeOut" }{ "label": "Fade volume in and out", "value": "fadeInFadeOut" }`
Background	`background`	`string`	A hexadecimal value for the timeline background colour. Defaults to `#000000` (black).
Fonts	`fonts`	`string[]`	An array of custom fonts to be downloaded for use by the HTML assets. The URL must be publicly accessible or include credentials. E.g. `https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/my-bucket/open-sans.ttf`

Action Authentication#

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

About Shotstack#

Revolutionizing how video is built. Create, edit and distribute thousands of bespoke, data driven videos in minutes with Shotstack.

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