[Data] Convert JSON to String with Formatting API on New Folder Event from Box API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Folder Event trigger
1. Connect your Box account
2. Select a Target
Configure the [Data] Convert JSON to String action
1. Connect your Formatting account
2. Configure Input
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 Folder Event on Box

Description:Emit new event when a new folder created on a target. [See the documentation](https://developer.box.com/reference/post-webhooks)

Version:0.0.4

Key:box-new-folder

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Box Overview#

The Box API offers a playground for enhancing content management and collaboration within your cloud storage. With Pipedream, you can orchestrate Box's functionality to automate document handling, streamline approval flows, sync files across apps, and trigger actions based on file events. Think of Pipedream as the glue that allows you to connect Box with your tech stack, triggering workflows with new file uploads, comments, or when sharing settings change, to enhance productivity and minimize manual labor.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  key: "box-new-folder",
  name: "New Folder Event",
  description: "Emit new event when a new folder created on a target. [See the documentation](https://developer.box.com/reference/post-webhooks)",
  version: "0.0.4",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  ...common,
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getTriggers() {
      return [
        "FOLDER.CREATED",
      ];
    },
    getSummary(event) {
      return  `New folder created event with ID(${event.id})`;
    },
  },
};

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
Box	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Box app.
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.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Target	`webhookTarget`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

About Box#

Platform for secure content management, workflow, and collaboration

Action#

[Data] Convert JSON to String on Formatting

Description:Convert an object to a JSON format string

Version:0.0.5

Key:formatting-convert-json-to-string

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Action Code#

import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
import app from "../../app/formatting.app.mjs";
export default defineAction({
    name: "[Data] Convert JSON to String",
    description: "Convert an object to a JSON format string",
    key: "formatting-convert-json-to-string",
    version: "0.0.5",
    type: "action",
    props: {
        app,
        input: {
            label: "Input",
            description: "An object to be serialized to a JSON format string.",
            type: "object",
        },
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        try {
            const result = JSON.stringify(this.input);
            $.export("$summary", "Successfully convert object to JSON string");
            return result;
        }
        catch (err) {
            throw new Error("Error serializing object to JSON string: " + err.toString());
        }
    },
});