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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Event Start trigger
1. Connect your Google Calendar account
2. Configure timer
3. Optional- Select a Calendar ID
4. Configure Minutes Before
Configure the Get a Category's Playlists action
1. Connect your Spotify account
2. Select a Category ID
3. Optional- Select a Market
4. Optional- Configure Limit
5. Optional- Configure Offset
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 Event Start on Google Calendar

Description:Emit new event when the specified time before the Google Calendar event starts

Version:0.1.8

Key:google_calendar-event-start

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Google Calendar Overview#

The Google Calendar API lets you dip into the powerhouse of scheduling, allowing for the reading, creation, and manipulation of events and calendars directly from your applications. Through Pipedream, you can seamlessly integrate Google Calendar into a myriad of workflows, automating event management, syncing with other services, setting up custom reminders, or even collating data for reporting. The key here is to streamline your calendar-related processes, ensuring that your time management is as efficient and automated as possible.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "google_calendar-event-start",
  name: "New Event Start",
  description: "Emit new event when the specified time before the Google Calendar event starts",
  version: "0.1.8",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    calendarId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.googleCalendar,
        "calendarId",
      ],
    },
    minutesBefore: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Minutes Before",
      description: "Emit the event this many minutes before the event starts",
      default: 5,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getMillisecondsBefore() {
      return +this.minutesBefore * 60 * 1000;
    },
    getConfig({
      now, intervalMs,
    }) {
      const {
        getMillisecondsBefore,
        calendarId,
      } = this;

      const timeMin = new Date(now.getTime() - getMillisecondsBefore()).toISOString();
      const timeMax = new Date(now.getTime() + intervalMs).toISOString();
      return {
        calendarId,
        timeMax,
        timeMin,
        singleEvents: true,
        orderBy: "startTime",
      };
    },
    isRelevant(event, {
      now, intervalMs,
    }) {
      const start = new Date(event?.start?.dateTime);
      const msFromStart = start.getTime() - now.getTime();
      return msFromStart > 0
        && msFromStart < (this.getMillisecondsBefore() + intervalMs);
    },
  },
  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 Calendar	`googleCalendar`	`app`	This component uses the Google Calendar app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Calendar ID	`calendarId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Minutes Before	`minutesBefore`	`integer`	Emit the event this many minutes before the event starts

Trigger Authentication#

Google Calendar uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Google Calendar account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Google Calendar 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 Calendar API.

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

emailprofilehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.eventshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.settings.readonly

About Google Calendar#

With Google Calendar, you can quickly schedule meetings and events and get reminders about upcoming activities, so you always know what’s next.

Action#

Get a Category's Playlists on Spotify

Description:Get a list of Spotify playlists tagged with a particular category. [See the docs here](https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/get-a-categories-playlists).

Version:0.1.1

Key:spotify-get-categorys-playlist

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Spotify Overview#

The Spotify API on Pipedream offers a creative playground for music lovers and developers alike. With it, you can manage playlists, search for music, get recently played tracks, and manipulate playback among other features. It's a gateway to a rich dataset of music and user information, enabling the creation of personalized and dynamic music experiences.

Action Code#

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform";
import get from "lodash/get.js";
import spotify from "../../spotify.app.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Get a Category's Playlists",
  description: "Get a list of Spotify playlists tagged with a particular category. [See the docs here](https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/get-a-categories-playlists).",
  key: "spotify-get-categorys-playlist",
  version: "0.1.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    spotify,
    categoryId: {
      propDefinition: [
        spotify,
        "categoryId",
      ],
    },
    market: {
      propDefinition: [
        spotify,
        "market",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    limit: {
      propDefinition: [
        spotify,
        "limit",
      ],
      description: "The maximum number of items to return. Default: 20.",
      max: 50,
    },
    offset: {
      propDefinition: [
        spotify,
        "offset",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      categoryId,
      market,
      limit,
      offset,
    } = this;

    const res = await axios($, this.spotify._getAxiosParams({
      method: "GET",
      path: `/browse/categories/${get(categoryId, "value", categoryId)}/playlists`,
      params: {
        limit,
        offset,
        country: market,
      },
    }));

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully fetched playlists for the "${get(categoryId, "label", categoryId)}" category`);

    return get(res, "playlists.items", []);
  },
};

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
Spotify	`spotify`	`app`	This component uses the Spotify app.
Category ID	`categoryId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Market	`market`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Andorra", "value": "AD" }{ "label": "United Arab Emirates", "value": "AE" }{ "label": "Afghanistan", "value": "AF" }{ "label": "Antigua and Barbuda", "value": "AG" }{ "label": "Anguilla", "value": "AI" }{ "label": "Albania", "value": "AL" }{ "label": "Armenia", "value": "AM" }{ "label": "Angola", "value": "AO" }{ "label": "Antarctica", "value": "AQ" }{ "label": "Argentina", "value": "AR" }{ "label": "American Samoa", "value": "AS" }{ "label": "Austria", "value": "AT" }{ "label": "Australia", "value": "AU" }{ "label": "Aruba", "value": "AW" }{ "label": "Åland Islands", "value": "AX" }{ "label": "Azerbaijan", "value": "AZ" }{ "label": "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "value": "BA" }{ "label": "Barbados", "value": "BB" }{ "label": "Bangladesh", "value": "BD" }{ "label": "Belgium", "value": "BE" }{ "label": "Burkina Faso", "value": "BF" }{ "label": "Bulgaria", "value": "BG" }{ "label": "Bahrain", "value": "BH" }{ "label": "Burundi", "value": "BI" }{ "label": "Benin", "value": "BJ" }{ "label": "Saint Barthélemy", "value": "BL" }{ "label": "Bermuda", "value": "BM" }{ "label": "Brunei Darussalam", "value": "BN" }{ "label": "Bolivia (Plurinational State of)", "value": "BO" }{ "label": "Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba", "value": "BQ" }{ "label": "Brazil", "value": "BR" }{ "label": "Bahamas", "value": "BS" }{ "label": "Bhutan", "value": "BT" }{ "label": "Bouvet Island", "value": "BV" }{ "label": "Botswana", "value": "BW" }{ "label": "Belarus", "value": "BY" }{ "label": "Belize", "value": "BZ" }{ "label": "Canada", "value": "CA" }{ "label": "Cocos (Keeling) Islands", "value": "CC" }{ "label": "Congo, Democratic Republic of the", "value": "CD" }{ "label": "Central African Republic", "value": "CF" }{ "label": "Congo", "value": "CG" }{ "label": "Switzerland", "value": "CH" }{ "label": "Côte d'Ivoire", "value": "CI" }{ "label": "Cook Islands", "value": "CK" }{ "label": "Chile", "value": "CL" }{ "label": "Cameroon", "value": "CM" }{ "label": "China", "value": "CN" }{ "label": "Colombia", "value": "CO" }{ "label": "Costa Rica", "value": "CR" }{ "label": "Cuba", "value": "CU" }{ "label": "Cabo Verde", "value": "CV" }{ "label": "Curaçao", "value": "CW" }{ "label": "Christmas Island", "value": "CX" }{ "label": "Cyprus", "value": "CY" }{ "label": "Czechia", "value": "CZ" }{ "label": "Germany", "value": "DE" }{ "label": "Djibouti", "value": "DJ" }{ "label": "Denmark", "value": "DK" }{ "label": "Dominica", "value": "DM" }{ "label": "Dominican Republic", "value": "DO" }{ "label": "Algeria", "value": "DZ" }{ "label": "Ecuador", "value": "EC" }{ "label": "Estonia", "value": "EE" }{ "label": "Egypt", "value": "EG" }{ "label": "Western Sahara", "value": "EH" }{ "label": "Eritrea", "value": "ER" }{ "label": "Spain", "value": "ES" }{ "label": "Ethiopia", "value": "ET" }{ "label": "Finland", "value": "FI" }{ "label": "Fiji", "value": "FJ" }{ "label": "Falkland Islands (Malvinas)", "value": "FK" }{ "label": "Micronesia (Federated States of)", "value": "FM" }{ "label": "Faroe Islands", "value": "FO" }{ "label": "France", "value": "FR" }{ "label": "Gabon", "value": "GA" }{ "label": "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", "value": "GB" }{ "label": "Grenada", "value": "GD" }{ "label": "Georgia", "value": "GE" }{ "label": "French Guiana", "value": "GF" }{ "label": "Guernsey", "value": "GG" }{ "label": "Ghana", "value": "GH" }{ "label": "Gibraltar", "value": "GI" }{ "label": "Greenland", "value": "GL" }{ "label": "Gambia", "value": "GM" }{ "label": "Guinea", "value": "GN" }{ "label": "Guadeloupe", "value": "GP" }{ "label": "Equatorial Guinea", "value": "GQ" }{ "label": "Greece", "value": "GR" }{ "label": "South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands", "value": "GS" }{ "label": "Guatemala", "value": "GT" }{ "label": "Guam", "value": "GU" }{ "label": "Guinea-Bissau", "value": "GW" }{ "label": "Guyana", "value": "GY" }{ "label": "Hong Kong", "value": "HK" }{ "label": "Heard Island and McDonald Islands", "value": "HM" }{ "label": "Honduras", "value": "HN" }{ "label": "Croatia", "value": "HR" }{ "label": "Haiti", "value": "HT" }{ "label": "Hungary", "value": "HU" }{ "label": "Indonesia", "value": "ID" }{ "label": "Ireland", "value": "IE" }{ "label": "Israel", "value": "IL" }{ "label": "Isle of Man", "value": "IM" }{ "label": "India", "value": "IN" }{ "label": "British Indian Ocean Territory", "value": "IO" }{ "label": "Iraq", "value": "IQ" }{ "label": "Iran (Islamic Republic of)", "value": "IR" }{ "label": "Iceland", "value": "IS" }{ "label": "Italy", "value": "IT" }{ "label": "Jersey", "value": "JE" }{ "label": "Jamaica", "value": "JM" }{ "label": "Jordan", "value": "JO" }{ "label": "Japan", "value": "JP" }{ "label": "Kenya", "value": "KE" }{ "label": "Kyrgyzstan", "value": "KG" }{ "label": "Cambodia", "value": "KH" }{ "label": "Kiribati", "value": "KI" }{ "label": "Comoros", "value": "KM" }{ "label": "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "value": "KN" }{ "label": "Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)", "value": "KP" }{ "label": "Korea, Republic of", "value": "KR" }{ "label": "Kuwait", "value": "KW" }{ "label": "Cayman Islands", "value": "KY" }{ "label": "Kazakhstan", "value": "KZ" }{ "label": "Lao People's Democratic Republic", "value": "LA" }{ "label": "Lebanon", "value": "LB" }{ "label": "Saint Lucia", "value": "LC" }{ "label": "Liechtenstein", "value": "LI" }{ "label": "Sri Lanka", "value": "LK" }{ "label": "Liberia", "value": "LR" }{ "label": "Lesotho", "value": "LS" }{ "label": "Lithuania", "value": "LT" }{ "label": "Luxembourg", "value": "LU" }{ "label": "Latvia", "value": "LV" }{ "label": "Libya", "value": "LY" }{ "label": "Morocco", "value": "MA" }{ "label": "Monaco", "value": "MC" }{ "label": "Moldova, Republic of", "value": "MD" }{ "label": "Montenegro", "value": "ME" }{ "label": "Saint Martin (French part)", "value": "MF" }{ "label": "Madagascar", "value": "MG" }{ "label": "Marshall Islands", "value": "MH" }{ "label": "North Macedonia", "value": "MK" }{ "label": "Mali", "value": "ML" }{ "label": "Myanmar", "value": "MM" }{ "label": "Mongolia", "value": "MN" }{ "label": "Macao", "value": "MO" }{ "label": "Northern Mariana Islands", "value": "MP" }{ "label": "Martinique", "value": "MQ" }{ "label": "Mauritania", "value": "MR" }{ "label": "Montserrat", "value": "MS" }{ "label": "Malta", "value": "MT" }{ "label": "Mauritius", "value": "MU" }{ "label": "Maldives", "value": "MV" }{ "label": "Malawi", "value": "MW" }{ "label": "Mexico", "value": "MX" }{ "label": "Malaysia", "value": "MY" }{ "label": "Mozambique", "value": "MZ" }{ "label": "Namibia", "value": "NA" }{ "label": "New Caledonia", "value": "NC" }{ "label": "Niger", "value": "NE" }{ "label": "Norfolk Island", "value": "NF" }{ "label": "Nigeria", "value": "NG" }{ "label": "Nicaragua", "value": "NI" }{ "label": "Netherlands", "value": "NL" }{ "label": "Norway", "value": "NO" }{ "label": "Nepal", "value": "NP" }{ "label": "Nauru", "value": "NR" }{ "label": "Niue", "value": "NU" }{ "label": "New Zealand", "value": "NZ" }{ "label": "Oman", "value": "OM" }{ "label": "Panama", "value": "PA" }{ "label": "Peru", "value": "PE" }{ "label": "French Polynesia", "value": "PF" }{ "label": "Papua New Guinea", "value": "PG" }{ "label": "Philippines", "value": "PH" }{ "label": "Pakistan", "value": "PK" }{ "label": "Poland", "value": "PL" }{ "label": "Saint Pierre and Miquelon", "value": "PM" }{ "label": "Pitcairn", "value": "PN" }{ "label": "Puerto Rico", "value": "PR" }{ "label": "Palestine, State of", "value": "PS" }{ "label": "Portugal", "value": "PT" }{ "label": "Palau", "value": "PW" }{ "label": "Paraguay", "value": "PY" }{ "label": "Qatar", "value": "QA" }{ "label": "Réunion", "value": "RE" }{ "label": "Romania", "value": "RO" }{ "label": "Serbia", "value": "RS" }{ "label": "Russian Federation", "value": "RU" }{ "label": "Rwanda", "value": "RW" }{ "label": "Saudi Arabia", "value": "SA" }{ "label": "Solomon Islands", "value": "SB" }{ "label": "Seychelles", "value": "SC" }{ "label": "Sudan", "value": "SD" }{ "label": "Sweden", "value": "SE" }{ "label": "Singapore", "value": "SG" }{ "label": "Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha", "value": "SH" }{ "label": "Slovenia", "value": "SI" }{ "label": "Svalbard and Jan Mayen", "value": "SJ" }{ "label": "Slovakia", "value": "SK" }{ "label": "Sierra Leone", "value": "SL" }{ "label": "San Marino", "value": "SM" }{ "label": "Senegal", "value": "SN" }{ "label": "Somalia", "value": "SO" }{ "label": "Suriname", "value": "SR" }{ "label": "South Sudan", "value": "SS" }{ "label": "Sao Tome and Principe", "value": "ST" }{ "label": "El Salvador", "value": "SV" }{ "label": "Sint Maarten (Dutch part)", "value": "SX" }{ "label": "Syrian Arab Republic", "value": "SY" }{ "label": "Eswatini", "value": "SZ" }{ "label": "Turks and Caicos Islands", "value": "TC" }{ "label": "Chad", "value": "TD" }{ "label": "French Southern Territories", "value": "TF" }{ "label": "Togo", "value": "TG" }{ "label": "Thailand", "value": "TH" }{ "label": "Tajikistan", "value": "TJ" }{ "label": "Tokelau", "value": "TK" }{ "label": "Timor-Leste", "value": "TL" }{ "label": "Turkmenistan", "value": "TM" }{ "label": "Tunisia", "value": "TN" }{ "label": "Tonga", "value": "TO" }{ "label": "Turkey", "value": "TR" }{ "label": "Trinidad and Tobago", "value": "TT" }{ "label": "Tuvalu", "value": "TV" }{ "label": "Taiwan, Province of China", "value": "TW" }{ "label": "Tanzania, United Republic of", "value": "TZ" }{ "label": "Ukraine", "value": "UA" }{ "label": "Uganda", "value": "UG" }{ "label": "United States Minor Outlying Islands", "value": "UM" }{ "label": "United States of America", "value": "US" }{ "label": "Uruguay", "value": "UY" }{ "label": "Uzbekistan", "value": "UZ" }{ "label": "Holy See", "value": "VA" }{ "label": "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "value": "VC" }{ "label": "Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)", "value": "VE" }{ "label": "Virgin Islands (British)", "value": "VG" }{ "label": "Virgin Islands (U.S.)", "value": "VI" }{ "label": "Viet Nam", "value": "VN" }{ "label": "Vanuatu", "value": "VU" }{ "label": "Wallis and Futuna", "value": "WF" }{ "label": "Samoa", "value": "WS" }{ "label": "Yemen", "value": "YE" }{ "label": "Mayotte", "value": "YT" }{ "label": "South Africa", "value": "ZA" }{ "label": "Zambia", "value": "ZM" }{ "label": "Zimbabwe", "value": "ZW" }`
Limit	`limit`	`integer`	The maximum number of items to return. Default: 20.
Offset	`offset`	`integer`	The index of the first item to return. Default: 0 (the first object). Use with `limit` to get the next set of items.

Action Authentication#

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

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

playlist-read-collaborativeplaylist-modify-privateplaylist-modify-publicplaylist-read-privateuser-modify-playback-stateuser-read-currently-playinguser-read-playback-stateuser-read-privateuser-read-emailuser-library-modifyuser-library-readuser-follow-modifyuser-follow-readuser-read-recently-playeduser-top-readstreamingapp-remote-controlugc-image-uploaduser-read-playback-position

About Spotify#

Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs.

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