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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Updown.io trigger and Ahrefs 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 (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Updown.io account
2. Optional- Select one or more Event Types
Configure the Get Backlinks One Per Domain action
1. Connect your Ahrefs account
2. Configure target
3. Optional- Select a mode
4. Optional- Configure limit
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 (Instant) on Updown.io

Description:Emit new event when a new webhook event occurs. [See the documentation](https://updown.io/api#webhooks)

Version:0.0.1

Key:updown_io-new-event-instant

View on GitHub

Updown.io Overview#

The Updown.io API allows you to interact programmatically with your website monitoring service. With this API, you can automate uptime checks, retrieve the status of your websites, manage checks, receive downtime alerts, and gather performance metrics. Integrating the Updown.io API with Pipedream enables you to create automated workflows that can respond to events, monitor services continuously, and connect with other apps to trigger actions based on the health and performance of your websites.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "updown_io-new-event-instant",
  name: "New Event (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event when a new webhook event occurs. [See the documentation](https://updown.io/api#webhooks)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    eventTypes: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Event Types",
      description: "Filter the incoming events by event type",
      options: events,
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getEventTypes() {
      return this.eventTypes;
    },
  },
};

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
Updown.io	`updown`	`app`	This component uses the Updown.io 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.
Event Types	`eventTypes`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "value": "check.down", "label": "When a check goes down (after confirmation)" }{ "value": "check.up", "label": "When a check is back up (recovery following a check.down event)" }{ "value": "check.ssl_invalid", "label": "When the SSL certificate is considered invalid" }{ "value": "check.ssl_valid", "label": "When the SSL certificate is valid again (recovery after a check.ssl_invalid event)" }{ "value": "check.ssl_expiration", "label": "When your SSL certificate approaches expiration date (1, 7, 14, and 30 days before for 1y certs)" }{ "value": "check.ssl_renewed", "label": "When the SSL certificate was renewed close to expiration (recovery for check.ssl_expiration)" }{ "value": "check.performance_drop", "label": "When the Apex drops more than 30% below the lowest of the last 5 hours" }`

Trigger Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API keys,

Navigate to your Updown.io account and sign in
Go to “Settings” > “API”

About Updown.io#

updown.io is a HTTP(S)/TCP/ICMP monitoring service which checks periodically the URL you want and reports back any anomaly, be it downtime, bad response, degraded performance or even broken SSL certificate.

Action#

Get Backlinks One Per Domain on Ahrefs

Description:Get one backlink with the highest `ahrefs_rank` per referring domain for a target URL or domain (with details for the referring pages including anchor and page title).

Version:0.0.5

Key:ahrefs-get-backlinks-one-per-domain

View on GitHub

Ahrefs Overview#

Ahrefs API taps into the vast data reserves of Ahrefs, a robust SEO tool, to programmatically access insights into backlink profiles, keyword rankings, and SEO health. With Pipedream's capabilities, you can automate SEO monitoring, integrate with content management systems, trigger alerts for new or lost backlinks, or gather intelligence for keyword research—all without manual intervention. This unlocks the potential for real-time SEO strategy adjustments and the integration of SEO data into broader business processes or analytics platforms.

Action Code#

const ahrefs = require("../../ahrefs.app.js");
const axios = require("axios");

module.exports = {
  name: "Get Backlinks One Per Domain",
  key: "ahrefs-get-backlinks-one-per-domain",
  description: "Get one backlink with the highest `ahrefs_rank` per referring domain for a target URL or domain (with details for the referring pages including anchor and page title).",
  version: "0.0.5",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    ahrefs,
    target: {
      propDefinition: [
        ahrefs,
        "target",
      ],
    },
    mode: {
      propDefinition: [
        ahrefs,
        "mode",
      ],
    },
    limit: {
      propDefinition: [
        ahrefs,
        "limit",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run() {
    return (await axios({
      url: "https://apiv2.ahrefs.com",
      params: {
        token: this.ahrefs.$auth.oauth_access_token,
        from: "backlinks_one_per_domain",
        target: this.target,
        mode: this.mode,
        limit: this.limit,
        order_by: "ahrefs_rank:desc",
        output: "json",
      },
    })).data;
  },
};

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
Ahrefs	`ahrefs`	`app`	This component uses the Ahrefs app.
target	`target`	`string`	Enter a domain or URL.
mode	`mode`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Exact", "value": "exact" }{ "label": "Domain", "value": "domain" }{ "label": "Subdomain", "value": "subdomains" }{ "label": "Prefix", "value": "prefix" }`
limit	`limit`	`integer`	Number of results to return.

Action Authentication#

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

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

api

About Ahrefs#

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