Get Current Weather by Location with OpenWeather API API on New Chat Started (Instant) from tawk.to API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Chat Started (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your tawk.to account
2. Select a Type
3. Select a Property ID
Configure the Get Current Weather by Location action
1. Connect your OpenWeather API account
2. Configure City
3. Optional- Configure State code
4. Optional- Configure Country Code
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 Chat Started (Instant) on tawk.to

Description:Emit new event when the first message in a chat is sent by a visitor or agent.

Version:0.0.1

Key:tawk_to-new-chat-started-instant

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tawk.to Overview#

The tawk.to API lets you interact with the tawk.to live chat platform programmatically. Using Pipedream, you can connect tawk.to to a variety of other apps and services to automate notifications, sync chat data, and enhance customer support operations. You can trigger workflows on new messages, follow up on conversations, extract chat transcripts, or link chat events to CRM systems, issue trackers, or databases—all in real-time.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "tawk_to-new-chat-started-instant",
  name: "New Chat Started (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event when the first message in a chat is sent by a visitor or agent.",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getEvents() {
      return [
        "chat:start",
      ];
    },
    generateMeta(event) {
      return {
        id: event.chatId,
        summary: `New Chat Started ${event.chatId}`,
        ts: Date.parse(event.time),
      };
    },
  },
};

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
tawk.to	`tawkTo`	`app`	This component uses the tawk.to 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.
Type	`type`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`businessprofile`
Property ID	`propertyId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API Key,

Navigate to your tawk.to account and sign in
Select your Profile Image in the upper-right corner
Go to “Edit Profile” > “REST API Keys”

Note: To use the REST API and get your API Key, you’ll first need to request access

About tawk.to#

Monitor and chat with the visitors on your website, respond to support tickets, organize contacts and create a help center to empower customers to help themselves.

Action#

Get Current Weather by Location on OpenWeather API

Description:Retrieves the current weather condition by location longitude and latitude. [See the docs here](https://openweathermap.org/current). For more accurate reading, you are advised to fill in the country and/or state code

Version:0.0.2

Key:openweather_api-get-current-weather-by-location

View on GitHub

OpenWeather API Overview#

The OpenWeather API offers real-time weather data, forecasts, and historical information, enabling you to integrate weather conditions into your applications or workflows. With Pipedream, you can harness this data to automate tasks like sending weather updates, triggering actions based on specific weather conditions, or combining it with other data sources to inform decision-making processes.

Action Code#

import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
import openweatherApi from "../../openweather_api.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "openweather_api-get-current-weather-by-location",
  name: "Get Current Weather by Location",
  description: `Retrieves the current weather condition by location longitude and latitude. 
  [See the docs here](https://openweathermap.org/current). For more accurate reading, you are advised to fill in the country and/or state code`,
  version: "0.0.2",
  annotations: {
    destructiveHint: false,
    openWorldHint: true,
    readOnlyHint: true,
  },
  type: "action",
  props: {
    openweatherApi,
    city: {
      propDefinition: [
        openweatherApi,
        "city",
      ],
    },
    stateCode: {
      propDefinition: [
        openweatherApi,
        "stateCode",
      ],
    },
    countryCode: {
      propDefinition: [
        openweatherApi,
        "countryCode",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const appid = this.openweatherApi.$auth.api_key;
    const limit = 1;
    const {
      city,
      stateCode,
      countryCode,
    } = this;
    let location;
    try {
      const qParam = [
        city,
        stateCode,
      ];
      countryCode && qParam.push(countryCode);
      location = await this.openweatherApi.getLocationCordinate({
        q: qParam.join(","),
        limit,
        appid,
      }, $);
      if (!location?.length) {
        throw new Error();
      }
      const locationDetail = location?.length &&
        Object
          .entries(location[0])
          .map((x) => (x.join("=")))
          .join();
      locationDetail && $.export("$summary", `Location retrieved: ${locationDetail}. Getting weather report...`);
    } catch (error) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("Error getting location coordinates");
    }

    const weather = await this.openweatherApi.getCurrentWeather({
      lat: location[0].lat,
      lon: location[0].lon,
      appid,
    }, $);
    weather && $.export("$summary", `${location[0].name},${location[0]?.state} weather report loaded.`);
    return weather;
  },
};

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
OpenWeather API	`openweatherApi`	`app`	This component uses the OpenWeather API app.
City	`city`	`string`	City location. For example "Houston" in the United States.
State code	`stateCode`	`string`	State code. For example "TX" for Texas.
Country Code	`countryCode`	`string`	The 2 or 3-letter country code, for example "US" for the United States.

Action Authentication#

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

About OpenWeather API#

OpenWeather provides comprehensive weather data services, including current, forecast, and historical weather information.

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