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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Message in Channel trigger
1. Connect your Discord Bot account
2. Select a Guild
3. Select one or more Channels
4. Optional- Configure Emit messages as a single event
5. Configure timer
Configure the Get Form Submissions action
1. Connect your Jotform account
2. Select a Form
3. Configure Max Items
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 Message in Channel on Discord Bot

Description:Emit new event for each message posted to one or more channels

Version:0.0.12

Key:discord_bot-new-message-in-channel

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Discord Bot Overview#

The Pipedream Discord app enables you to build event-driven workflows that interact with the Discord API. When you authorize the Pipedream app's access to your guilds, you can use Pipedream workflows to perform common Discord actions, or write your own code against the Discord API.

Trigger Code#

import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";
import maxBy from "lodash.maxby";
import common from "../common.mjs";

const { discord } = common.props;

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "discord_bot-new-message-in-channel",
  name: "New Message in Channel",
  description: "Emit new event for each message posted to one or more channels",
  type: "source",
  version: "0.0.12",
  dedupe: "unique", // Dedupe events based on the Discord message ID
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    db: "$.service.db",
    channels: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Channels",
      description: "The channels you'd like to watch for new messages",
      propDefinition: [
        discord,
        "channelId",
        ({ guildId }) => ({
          guildId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    emitEventsInBatch: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Emit messages as a single event",
      description:
        "If `true`, all messages are emitted as an array, within a single Pipedream event. Defaults to `false`, emitting each Discord message as its own event in Pipedream",
      optional: true,
      default: false,
    },
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    // We store a cursor to the last message ID
    let lastMessageIDs = this._getLastMessageIDs();

    // If this is our first time running this source,
    // get the last N messages, emit them, and checkpoint
    for (const channelId of this.channels) {
      let lastMessageID;
      let messages = [];

      if (!lastMessageID) {
        messages = await this.discord.getMessages({
          $,
          channelId,
          params: {
            limit: 100,
          },
        });

        lastMessageID = messages.length
          ? maxBy(messages, (message) => message.id).id
          : 1;

      } else {
        let newMessages = [];

        do {
          newMessages = await this.discord.getMessages({
            $,
            channelId,
            params: {
              after: lastMessageIDs[channelId],
            },
          });

          messages = messages.concat(newMessages);

          lastMessageID = newMessages.length
            ? maxBy(newMessages, (message) => message.id).id
            : lastMessageIDs[channelId];

        } while (newMessages.length);
      }

      // Set the new high water mark for the last message ID
      // for this channel
      lastMessageIDs[channelId] = lastMessageID;

      if (!messages.length) {
        console.log(`No new messages in channel ${channelId}`);
        return;
      }

      console.log(`${messages.length} new messages in channel ${channelId}`);

      // Batched emits do not take advantage of the built-in deduper
      if (this.emitEventsInBatch) {
        const suffixChar =
          messages.length > 1
            ? "s"
            : "";

        this.$emit(messages, {
          summary: `${messages.length} new message${suffixChar}`,
          id: lastMessageID,
        });

      } else {
        messages.forEach((message) => {
          this.$emit(message, {
            summary: message.content,
            id: message.id, // dedupes events based on this ID
          });
        });
      }
    }

    // Set the last message ID for the next run
    this._setLastMessageIDs(lastMessageIDs);
  },
};

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
Discord Bot	`discord`	`app`	This component uses the Discord Bot app.
Guild	`guildId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Channels	`channels`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Emit messages as a single event	`emitEventsInBatch`	`boolean`	If `true`, all messages are emitted as an array, within a single Pipedream event. Defaults to `false`, emitting each Discord message as its own event in Pipedream
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`

Trigger Authentication#

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

This app allows you to use the Discord API using your own Discord bot. If you don't want to use a custom bot, and you just need to use the Discord API, exit this screen and use the Discord app, instead.

If you want to use your own Discord bot, but haven't created one yet, see these instructions or watch this video. You'll need to add this bot to your server(s) to make successful API requests.

Once you've created your bot, you'll find the Bot token within the Bot section of your app. Enter that token below.

About Discord Bot#

Use this app to interact with the Discord API using a bot in your account

Action#

Get Form Submissions on Jotform

Description:Gets a list of form responses [See the docs here](https://api.jotform.com/docs/#form-id-submissions)

Version:0.0.1

Key:jotform-get-form-submissions

View on GitHub

Jotform Overview#

Using the Jotform API, you can easily add forms to your website or application.
You can also use the Jotform API to manage your form submissions, gather
insights from your form data, and more.

Here are some examples of what you can build using the Jotform API:

A contact form for your website
A survey form to collect data from your users
A registration form for your events or courses
A payment form for your products or services
A lead capture form to collect leads from your website visitors

Action Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "jotform-get-form-submissions",
  name: "Get Form Submissions",
  description: "Gets a list of form responses [See the docs here](https://api.jotform.com/docs/#form-id-submissions)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    formId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.jotform,
        "formId",
      ],
    },
    max: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.jotform,
        "max",
      ],
    },
    http: "$.interface.http",
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const params = {
      $,
      max: this.max,
      formId: this.formId,
    };
    const submissions = await this.paginate(this.jotform.getFormSubmissions.bind(this), params);
    const results = [];
    for await (const submission of submissions) {
      results.push(submission);
    }
    $.export("$summary", "Successfully retrieved list of form submissions");
    return results;
  },
};

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
Jotform	`jotform`	`app`	This component uses the Jotform app.
Form	`formId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Max Items	`max`	`integer`	Maximum number of items to return
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.

Action Authentication#

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

Get your Jotform API key. The API key must grant Pipedream Full Permissions. Pipedream requires this level of access to automatically register webhooks for your selected forms so you can trigger Pipedream workflows on form submissions.

apikey

For the region field, enter api if none of the below apply.

If "Europe Datacenter" is selected in the "Data" section of your Jotform account, enter eu-api
If your account is HIPAA-compliant, enter hipaa-api
If you have an Enterprise Jotform account, enter the subdomain (if your Jotform URL is https://acmecompany.jotform.com, your subdomain is acmecompany)