Get Multiple Member Profiles with LinkedIn API on New Contact from Gist API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Contact trigger
1. Connect your Gist account
2. Configure Polling interval
Configure the Get Multiple Member Profiles action
1. Connect your LinkedIn account
2. Configure People Ids
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 Contact on Gist

Description:Emit new event when a new contact is created

Version:0.0.1

Key:gist-new-contact

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Gist Overview#

The Gist API empowers you to automate interactions with your Gist CRM platform, efficiently managing contacts, tags, and conversations. Tapping into this potential with Pipedream allows you to build seamless automation workflows that sync data between Gist and other services, trigger actions based on customer behavior, and keep your sales and support teams aligned with real-time information.

Trigger Code#

import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";
import gist from "../../gist.app.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  key: "gist-new-contact",
  name: "New Contact",
  description: "Emit new event when a new contact is created",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    gist,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      label: "Polling interval",
      description: "Pipedream will poll the Gist API on this schedule",
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getLastId() {
      return this.db.get("lastId") || 0;
    },
    _setLastId(lastId) {
      this.db.set("lastId", lastId);
    },
    async startEvent(maxResults = 0) {
      const lastId = this._getLastId();
      const items = this.gist.paginate({
        fn: this.gist.listContacts,
        params: {
          order_by: "id",
          order: "desc",
        },
        maxResults,
      });

      let responseArray = [];

      for await (const item of items) {
        if (item.id <= lastId) break;
        responseArray.push(item);
      }
      if (responseArray.length) {
        this._setLastId(responseArray[0].id);
      }

      for (const item of responseArray.reverse()) {
        this.$emit(
          item,
          {
            id: item.id,
            summary: `New contact created: ${item.full_name || item.email} (${item.id})`,
            ts: item.created_at,
          },
        );
      }
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      await this.startEvent(25);
    },
  },
  async run() {
    await this.startEvent();
  },
  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
Gist	`gist`	`app`	This component uses the Gist app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling interval	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Pipedream will poll the Gist API on this schedule

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

read_contactwrite_contactread_bulk_contactswrite_bulk_contactsread_conversationswrite_conversationsread_eventsread_tagswrite_tagsread_teamsread_teammates

About Gist#

Build personal relationships at scale. Gist offers live chat, email marketing automation, event tracking, and more.

Action#

Get Multiple Member Profiles on LinkedIn

Description:Gets multiple member profiles at once. [See the docs here](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/shared/integrations/people/profile-api#retrieve-other-members-profile)

Version:0.1.5

Key:linkedin-get-multiple-member-profiles

View on GitHub

LinkedIn Overview#

The LinkedIn API on Pipedream allows you to automate interactions with your LinkedIn account, such as posting updates, managing your profile, and engaging with your network. With Pipedream's serverless platform, you can create workflows that trigger on various events, process data, and connect with countless other apps to extend your LinkedIn presence, analyze your network's demographics, automate content sharing, and more.

Action Code#

import linkedin from "../../linkedin.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "linkedin-get-multiple-member-profiles",
  name: "Get Multiple Member Profiles",
  description: "Gets multiple member profiles at once. [See the docs here](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/shared/integrations/people/profile-api#retrieve-other-members-profile)",
  version: "0.1.5",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    linkedin,
    peopleIds: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "People Ids",
      description: "Identifiers of the members to retrieve",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const peopleIdsArr = this.peopleIds;

    // Generates the ids of the request with this required string format:
    // List((id:{Person ID1}),(id:{Person ID2}),(id:{Person ID3}))
    let peopleIdsList = "List(";
    peopleIdsArr.forEach((personId) =>  {
      peopleIdsList = peopleIdsList.length > 5
        ? peopleIdsList + `,(id:${personId})`
        : peopleIdsList + `(id:${personId})`;
    });
    peopleIdsList = `${peopleIdsList})`;

    const params = {
      ids: peopleIdsList,
    };

    const response = await this.linkedin.getMultipleMemberProfiles({
      $,
      params,
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully retrieved ${this.peopleIds.length} member profile(s)`);

    return response;
  },
};

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
LinkedIn	`linkedin`	`app`	This component uses the LinkedIn app.
People Ids	`peopleIds`	`string[]`	Identifiers of the members to retrieve

Action Authentication#

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

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

r_1st_connections_sizer_ads_reportingrw_organization_adminw_organization_socialr_organization_socialw_member_social_feedw_member_socialw_organization_social_feedr_basicprofilerw_adsr_organization_social_feedr_ads

About LinkedIn#

LinkedIn is a business and employment-focused social media platform. Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities.