Get Repository Content with GitHub API on New Requests (Payload Only) from HTTP / Webhook API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Requests (Payload Only) trigger
1. Connect your HTTP / Webhook account
Configure the Get Repository Content action
1. Connect your GitHub account
2. Select a Repository
3. Optional- Configure Path
4. Optional- Select a Media Type
5. Optional- Select a Branch
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 Requests (Payload Only) on HTTP / Webhook

Description:Get a URL and emit the HTTP body as an event on every request

Version:0.1.1

Key:http-new-requests-payload-only

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HTTP / Webhook Overview#

Build, test, and send HTTP requests without code using your Pipedream workflows. The HTTP / Webhook action is a tool to build HTTP requests with a Postman-like graphical interface.

Point and click HTTP requests

Define the target URL, HTTP verb, headers, query parameters, and payload body without writing custom code.

$A screenshot of Pipedream's HTTP Request Configuration interface with a GET request type selected. The request URL is set to 'https://api.openai.com/v1/models'. The 'Auth' tab is highlighted, indicating that authentication is required for this request. In the headers section, there are two headers configured: 'User-Agent' is set to 'pipedream/1', and 'Authorization' is set to 'Bearer {{openai_api_key}}', showing how the OpenAI account's API key is dynamically inserted into the headers to handle authentication automatically.$

Here's an example workflow that uses the HTTP / Webhook action to send an authenticated API request to OpenAI.

Focus on integrating, not authenticating

This action can also use your connected accounts with third-party APIs. Selecting an integrated app will automatically update the request’s headers to authenticate with the app properly, and even inject your token dynamically.

Pipedream integrates with thousands of APIs, but if you can’t find a Pipedream integration simply use Environment Variables in your request headers to authenticate with.

Compatible with no code actions or Node.js and Python

The HTTP/Webhook action exports HTTP response data for use in subsequent workflow steps, enabling easy data transformation, further API calls, database storage, and more.

Response data is available for both coded (Node.js, Python) and no-code steps within your workflow.

Trigger Code#

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

// Core HTTP component
// Returns a 200 OK response, emits the HTTP payload as an event
export default {
  key: "http-new-requests-payload-only",
  name: "New Requests (Payload Only)",
  // eslint-disable-next-line
  description: "Get a URL and emit the HTTP body as an event on every request",
  version: "0.1.1",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    // eslint-disable-next-line
    httpInterface: {
      type: "$.interface.http",
      customResponse: true,
    },
    http,
  },
  async run(event) {
    const { body } = event;
    this.httpInterface.respond({
      status: 200,
      body,
    });
    // Emit the HTTP payload
    this.$emit({
      body,
    });
  },
};

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
N/A	`httpInterface`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.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.
HTTP / Webhook	`http`	`app`	This component uses the HTTP / Webhook app.

Trigger Authentication#

The HTTP / Webhook API does not require authentication.

About HTTP / Webhook#

Get a unique URL where you can send HTTP or webhook requests

Action#

Get Repository Content on GitHub

Description:Get the content of a file or directory in a specific repository. [See the documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/contents#get-repository-content)

Version:0.1.3

Key:github-get-repository-content

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GitHub Overview#

The GitHub API is a powerful gateway to interaction with GitHub's vast web of data and services, offering a suite of endpoints to manipulate and retrieve information on repositories, pull requests, issues, and more. Harnessing this API on Pipedream, you can orchestrate automated workflows that respond to events in real-time, manage repository data, streamline collaborative processes, and connect GitHub with other services for a more integrated development lifecycle.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "github-get-repository-content",
  name: "Get Repository Content",
  description: "Get the content of a file or directory in a specific repository. [See the documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/contents#get-repository-content)",
  version: "0.1.3",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    github,
    repoFullname: {
      propDefinition: [
        github,
        "repoFullname",
      ],
    },
    path: {
      label: "Path",
      description: "The file path or directory to retrieve. Defaults to the repository's root directory.",
      type: "string",
      default: "",
      optional: true,
    },
    mediaType: {
      label: "Media Type",
      description: "The media type of the response. [See the documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/contents?apiVersion=2022-11-28#get-repository-content) for more information.",
      type: "string",
      options: [
        {
          value: "application/vnd.github.raw+json",
          label: "Returns the raw file contents for files and symlinks",
        },
        {
          value: "application/vnd.github.html+json",
          label: "Returns the file contents in HTML",
        },
        {
          value: "application/vnd.github.object+json",
          label: "Returns the contents in a consistent object format regardless of the content type",
        },
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    branch: {
      propDefinition: [
        github,
        "branch",
        (c) => ({
          repoFullname: c.repoFullname,
        }),
      ],
      description:
        "The branch to use. Defaults to the repository's default branch (usually `main` or `master`)",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.github.getRepoContent({
      repoFullname: this.repoFullname,
      path: this.path,
      mediaType: this.mediaType,
      params: {
        ref: this.branch?.split?.("/")[0],
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", "Successfully retrieved repository content.");

    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
GitHub	`github`	`app`	This component uses the GitHub app.
Repository	`repoFullname`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Path	`path`	`string`	The file path or directory to retrieve. Defaults to the repository's root directory.
Media Type	`mediaType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "value": "application/vnd.github.raw+json", "label": "Returns the raw file contents for files and symlinks" }{ "value": "application/vnd.github.html+json", "label": "Returns the file contents in HTML" }{ "value": "application/vnd.github.object+json", "label": "Returns the contents in a consistent object format regardless of the content type" }`
Branch	`branch`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

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

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

reporead:orgadmin:org_hookgistprojectnotificationsread:userwrite:discussionadmin:repo_hook

About GitHub#

Where the world builds software. Millions of developers and companies build, ship, and maintain their software on GitHub—the largest and most advanced development platform in the world.

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