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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a HTTP / Webhook trigger and RSS 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 when the content of the URL changes. trigger
1. Connect your HTTP / Webhook account
2. Configure Watching timer
3. Configure HTTP Request Configuration
4. Configure Emit body only
5. Configure Emit as array
Configure the Merge RSS Feeds action
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure Feed URLs
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 when the content of the URL changes. on HTTP / Webhook

Description:Emit new event when the content of the URL changes.

Version:0.0.2

Key:http-watch-url

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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";
import hash from "object-hash";
import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "http-watch-url",
  name: "New event when the content of the URL changes.",
  description: "Emit new event when the content of the URL changes.",
  version: "0.0.2",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    http,
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      label: "Watching timer",
      description: "How often to watch the URL.",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
    httpRequest: {
      type: "http_request",
      label: "HTTP Request Configuration",
      description: "HTTP Request Configuration",
      default: {
        method: "GET",
      },
    },
    emitBodyOnly: {
      label: "Emit body only",
      description: "If set as true the emitted item will contain only the response body, otherwise, it will include the request status code.",
      type: "boolean",
      default: true,
    },
    emitAsArray: {
      label: "Emit as array",
      description: "If the request responds with an array, this source will emit changes individually for each item of the array.",
      type: "boolean",
      default: false,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    getMeta(data, status) {
      if (this.emitBodyOnly) {
        return data;
      }
      return {
        data,
        status,
      };
    },
    emitArray(event, response) {
      if (!Array.isArray(response.data)) {
        return this.emitAny(event, response);
      }
      for (const item of response.data) {
        const meta = this.getMeta(item, response.status);
        this.emit(event, meta);
      }
    },
    emitAny(event, response) {
      const meta = this.getMeta(response.data, response.status);
      this.emit(event, meta);
    },
    emit(event, meta) {
      const ts = event.timestamp || Math.round(Date.now() / 1000);
      this.$emit(meta, {
        id: hash(meta),
        summary: `Requested at ${ts}`,
        ts,
      });
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    const response = await this.httpRequest.execute();
    if (this.emitAsArray) {
      this.emitArray(event, response);
    } else {
      this.emitAny(event, response);
    }
  },
};

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
HTTP / Webhook	`http`	`app`	This component uses the HTTP / Webhook app.
Watching timer	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often to watch the URL.
HTTP Request Configuration	`httpRequest`	`http_request`	HTTP Request Configuration
Emit body only	`emitBodyOnly`	`boolean`	If set as true the emitted item will contain only the response body, otherwise, it will include the request status code.
Emit as array	`emitAsArray`	`boolean`	If the request responds with an array, this source will emit changes individually for each item of the array.

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#

Merge RSS Feeds on RSS

Description:Retrieve multiple RSS feeds and return a merged array of items sorted by date [See documentation](https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification)

Version:1.2.7

Key:rss-merge-rss-feeds

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RSS Overview#

The RSS app allows users to automatically fetch and parse updates from web feeds. This functionality is pivotal for staying abreast of content changes or updates from websites, blogs, and news outlets that offer RSS feeds. With Pipedream, you can harness the RSS API to trigger workflows that enable a broad range of automations, like content aggregation, monitoring for specific keywords, notifications, and data synchronization across platforms.

Action Code#

import rss from "../../app/rss.app.mjs";
import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
export default defineAction({
    name: "Merge RSS Feeds",
    description: "Retrieve multiple RSS feeds and return a merged array of items sorted by date [See documentation](https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification)",
    key: "rss-merge-rss-feeds",
    version: "1.2.7",
    type: "action",
    props: {
        rss,
        urls: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "urls",
            ],
        },
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        const items = [];
        for (const url of this.urls) {
            const feedItems = await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(url);
            items.push(...feedItems);
        }
        $.export("$summary", "Successfully merged feeds");
        return this.rss.sortItemsForActions(items);
    },
});

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
RSS	`rss`	`app`	This component uses the RSS app.
Feed URLs	`urls`	`string[]`	Enter either one or multiple URLs from any public RSS feed

Action Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

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