Make a Phone Call with Twilio API on New or Modified File or Folder from Dropbox API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New or Modified File or Folder trigger
1. Connect your Dropbox account
2. Select a Path
3. Configure Recursive
4. Configure dropboxApphook
5. Configure Include Media Info
6. Configure Include Link
Configure the Make a Phone Call action
1. Connect your Twilio account
2. Select a From
3. Configure To
4. Configure Text
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 or Modified File or Folder on Dropbox

Description:Emit new event when a file or folder is added or modified. Make sure the number of files/folders in the watched folder does not exceed 4000.

Version:0.0.15

Key:dropbox-all-updates

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Dropbox Overview#

With the Dropbox API, you can build a variety of applications that range from
simple file sharing to complex content management systems. Some examples of
what you can build using the Dropbox API include:

A file sharing application that allows users to share and sync files across
devices
A content management system that allows users to manage and share files and
folders
A note taking application that allows users to sync notes across devices
A task management application that allows users to manage and share tasks and
files
A document management application that allows users to manage and share
documents and files

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  dedupe: "unique",
  type: "source",
  key: "dropbox-all-updates",
  name: "New or Modified File or Folder",
  version: "0.0.15",
  description: "Emit new event when a file or folder is added or modified. Make sure the number of files/folders in the watched folder does not exceed 4000.",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    includeMediaInfo: {
      label: "Include Media Info",
      type: "boolean",
      description: "Emit media info for photo and video files (incurs an additional API call)",
      default: false,
    },
    includeLink: {
      label: "Include Link",
      type: "boolean",
      description: "Emit temporary download link for files (incurs an additional API call)",
      default: false,
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async activate() {
      await this.getHistoricalEvents([
        "file",
        "folder",
      ]);
      const state = await this.dropbox.initState(this);
      this._setDropboxState(state);
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const state = this._getDropboxState();
    const {
      ret: updates, state: newState,
    } = await this.dropbox.getUpdates(this, state);
    this._setDropboxState(newState);
    for (let update of updates) {
      let file = {
        ...update,
      };
      if (this.includeMediaInfo) {
        file = await this.getMediaInfo(update);
      }
      if (this.includeLink) {
        file.link = await this.getTemporaryLink(update);
      }
      // new unique identification from merging the file id and the last file revision
      const id = update[".tag"] === "file"
        ? `${file.id}-${file.rev}`
        : `${file.id}-${newState.cursor}`;
      this.$emit(file, this.getMeta(id, file.path_display || file.id));
    }
  },
};

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
Dropbox	`dropbox`	`app`	This component uses the Dropbox app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Path	`path`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Recursive	`recursive`	`boolean`	Also watch sub-directories and their contents.
	`dropboxApphook`	`$.interface.apphook`
Include Media Info	`includeMediaInfo`	`boolean`	Emit media info for photo and video files (incurs an additional API call)
Include Link	`includeLink`	`boolean`	Emit temporary download link for files (incurs an additional API call)

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

About Dropbox#

Dropbox gives you secure access to all your files. Collaborate with friends, family, and coworkers from any device.

Action#

Make a Phone Call on Twilio

Description:Make a phone call, passing text that Twilio will speak to the recipient of the call. [See the docs](https://www.twilio.com/docs/voice/api/call-resource#create-a-call-resource) for more information

Version:0.1.3

Key:twilio-make-phone-call

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Twilio Overview#

With the Twilio API, you can build telephone applications that make and receive
phone calls, as well astext messaging applications that send and receive text
messages.

Some examples of applications you could build include:

A phone call application that allows you to make and receive phone calls over
the internet
A text messaging application that allows you to send and receive text
messages over the internet
A voicemail application that allows you to leave and receive voicemails over
the internet

Action Code#

import { phone } from "phone";
import twilio from "../../twilio.app.mjs";
import { callToString } from "../../common/utils.mjs";

export default {
  key: "twilio-make-phone-call",
  name: "Make a Phone Call",
  description: "Make a phone call, passing text that Twilio will speak to the recipient of the call. [See the docs](https://www.twilio.com/docs/voice/api/call-resource#create-a-call-resource) for more information",
  version: "0.1.3",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    twilio,
    from: {
      propDefinition: [
        twilio,
        "from",
      ],
    },
    to: {
      propDefinition: [
        twilio,
        "to",
      ],
    },
    text: {
      label: "Text",
      type: "string",
      description: "The text you'd like Twilio to speak to the user when they pick up the phone.",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    // Parse the given number into its E.164 equivalent
    // The E.164 phone number will be included in the first element
    // of the array, but the array will be empty if parsing fails.
    // See https://www.npmjs.com/package/phone
    const toParsed = phone(this.to);
    console.log(toParsed);
    if (!toParsed || !toParsed.phoneNumber) {
      throw new Error(`Phone number ${this.to} could not be parsed as a valid number.`);
    }

    const fromParsed = phone(this.from);
    if (!fromParsed || !fromParsed.phoneNumber) {
      throw new Error(`Phone number ${this.from} could not be parsed as a valid number.`);
    }

    const data = {
      to: toParsed.phoneNumber,
      from: fromParsed.phoneNumber,
      twiml: `<Response><Say>${this.text}</Say></Response>`,
    };

    const resp = await this.twilio.getClient().calls.create(data);
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully made a new phone call, "${callToString(resp)}"`);
    return resp;
  },
};

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
Twilio	`twilio`	`app`	This component uses the Twilio app.
From	`from`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
To	`to`	`string`	The destination phone number in E.164 format. Format with a `+` and country code (e.g., `+16175551212`).
Text	`text`	`string`	The text you'd like Twilio to speak to the user when they pick up the phone.

Action Authentication#

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

To connect your Twilio account to Pipedream,

API Key and API Key SID

First, create an API key in Twilio.

There are three types of keys: Main, Standard, and Restricted. You'll need a Main key to interact with certain API endpoints, like /Accounts.
If you don't need to interact with those endpoints, you can use a Standard or Restricted key.

After creating your key, you'll see fields for Sid and Secret. Enter those in the fields below.

Account SID and Auth Token

Visit your Twilio Dashboard. You'll see your Account SID and Auth Token under Account info.

About Twilio#

Twilio is a cloud communications platform for building SMS, Voice & Messaging applications on an API built for global scale.

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