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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Mailchimp 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 Link Clicked trigger
1. Connect your Mailchimp account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a Campaign ID
4. Select a Campaign Link
5. Configure Unique Clicks Only?
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#

Link Clicked on Mailchimp

Description:Emit new event when a recipient clicks a pre-specified link in an specific campaign.

Version:0.0.2

Key:mailchimp-link-clicked

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Mailchimp Overview#

The Mailchimp API taps into the heart of your email marketing efforts, allowing you to manage subscribers, campaigns, and reports. With the API, you can automate tasks like syncing subscriber lists, segmenting contacts based on behavior, and personalizing email content to match user profiles. It's a powerful tool for marketers looking to fine-tune their email strategy and maximize engagement.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/timer-based.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "mailchimp-link-clicked",
  name: "Link Clicked",
  description: "Emit new event when a recipient clicks a pre-specified link in an specific campaign.",
  version: "0.0.2",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    campaignId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.mailchimp,
        "campaignId",
      ],
      description: "The unique ID of the campaign you'd like to watch for new clicks on links",
    },
    linkId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.mailchimp,
        "linkId",
        (c) => ({
          campaignId: c.campaignId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    uniqueClicksOnly: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Unique Clicks Only?",
      description: "Whether to count every link click or only count clicks coming from each user only once",
      default: false,
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      // Emits sample events on the first run during deploy.
      return this.emitReportSampleEvents(this.campaignId, this.linkId, (Date.now()));
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getEventTypes() {
      return [
        "clicks",
      ];
    },
    generateMeta({
      eventPayload,
      diff: clickDiff,
      timestamp: ts,
    }) {
      const { id: linkId } = eventPayload;
      return {
        id: `${linkId}-${ts}`,
        summary: `${clickDiff} new clicks`,
        ts,
      };
    },
    getCachedCampaignDetails() {
      return this.getDbServiceVariable("recipientClicks");
    },
    async getCampaignDetails() {
      return this.mailchimp.getCampaignClickDetailsForLink(
        this.campaignId,
        this.linkId,
      );
    },
    getNodataErrorMessage() {
      return "No data found for specified campaign and link.";
    },
    getCurrentCampaignDetails(report) {
      return this.uniqueClicksOnly
        ? report.unique_clicks
        : report.total_clicks;
    },
    getDetailsDiff(currentRecipientClicks, recipientClicks) {
      return currentRecipientClicks - recipientClicks;
    },
    cacheCampaignDetails(currentRecipientClicks) {
      if (isNaN(currentRecipientClicks)) {
        if (this.uniqueClicksOnly) {
          this.setDbServiceVariable("recipientClicks", currentRecipientClicks.unique_clicks);
        } else {
          this.setDbServiceVariable("recipientClicks", currentRecipientClicks.total_clicks);
        }
      } else {
        this.setDbServiceVariable("recipientClicks", currentRecipientClicks);
      }
    },
    clearCampaignDetailsCache() {
      this.setDbServiceVariable("recipientClicks", 0);
    },
  },
  async run() {
    return this.emitReportEvents();
  },
};

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	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Mailchimp	`mailchimp`	`app`	This component uses the Mailchimp app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Campaign ID	`campaignId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Campaign Link	`linkId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Unique Clicks Only?	`uniqueClicksOnly`	`boolean`	Whether to count every link click or only count clicks coming from each user only once

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

About Mailchimp#

Mailchimp is a marketing automation and email marketing platform.

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

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