Run Report in GA4 with Google Analytics API on New Incoming SMS (Instant) from Twilio API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Incoming SMS (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Twilio account
2. Select a Incoming Phone Number
3. Configure Twilio Auth Token
4. Optional- Configure Response Message
Configure the Run Report in GA4 action
1. Connect your Google Analytics account
2. Configure Property
3. Configure Start Date
4. Configure End Date
5. Configure Metrics
6. Optional- Configure Dimensions
7. Optional- Configure Dimension filter
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 Incoming SMS (Instant) on Twilio

Description:Emit new event every time an SMS is sent to the phone number set. Configures a webhook in Twilio, tied to an incoming phone number.

Version:0.1.3

Key:twilio-new-incoming-sms

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Twilio Overview#

Twilio's API on Pipedream opens up a multitude of communication capabilities, allowing you to build robust, scalable, and automated workflows. With Twilio, you can send and receive SMS and MMS messages, make voice calls, and perform other communication functions programmatically. Leveraging Pipedream's seamless integration, you can connect these communications features with hundreds of other services to automate notifications, streamline customer interactions, and enhance operational efficiency.

Trigger Code#

import twilio from "twilio";
import common from "../common-webhook.mjs";
import constants from "../../common/constants.mjs";

const MessagingResponse = twilio.twiml.MessagingResponse;

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "twilio-new-incoming-sms",
  name: "New Incoming SMS (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event every time an SMS is sent to the phone number set. Configures a webhook in Twilio, tied to an incoming phone number.",
  version: "0.1.3",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    responseMessage: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.twilio,
        "responseMessage",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getServiceType() {
      return constants.SERVICE_TYPE.SMS;
    },
    getResponseBody() {
      const twiml = new MessagingResponse();
      let responseBody = "<Response></Response>";
      if (this.responseMessage) {
        twiml.message(this.responseMessage);
        responseBody = twiml.toString();
      }
      return responseBody;
    },
    generateMeta(body, headers) {
      return {
        /** if Twilio retries a message, but we've already emitted, dedupe */
        id: headers["i-twilio-idempotency-token"],
        summary: body.Body,
        ts: Date.now(),
      };
    },
  },
};

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
Twilio	`twilio`	`app`	This component uses the Twilio app.
Incoming Phone Number	`incomingPhoneNumber`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Twilio Auth Token	`authToken`	`string`	Your Twilio auth token, found in your Twilio console. Required for validating Twilio events.
N/A	`http`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.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.
Response Message	`responseMessage`	`string`	The message you want to send in response to incoming messages. Leave this blank if you don't need to issue a response.

Trigger 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.

Action#

Run Report in GA4 on Google Analytics

Description:Returns a customized report of your Google Analytics event data. Reports contain statistics derived from data collected by the Google Analytics tracking code. [See the documentation here](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/data/v1/rest/v1beta/properties/runReport)

Version:0.0.3

Key:google_analytics-run-report-in-ga4

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Google Analytics Overview#

The Google Analytics API unlocks the power of your analytics data, enabling automated access to custom reports, real-time statistics, and user behavior analysis. With it, you can extract actionable insights, push data to other platforms, and tailor your business strategy with precision. Leveraging Pipedream's serverless platform, these capabilities can be seamlessly integrated into workflows that trigger actions in other apps, send alerts, or even feed data warehouses for deeper analysis.

Action Code#

import analytics from "../../google_analytics.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "google_analytics-run-report-in-ga4",
  version: "0.0.3",
  name: "Run Report in GA4",
  description: "Returns a customized report of your Google Analytics event data. Reports contain statistics derived from data collected by the Google Analytics tracking code. [See the documentation here](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/data/v1/rest/v1beta/properties/runReport)",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    analytics,
    property: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Property",
      description: "A Google Analytics GA4 property identifier whose events are tracked. Specified in the URL path and not the body. To learn more, [see where to find your Property ID](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/data/v1/property-id). Within a batch request, this property should either be unspecified or consistent with the batch-level property.",
    },
    startDate: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Start Date",
      description: "Start date in YYYY-MM-DD format",
    },
    endDate: {
      type: "string",
      label: "End Date",
      description: "End date in YYYY-MM-DD format",
    },
    metrics: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Metrics",
      description: "Metrics attributes for your data. Explore the available metrics [here](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/data/v1/api-schema#metrics)",
    },
    dimensions: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Dimensions",
      description: "Dimension attributes for your data. Explore the available dimensions [here](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/data/v1/api-schema#dimensions)",
      optional: true,
    },
    dimensionFilter: {
      type: "object",
      label: "Dimension filter",
      description: "Dimension filters let you ask for only specific dimension values in the report. Read more about dimension filters [here](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/data/v1/basics#dimension_filters)",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const metrics = this.metrics || [];
    const dimensions = this.dimensions || [];

    const dimensionFilter = typeof this.dimensionFilter === "string"
      ? JSON.parse(this.dimensionFilter)
      : this.dimensionFilter;

    const data = {
      dateRanges: [
        {
          startDate: this.startDate,
          endDate: this.endDate,
        },
      ],
      dimensions: dimensions.map((dimension) => ({
        name: dimension,
      })),
      metrics: metrics.map((metric) => ({
        name: metric,
      })),
      dimensionFilter: dimensionFilter,
    };
    const report = await this.analytics.queryReportsGA4({
      property: this.property,
      data,
    });
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully retrieved report for the property ${this.property}`);
    return report;
  },
};

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
Google Analytics	`analytics`	`app`	This component uses the Google Analytics app.
Property	`property`	`string`	A Google Analytics GA4 property identifier whose events are tracked. Specified in the URL path and not the body. To learn more, see where to find your Property ID. Within a batch request, this property should either be unspecified or consistent with the batch-level property.
Start Date	`startDate`	`string`	Start date in YYYY-MM-DD format
End Date	`endDate`	`string`	End date in YYYY-MM-DD format
Metrics	`metrics`	`string[]`	Metrics attributes for your data. Explore the available metrics here
Dimensions	`dimensions`	`string[]`	Dimension attributes for your data. Explore the available dimensions here
Dimension filter	`dimensionFilter`	`object`	Dimension filters let you ask for only specific dimension values in the report. Read more about dimension filters here

Action Authentication#

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

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

emailprofilehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.edit

About Google Analytics#

Google Analytics enables you to measure and report on user activity on websites, web and mobile apps, and internet-connected devices.

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