Search Gifs/Stickers with Giphy API on Weekly schedule from Schedule API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the Weekly schedule trigger
1. Connect your Schedule account
2. Configure Cron Schedule
Configure the Search Gifs/Stickers action
1. Connect your Giphy account
2. Select a Search Type
3. Configure Query
4. Optional- Select a Rating
5. Optional- Configure Max
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#

Weekly schedule on Schedule

Description:Trigger your workflow on one or more days each week at a specific time (with timezone support).

Version:0.0.1

Key:schedule-weekly

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Schedule Overview#

The Schedule app in Pipedream is a powerful tool that allows you to trigger workflows at regular intervals, ranging from every minute to once a year. This enables the automation of repetitive tasks and the scheduling of actions to occur without manual intervention. By leveraging this API, you can execute code, run integrations, and process data on a reliable schedule, all within Pipedream's serverless environment.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  name: "Weekly schedule",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "schedule-weekly",
  type: "source",
  description: "Trigger your workflow on one or more days each week at a specific time (with timezone support).",
  props: {
    schedule,
    cron: {
      propDefinition: [
        schedule,
        "cron",
      ],
      default: {
        cron: "0 10 * * 1",
      },
    },
  },
};

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
Schedule	`schedule`	`app`	This component uses the Schedule app.
Cron Schedule	`cron`	`$.interface.timer`	Enter a cron expression

Trigger Authentication#

The Schedule API does not require authentication.

About Schedule#

Trigger workflows on an interval or cron schedule.

Action#

Search Gifs/Stickers on Giphy

Description:Searches all GIPHY gifs or stickers for a word or phrase. [See the docs here](https://developers.giphy.com/docs/api/endpoint#search).

Version:0.0.1

Key:giphy-search-gifs-stickers

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Giphy Overview#

The Giphy API provides programmatic access to Giphy's vast library of animated GIFs, allowing you to search, share, and explore this rich visual content. Leveraging Pipedream, you can harness the power of Giphy to add engaging visuals to your applications, automate the delivery of GIFs in response to events, or enrich your social media interactions with dynamic imagery. It opens up fun and expressive ways to inject personality into chatbots, forums, or any platform that could use a splash of animated flair.

Action Code#

import giphyApp from "../../giphy.app.mjs";
import options from "../../common/constants.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Search Gifs/Stickers",
  description: "Searches all GIPHY gifs or stickers for a word or phrase. [See the docs here](https://developers.giphy.com/docs/api/endpoint#search).",
  key: "giphy-search-gifs-stickers",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    giphyApp,
    searchType: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Search Type",
      description: "The type of resource you want to search",
      options: [
        "gifs",
        "stickers",
      ],
    },
    query: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Query",
      description: "Search query term or phrase. Adding `@<username>` anywhere in the q parameter effectively changes the search query to be a search for a specific user’s GIFs (user has to be public and verified user by GIPHY.) Maximum length: 50 chars.",
    },
    rating: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Rating",
      description: "Filters results by [specified rating](https://developers.giphy.com/docs/optional-settings/#rating). Acceptable values include `g`, `pg`, `pg-13`, `r`. If you do not specify a rating, you will receive results from all possible ratings.",
      options: options.rating,
      optional: true,
    },
    max: {
      propDefinition: [
        giphyApp,
        "max",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      searchType,
      query,
      rating,
      max,
    } = this;

    const params = {
      q: query,
      rating,
    };

    const data = await this.giphyApp.getGifsOrStickers(searchType, params, max, $);
    if (data.length === 0) {
      $.export("$summary", "No data fetched");
    } else {
      $.export("$summary", `${data.length} register(s) fetched`);
    }
    return data;
  },
};

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
Giphy	`giphyApp`	`app`	This component uses the Giphy app.
Search Type	`searchType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`gifsstickers`
Query	`query`	`string`	Search query term or phrase. Adding `@<username>` anywhere in the q parameter effectively changes the search query to be a search for a specific user’s GIFs (user has to be public and verified user by GIPHY.) Maximum length: 50 chars.
Rating	`rating`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Level 1 (G) - Contains images that are broadly accepted as appropriate and commonly witnessed by people in a public environment.", "value": "g" }{ "label": "Level 2 (PG) - Contains images that are commonly witnessed in a public environment, but not as broadly accepted as appropriate.", "value": "pg" }{ "label": "Level 3 (PG-13) - Contains images that are typically not seen unless sought out, but still commonly witnessed.", "value": "pg-13" }{ "label": "Level 4 (R) - Contains images that are typically not seen unless sought out and could be considered alarming if witnessed.", "value": "r" }`
Max	`max`	`integer`	The maximum amount of registers to be fetched. Defaults to `50`

Action Authentication#

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

Get an API Key via the developers dashboard.