Search People with People Data Labs API on New Item in Feed from RSS API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Item in Feed trigger
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Feed URL
4. Configure Published After
Configure the Search People action
1. Connect your People Data Labs account
2. Configure Query
3. Select a Query Type
4. Optional- Configure Size
5. Optional- Configure Datasets
6. Optional- Configure Title Case
7. Optional- Configure Pretty
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 Item in Feed on RSS

Description:Emit new items from an RSS feed

Version:1.2.6

Key:rss-new-item-in-feed

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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.

Trigger Code#

import rss from "../../app/rss.app.mjs";
import { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
import rssCommon from "../common/common.mjs";
export default defineSource({
    ...rssCommon,
    key: "rss-new-item-in-feed",
    name: "New Item in Feed",
    description: "Emit new items from an RSS feed",
    version: "1.2.6",
    type: "source",
    dedupe: "unique",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        url: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "url",
            ],
        },
        publishedAfter: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Published After",
            description: "Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`",
            default: new Date(Date.now() - 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(), // default to one day ago
        },
    },
    hooks: {
        async activate() {
            // Try to parse the feed one time to confirm we can fetch and parse.
            // The code will throw any errors to the user.
            await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        },
    },
    methods: {
        ...rssCommon.methods,
        generateMeta: function (item) {
            return {
                id: this.rss.itemKey(item),
                summary: item.title,
                ts: Date.now(),
            };
        },
    },
    async run() {
        const items = await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        for (const item of items.reverse()) {
            const publishedAfter = +new Date(this.publishedAfter);
            const ts = this.rss.itemTs(item);
            if (Number.isNaN(publishedAfter) || publishedAfter > ts) {
                continue;
            }
            const meta = this.generateMeta(item);
            this.$emit(item, meta);
        }
    },
});

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
RSS	`rss`	`app`	This component uses the RSS app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often you want to poll the feed for new items
Feed URL	`url`	`string`	Enter the URL for any public RSS feed
Published After	`publishedAfter`	`string`	Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`

Trigger Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

Action#

Search People on People Data Labs

Description:Find specific segments of people that you need to power your projects and products. [See the docs here](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/reference-person-search-api)

Version:0.0.1

Key:people_data_labs-search-people

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People Data Labs Overview#

The People Data Labs API provides access to a rich database of profiles, offering granular data on individuals such as employment history, education, skills, and more. Leveraging Pipedream's capabilities, you can automate personalized outreach, enrich contact lists, validate professional information, and sync data across platforms in real-time. These automations can power recruitment, sales, and networking efforts by providing up-to-date and comprehensive data points.

Action Code#

import { QUERY_TYPE_OPTIONS } from "../../common/constants.mjs";
import app from "../../people_data_labs.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "people_data_labs-search-people",
  name: "Search People",
  description: "Find specific segments of people that you need to power your projects and products. [See the docs here](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/reference-person-search-api)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    query: {
      label: "Query",
      type: "string",
      description: "The query to perform (can be an [Elasticsearch](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/input-parameters-person-search-api#query) or [SQL query](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/input-parameters-person-search-api#sql)). Click the preferred query type for the documentation.",
    },
    queryType: {
      label: "Query Type",
      type: "string",
      description: "Which type of query is being used.",
      options: QUERY_TYPE_OPTIONS,
    },
    size: {
      label: "Size",
      type: "integer",
      description: "The batch size or the maximum number of matched records to return for this query if they exist",
      default: 1,
      min: 1,
      max: 100,
      optional: true,
    },
    datasets: {
      label: "Datasets",
      type: "string[]",
      description: "Specifies which [dataset(s)](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/datasets) the API should search against.",
      optional: true,
    },
    titlecase: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Title Case",
      description: "By default, all text in the response data returns as lowercase. Setting to `true` will titlecase any records returned.",
      optional: true,
    },
    pretty: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "pretty",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      app, query, queryType, ...data
    } = this;
    const params = {
      [queryType]: query,
      ...data,
    };

    const res = await app.searchPeople({
      $,
      params,
    });
    $.export("$summary", res?.status === 200
      ? `Found ${res?.data?.length} records`
      : "No records found");
    return res;
  },
};

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
People Data Labs	`app`	`app`	This component uses the People Data Labs app.
Query	`query`	`string`	The query to perform (can be an Elasticsearch or SQL query). Click the preferred query type for the documentation.
Query Type	`queryType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Elasticsearch query", "value": "query" }{ "label": "SQL query", "value": "sql" }`
Size	`size`	`integer`	The batch size or the maximum number of matched records to return for this query if they exist
Datasets	`datasets`	`string[]`	Specifies which dataset(s) the API should search against.
Title Case	`titlecase`	`boolean`	By default, all text in the response data returns as lowercase. Setting to `true` will titlecase any records returned.
Pretty	`pretty`	`boolean`	Whether the output should have human-readable indentation.

Action Authentication#

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

Signup for an API key. Upon sign in, API Key, along with a few example API calls appear in the dashboard.