Send Email with Amazon SES API on Student Added to Course from Xperiencify API

Pipedream makes it easy to connect APIs for Amazon SES, Xperiencify and 2,400+ other apps remarkably fast.

Trigger workflow on

Student Added to Course from the Xperiencify API

Next, do this

Send Email with the Amazon SES API

No credit card required

▶

Watch us build a workflow

8 min

Watch now ➜

Trusted by 1,000,000+ developers from startups to Fortune 500 companies

Developers ♥ Pipedream

Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the Student Added to Course trigger
1. Connect your Xperiencify account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a Course
Configure the Send Email action
1. Connect your Amazon SES account
2. Select a AWS Region
3. Configure To Addresses
4. Optional- Configure CC Addresses
5. Optional- Configure BCC Addresses
6. Optional- Configure Reply To Addresses
7. Configure Subject
8. Configure Text
9. Optional- Configure HTML
10. Configure From
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#

Student Added to Course on Xperiencify

Description:Emit new event when a student enrolls into a course.

Version:0.0.2

Key:xperiencify-student-added-to-course

View on GitHub

Xperiencify Overview#

Xperiencify is a platform designed to create engaging online courses that motivate students through gamification and psychological triggers. The Xperiencify API allows course creators to manage and automate tasks related to courses, students, and their progress. With Pipedream, you can harness this API to create dynamic workflows that respond to course enrollments, progress milestones, and other student interactions. Automate notifications, gather analytics, synchronize with other platforms, and more, creating a seamless integration between Xperiencify and your digital ecosystem.

Trigger Code#

import { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
import xperiencify from "../../app/xperiencify.app.mjs";
import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";
export default defineSource({
    name: "Student Added to Course",
    description: "Emit new event when a student enrolls into a course.",
    key: "xperiencify-student-added-to-course",
    version: "0.0.2",
    type: "source",
    dedupe: "unique",
    props: {
        xperiencify,
        db: "$.service.db",
        timer: {
            type: "$.interface.timer",
            default: {
                intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
            },
        },
        courseId: {
            propDefinition: [
                xperiencify,
                "courseId",
            ],
        },
    },
    methods: {
        getMeta({ email, firstName, }) {
            return {
                id: email,
                summary: `New student ${firstName}: ${email}`,
                ts: new Date().getTime(),
            };
        },
    },
    async run() {
        const all = await this.xperiencify.getStudentsForCourse({
            courseId: this.courseId,
        });
        for (const student of all) {
            this.$emit(student, this.getMeta(student));
        }
    },
});

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
Xperiencify	`xperiencify`	`app`	This component uses the Xperiencify app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Course	`courseId`	`integer`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API key:

Navigate to your Xperiencify account and sign in
Go to Account > Advanced > API

About Xperiencify#

Xperiencify is the world's first fully gamified online course platform that creates a hyper-engaging "experience" for your students.

Action#

Send Email on Amazon SES

Description:Send an email using Amazon SES. Supports simple email messaging. [See the docs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/clients/client-sesv2/classes/sendemailcommand.html)

Version:0.9.0

Key:amazon_ses-send-email

View on GitHub

Amazon SES Overview#

Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is a powerful cloud-based email sending service designed to help digital marketers and application developers send marketing, notification, and transactional emails. With the SES API, you can reliably send emails at scale, manage sender reputations, view email sending statistics, and maintain a high deliverability rate. Leveraging Pipedream's capabilities, you can integrate SES seamlessly into serverless workflows, automate email responses based on triggers from other apps, and analyze the effectiveness of your email campaigns by connecting to data analytics platforms.

Action Code#

import base from "../common/base.mjs";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "amazon_ses-send-email",
  name: "Send Email",
  description: "Send an email using Amazon SES. Supports simple email messaging. [See the docs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/clients/client-sesv2/classes/sendemailcommand.html)",
  version: "0.9.0",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    ...base.props,
    ToAddresses: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "ToAddresses",
      ],
    },
    CcAddresses: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "CcAddresses",
      ],
    },
    BccAddresses: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "BccAddresses",
      ],
    },
    ReplyToAddresses: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "ReplyToAddresses",
      ],
    },
    Subject: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "Subject",
      ],
    },
    Text: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "Text",
      ],
      default: "",
    },
    Html: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "Html",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    FromEmailAddress: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "FromEmailAddress",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    if (!(this.Text || this.Html)) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("Email Text or HTML must be supplied");
    }

    const params = {
      Content: {
        Simple: {
          Subject: this.amazonSes.createCharsetContent(this.Subject),
          Body: {
            Text: this.amazonSes.createCharsetContent(this.Text),
          },
        },
      },
      Destination: {
        ToAddresses: this.ToAddresses,
        CcAddresses: this.CcAddresses,
        BccAddresses: this.BccAddresses,
      },
      FromEmailAddress: this.FromEmailAddress,
      ReplyToAddresses: this.ReplyToAddresses,
    };

    if (this.Html) {
      params.Content.Simple.Body.Html = this.amazonSes.createCharsetContent(this.Html);
    }

    const response = await this.amazonSes.sendEmail(this.region, params);
    $.export("$summary", "Sent email successfully");
    return response;
  },
};

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
Amazon SES	`amazonSes`	`app`	This component uses the Amazon SES app.
AWS Region	`region`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
To Addresses	`ToAddresses`	`string[]`	An array of recipient email addresses you want to send to
CC Addresses	`CcAddresses`	`string[]`	An array of email addresses you want to CC
BCC Addresses	`BccAddresses`	`string[]`	An array of email addresses you want to BCC
Reply To Addresses	`ReplyToAddresses`	`string[]`	An array of reply-to addresses
Subject	`Subject`	`string`	The email subject line. Use `\{\{` and `\}\}` to insert tags. Example: `This is a \{\{tagname\}\}`.
Text	`Text`	`string`	The email body that will be visible to recipients whose email clients do not display HTML. Use `\{\{` and `\}\}` to insert tags. Example: `This is a \{\{tagname\}\}`.
HTML	`Html`	`string`	The HTML email body. Use `\{\{` and `\}\}` to insert tags. Example: `This is a \{\{tagname\}\}`.
From	`FromEmailAddress`	`string`	The email from which the email is addressed

Action Authentication#

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

Follow the AWS Instructions for creating an IAM user with an associated access and secret key, with the minimum IAM permissions necessary to send email or hit the desired SES APIs from Pipedream.

Enter the access and secret key below.