Send Message (Advanced) with Discord API on New Author from Ghost.org (Content API) API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Ghost.org (Content API) trigger and Discord action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Author trigger
1. Connect your Ghost.org (Content API) account
2. Configure Polling schedule
Configure the Send Message (Advanced) action
1. Connect your Discord account
2. Configure channel
3. Optional- Configure Message
4. Optional- Configure Thread ID
5. Optional- Configure Username
6. Optional- Configure Avatar URL
7. Optional- Configure Include link to workflow
8. Optional- Configure Suppress notifications
9. Optional- Configure Embeds
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 Author on Ghost.org (Content API)

Description:Emit new event for each new author added on a site.

Version:0.0.4

Key:ghost_org_content_api-new-author

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Ghost.org (Content API) Overview#

The Ghost.org (Content API) unlocks the power of content automation and integration for developers and content creators. With this API, you can programmatically access and manipulate your blog's posts, tags, authors, and settings. It's perfect for streamlining content workflows, from syncing with other platforms to analyzing and optimizing your content strategy.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  type: "source",
  key: "ghost_org_content_api-new-author",
  name: "New Author",
  description: "Emit new event for each new author added on a site.",
  version: "0.0.4",
  dedupe: "unique",
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getResourceFn() {
      return this.ghostContentApi.getAuthors;
    },
    getResourceFnArgs() {
      return {
        params: {
          limit: constants.DEFAULT_LIMIT,
        },
      };
    },
    getResourceName() {
      return "authors";
    },
    generateMeta(resource) {
      return {
        id: resource.id,
        ts: Date.now(),
        summary: `Author ID ${resource.id}`,
      };
    },
  },
};

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
Ghost.org (Content API)	`ghostContentApi`	`app`	This component uses the Ghost.org (Content API) app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling schedule	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often to poll the Ghost API

Trigger Authentication#

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

About Ghost.org (Content API)#

Open source publishing platform

Action#

Send Message (Advanced) on Discord

Description:Send a simple or structured message (using embeds) to a Discord channel

Version:1.0.2

Key:discord-send-message-advanced

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Discord Overview#

The Discord API interacts seamlessly with Pipedream, empowering you to craft customized automations and workflows for your Discord server. With this powerful integration, you can automate tasks like message posting, user management, and notifications, based on a myriad of triggers and actions from different apps. These automations can enhance the Discord experience for community moderators and members, by synchronizing with external tools, organizing community engagement, and streamlining notifications.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "discord-send-message-advanced",
  name: "Send Message (Advanced)",
  description: "Send a simple or structured message (using embeds) to a Discord channel",
  version: "1.0.2",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    message: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.discord,
        "message",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    embeds: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.discord,
        "embeds",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      message,
      avatarURL,
      threadID,
      username,
      includeSentViaPipedream,
      suppressNotifications,
      embeds: embedsProp,
    } = this;
    const embeds = embedsProp;

    if (!message && !embeds) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("This action requires at least 1 message OR embeds object. Please enter one or the other above.");
    }

    let content = message;
    if (includeSentViaPipedream) {
      if (embeds?.length) {
        embeds.push({
          "color": 16777215,
          "description": this.getSentViaPipedreamText(),
        });
      } else {
        content = this.appendPipedreamText(message ?? "");
      }
    }

    try {
      const resp = await this.discord.sendMessage(this.channel, {
        avatar_url: avatarURL,
        username,
        flags: this.getMessageFlags(suppressNotifications),
        embeds,
        content,
      }, {
        thread_id: threadID,
      });
      $.export("$summary", "Message sent successfully");
      return resp || {
        success: true,
      };
    } catch (err) {
      const unsentMessage = this.getUserInputProps();
      $.export("unsent", unsentMessage);
      throw err;
    }
  },
};

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
Discord	`discord`	`app`	This component uses the Discord app.
channel	`channel`	`$.discord.channel`
Message	`message`	`string`	Enter a simple message up to 2000 characters. This is the most commonly used field. However, it's optional if you pass embed content.
Thread ID	`threadID`	`string`	If provided, the message will be posted to this thread
Username	`username`	`string`	Overrides the current username of the webhook
Avatar URL	`avatarURL`	`string`	If used, it overrides the default avatar of the webhook. Note: Consecutive posts by the same username within 10 minutes of each other will not display updated avatar.
Include link to workflow	`includeSentViaPipedream`	`boolean`	Defaults to `true`, includes a link to this workflow at the end of your Discord message.
Suppress notifications	`suppressNotifications`	`boolean`	Defaults to `false`, sends the message as silent, triggers no notifications to clients.
Embeds	`embeds`	`any`	Optionally pass an array of embed objects. E.g., {{ [{"description":"Use markdown including Italic bold __underline__ ~~strikeout~~ [hyperlink](https://google.com) `code`"}] }}. To pass data from another step, enter a reference using double curly brackets (e.g., `{{steps.mydata.$return_value}}`). Tip: Construct the `embeds` array in a Node.js code step, return it, and then pass the return value to this step.

Action Authentication#

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

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

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