Build and Send a Block Kit Message (Beta) with Slack API on New Submission Received from Basin API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Submission Received trigger
1. Connect your Basin account
2. Configure timer
Configure the Build and Send a Block Kit Message (Beta) action
1. Connect your Slack account
2. Select a Channel
3. Optional- Configure Notification Text
4. Optional- Configure Send as User
5. Optional- Configure Bot Username
6. Optional- Select a Icon (emoji)
7. Optional- Configure Icon (image URL)
8. Optional- Configure Schedule message
9. Optional- Configure Include link to workflow
10. Optional- Configure Metadata Event Type
11. Optional- Configure Metadata Event Payload
12. Select a Reference Existing Blocks Array or Configure Manually?
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 Submission Received on Basin

Description:Emit new event on each new form submission received.

Version:0.0.1

Key:basin-new-submission-received

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Basin Overview#

Basin helps you build custom forms for your web projects remarkably fast, without the massive engineering lift. It works out of the box with all your favorite tools and frameworks with no dependencies, special libraries, or extra configuration needed. Simply point your forms to Basin and it will:

Collect and store submission records
Block spam
Send email notifications
Trigger downstream integrations with connected apps (like Pipedream)

Basin saves you the time and hassle of building, monitoring, and maintaining your own form backend or API.

Trigger Code#

import basin from "../../basin.app.mjs";
import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  name: "New Submission Received",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "basin-new-submission-received",
  description: "Emit new event on each new form submission received.",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    basin,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      static: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
  },
  methods: {
    emitEvent(data) {
      this.$emit(data, {
        id: data.id,
        summary: `New submission received with ID ${data.id}`,
        ts: Date.parse(data.created_at),
      });
    },
    _setLastSyncDate(date) {
      this.db.set("lastSyncDate", date);
    },
    _getLastSyncDate() {
      return this.db.get("lastSyncDate");
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      const { submissions } = await this.basin.getSubmissions();

      submissions.slice(0, 10).reverse()
        .forEach(this.emitEvent);
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const lastSyncDate = this._getLastSyncDate() ?? (new Date).getTime();
    this._setLastSyncDate((new Date).getTime());

    let page = 1;

    while (true) {
      const { submissions } = await this.basin.getSubmissions({
        params: {
          page,
        },
      });

      submissions
        .filter((submission) => Date.parse(submission.created_at) > lastSyncDate)
        .reverse()
        .forEach(this.emitEvent);

      if (submissions.length < 100) {
        break;
      }

      page++;
    }
  },
};

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
Basin	`basin`	`app`	This component uses the Basin app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`

Trigger Authentication#

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

Go to the Dashboard for your form and then select the 'Integrations' tab. Each form has it's own API key.

About Basin#

Deploy a powerful, easy-to-configure form backend without writing a single line of server side code.

Action#

Build and Send a Block Kit Message (Beta) on Slack

Description:Configure custom blocks and send to a channel, group, or user. [See Slack's docs for more info](https://api.slack.com/tools/block-kit-builder).

Version:0.3.0

Key:slack-send-block-kit-message

View on GitHub

Slack Overview#

The Pipedream Slack app enables you to build event-driven workflows that interact with the Slack API. When you authorize the Pipedream app's access to your workspace, you can use Pipedream workflows to perform common Slack actions, or write your own code against the Slack API.

The Pipedream Slack app is not a typical app. You don't interact with it directly as a bot, and it doesn't add custom functionality to your workspace out of the box. It makes it easier to automate anything you'd typically use the Slack API for, using Pipedream workflows.

Automate posting updates to your team channels
Create a bot to answer common questions
Integrate with your existing tools and services
And much more!

Action Code#

import common from "../common/send-message.mjs";
import buildBlocks from "../common/build-blocks.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  ...buildBlocks,
  name: "Build and Send a Block Kit Message (Beta)",
  description: "Configure custom blocks and send to a channel, group, or user. [See Slack's docs for more info](https://api.slack.com/tools/block-kit-builder).",
  version: "0.3.0",
  type: "action",
  key: "slack-send-block-kit-message",
  props: {
    slack: common.props.slack,
    conversation: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.slack,
        "conversation",
      ],
    },
    text: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.slack,
        "notificationText",
      ],
    },
    ...common.props,
    ...buildBlocks.props,
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    ...buildBlocks.methods,
    async getGeneratedBlocks() {
      return await buildBlocks.run.call(this);  // call buildBlocks.run with the current context
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    this.blocks = await this.getGeneratedBlocks();  // set the blocks prop for common.run to use
    const resp = await common.run.call(this, {
      $,
    });  // call common.run with the current context
    return resp;
  },
};

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
Slack	`slack`	`app`	This component uses the Slack app.
Channel	`conversation`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Notification Text	`text`	`string`	Optionally provide a string for Slack to display as the new message notification (if you do not provide this, notification will be blank).
Send as User	`as_user`	`boolean`	Optionally pass `TRUE` to post the message as the authed user, instead of as a bot. Defaults to `FALSE`.
Bot Username	`username`	`string`	Optionally customize your bot's user name (default is `Pipedream`). Must be used in conjunction with `as_user` set to false, otherwise ignored.
Icon (emoji)	`icon_emoji`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Icon (image URL)	`icon_url`	`string`	Optionally provide an image URL to use as the icon for this message. Must be used in conjunction with `as_user` set to `false`, otherwise ignored.
Schedule message	`post_at`	`integer`	Messages can only be scheduled up to 120 days in advance, and cannot be scheduled for the past. The datetime format should be a unix timestamp (e.g., `1650507616`, see here for help with this format).
Include link to workflow	`include_sent_via_pipedream_flag`	`boolean`	Defaults to `true`, includes a link to the workflow at the end of your Slack message.
Metadata Event Type	`metadata_event_type`	`string`	The name of the metadata event
Metadata Event Payload	`metadata_event_payload`	`string`	The payload of the metadata event. Must be a JSON string e.g. `{"key": "value"}`
Reference Existing Blocks Array or Configure Manually?	`passArrayOrConfigure`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Reference an array of blocks", "value": "array" }{ "label": "Configure blocks individually (maximum 5 blocks)", "value": "configure" }`

Action Authentication#

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

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

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About Slack#

Slack is a channel-based messaging platform. With Slack, people can work together more effectively, connect all their software tools and services, and find the information they need to do their best work — all within a secure, enterprise-grade environment.

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