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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a RSS trigger and Sinch 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 Send Message action
1. Connect your Sinch account
2. Select a App ID
3. Configure Message
4. Optional- Select a Contact ID
5. Optional- Select a Channel
6. Optional- Configure Identity
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:1.2.7

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 { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
import rss from "../../app/rss.app.mjs";
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: "1.2.7",
    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#

Send Message on Sinch

Description:Send a message to a contact. [See the documentation](https://developers.sinch.com/docs/conversation/api-reference/conversation/tag/Messages/#tag/Messages/operation/Messages_SendMessage)

Version:0.0.1

Key:sinch-send-message

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Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "sinch-send-message",
  name: "Send Message",
  description: "Send a message to a contact. [See the documentation](https://developers.sinch.com/docs/conversation/api-reference/conversation/tag/Messages/#tag/Messages/operation/Messages_SendMessage)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  annotations: {
    destructiveHint: false,
    openWorldHint: true,
    readOnlyHint: false,
  },
  props: {
    sinch,
    appId: {
      propDefinition: [
        sinch,
        "appId",
      ],
    },
    message: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Message",
      description: "The message to send",
    },
    contactId: {
      propDefinition: [
        sinch,
        "contactId",
      ],
      description: "The ID of the recipient. Overrides channel and identity",
      optional: true,
    },
    channel: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Channel",
      description: "The channel to send the message to",
      options: constants.CHANNELS,
      optional: true,
    },
    identity: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Identity",
      description: "The channel identity. This will differ from channel to channel. For example, a phone number for SMS, WhatsApp, and Viber Business.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    if (!this.contactId && !this.identity) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("You must provide either a contact ID or an identity.");
    }

    if (this.identity && !this.channel) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("You must provide a channel when providing an identity.");
    }

    const response = await this.sinch.sendMessage({
      $,
      data: {
        app_id: this.appId,
        recipient: this.contactId
          ? {
            contact_id: this.contactId,
          }
          : {
            identified_by: {
              channel_identities: [
                {
                  channel: this.channel,
                  identity: this.identity,
                },
              ],
            },
          },
        message: {
          text_message: {
            text: this.message,
          },
        },
      },
    });
    $.export("$summary", "Successfully sent message");
    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
Sinch	`sinch`	`app`	This component uses the Sinch app.
App ID	`appId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Message	`message`	`string`	The message to send
Contact ID	`contactId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Channel	`channel`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`WHATSAPPRCSSMSMESSENGERVIBERVIBERBMMMSINSTAGRAMTELEGRAMKAKAOTALKKAKAOTALKCHATLINEWECHATAPPLEBC`
Identity	`identity`	`string`	The channel identity. This will differ from channel to channel. For example, a phone number for SMS, WhatsApp, and Viber Business.

Action Authentication#

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

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