Send SMS with BulkGate API on Weekly schedule from Schedule API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the Weekly schedule trigger
1. Connect your Schedule account
2. Configure Cron Schedule
Configure the Send SMS action
1. Connect your BulkGate account
2. Configure Recipient Number
3. Configure Message Text
4. Optional- Configure Is Unicode
5. Optional- Select a Sender ID
6. Optional- Configure Sender ID Value
7. Optional- Configure Country
8. Optional- Configure Application ID
9. Optional- Configure Application Token
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#

Weekly schedule on Schedule

Description:Trigger your workflow on one or more days each week at a specific time (with timezone support).

Version:0.0.1

Key:schedule-weekly

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Schedule Overview#

The Schedule app in Pipedream is a powerful tool that allows you to trigger workflows at regular intervals, ranging from every minute to once a year. This enables the automation of repetitive tasks and the scheduling of actions to occur without manual intervention. By leveraging this API, you can execute code, run integrations, and process data on a reliable schedule, all within Pipedream's serverless environment.

Trigger Code#

import schedule from "../../schedule.app.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Weekly schedule",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "schedule-weekly",
  type: "source",
  description: "Trigger your workflow on one or more days each week at a specific time (with timezone support).",
  props: {
    schedule,
    cron: {
      propDefinition: [
        schedule,
        "cron",
      ],
      default: {
        cron: "0 10 * * 1",
      },
    },
  },
};

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
Schedule	`schedule`	`app`	This component uses the Schedule app.
Cron Schedule	`cron`	`$.interface.timer`	Enter a cron expression

Trigger Authentication#

The Schedule API does not require authentication.

About Schedule#

Trigger workflows on an interval or cron schedule.

Action#

Send SMS on BulkGate

Description:Sends an SMS message to a phone number. [See the docs](https://help.bulkgate.com/docs/en/http-simple-transactional-post-json.html).

Version:0.0.1

Key:bulkgate-send-sms

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BulkGate Overview#

The BulkGate API enables automated sending of SMS messages, offering a powerful way to communicate with customers or users directly through their mobile devices. With this API on Pipedream, you can craft workflows that trigger SMS notifications based on specific events, such as new sign-ups, transaction alerts, or appointment reminders. It's a tool for enhancing customer engagement, support, and conversion through timely and personalized messaging.

Action Code#

import app from "../../bulkgate.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "bulkgate-send-sms",
  name: "Send SMS",
  description: "Sends an SMS message to a phone number. [See the docs](https://help.bulkgate.com/docs/en/http-simple-transactional-post-json.html).",
  type: "action",
  version: "0.0.1",
  props: {
    app,
    number: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "number",
      ],
    },
    text: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "text",
      ],
    },
    unicode: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "unicode",
      ],
    },
    senderId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "senderId",
      ],
    },
    senderIdValue: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "senderIdValue",
      ],
    },
    country: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "country",
      ],
    },
    appId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "appId",
      ],
    },
    appToken: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "appToken",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    sendSMS(args = {}) {
      return this.app.create({
        path: "/simple/transactional",
        ...args,
      });
    },
  },
  async run({ $: step }) {
    const {
      number,
      text,
      unicode,
      senderId,
      senderIdValue,
      country,
      appId,
      appToken,
    } = this;

    const response = await this.sendSMS({
      step,
      data: {
        number,
        text,
        unicode,
        sender_id: senderId,
        sender_id_value: senderIdValue,
        country,
        appId,
        appToken,
      },
    });

    step.export("$summary", `Successfully sent SMS with ID ${response.data.sms_id}`);

    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
BulkGate	`app`	`app`	This component uses the BulkGate app.
Recipient Number	`number`	`string`	The phone number you want to send the SMS to.
Message Text	`text`	`string`	Text of SMS message (max. 612 characters, or 268 characters if Unicode is used), UTF-8 encoding
Is Unicode	`unicode`	`boolean`	`Yes/true/1` for Unicode SMS, `no/false/0` for 7bit SMS.
Sender ID	`senderId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "System Number", "value": "gSystem" }{ "label": "Short Code", "value": "gShort" }{ "label": "Text sender", "value": "gText" }{ "label": "Mobile Connect", "value": "gMobile" }{ "label": "Mobile Connect push - Sends a notification to the Mobile Connect app", "value": "gPush" }{ "label": "Own Number (number verification required)", "value": "gOwn" }{ "label": "BulkGate Profile ID", "value": "gProfile" }{ "label": "BulkGate Profile ID", "value": "<int>" }`
Sender ID Value	`senderIdValue`	`string`	Sender value - gOwn (e.g. `420 777 777 777`), gText (e.g. `BulkGate`), gProfile (e.g. `423`), gMobile or gPush (`KEY`).
Country	`country`	`string`	Provide the recipients numbers in an international format (with prefix, e.g. `44`) or add the country code in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format (`7820125799` + `GB` = `447820125799`). See the country example request. If `null`, your set timezone will be used to fill the information
Application ID	`appId`	`string`	The ID of the application you want to use to send the SMS.
Application Token	`appToken`	`string`	The token of the application you want to use to send the SMS.