Send Templated Email with Amazon SES API on New Constituent Created from Little Green Light API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Little Green Light 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 New Constituent Created trigger
1. Connect your Little Green Light account
2. Configure timer
Configure the Send Templated 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 From
8. Select a Template Name
9. Configure Template Data
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 Constituent Created on Little Green Light

Description:Emit new event for each new constituent created in Little Green Light.

Version:0.0.1

Key:little_green_light-new-constituent-created

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Little Green Light Overview#

The Little Green Light API provides access to a robust donor management platform, allowing for the creation, retrieval, update, and deletion of donor data. With the API, you can automate tasks related to fundraising, event management, and donor engagement. On Pipedream, you can harness this API to construct serverless workflows that trigger on various events, integrate with other apps, and automate repetitive tasks without managing infrastructure.

Note: Little Green Light strongly recommends against connecting your LGL account with any AI services like ChatGPT, as that could lead to unintended use of personal data.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/base.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "little_green_light-new-constituent-created",
  name: "New Constituent Created",
  description: "Emit new event for each new constituent created in Little Green Light.",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    async generateMeta(constituent) {
      return {
        id: constituent.id,
        summary: `New Constituent: ${constituent.first_name} ${constituent.last_name}`,
        ts: Date.parse(constituent.created_at),
      };
    },
    getFn() {
      return this.littleGreenLight.searchConstituents;
    },
    async prepareDate(data, lastData, maxResults) {
      let responseArray = [];
      for await (const item of data) {
        responseArray.push(item);
      }

      responseArray = responseArray.sort(
        (a, b) => b.id - a.id,
      );
      responseArray = responseArray.filter((item) => item.id > lastData);
      if (maxResults && (responseArray.length > maxResults)) responseArray.length = maxResults;
      if (responseArray.length) this._setLastData(responseArray[0].id);
      return responseArray;
    },
  },
  sampleEmit,
};

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
Little Green Light	`littleGreenLight`	`app`	This component uses the Little Green Light app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`

Trigger Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API Key,

Navigate to your Little Green Light account and sign in
Go to “Settings” > “Integration Settings”

About Little Green Light#

Donor Management Software for Nonprofits

Action#

Send Templated Email on Amazon SES

Description:Send an email replacing the template tags with values using Amazon SES. [See the docs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/clients/client-ses/classes/sendtemplatedemailcommand.html)

Version:0.0.1

Key:amazon_ses-send-templated-email

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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";

export default {
  key: "amazon_ses-send-templated-email",
  name: "Send Templated Email",
  description: "Send an email replacing the template tags with values using Amazon SES. [See the docs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/clients/client-ses/classes/sendtemplatedemailcommand.html)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  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",
      ],
    },
    FromEmailAddress: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "FromEmailAddress",
      ],
    },
    Template: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "TemplateName",
        (c) => ({
          region: c.region,
        }),
      ],
    },
    TemplateData: {
      type: "object",
      label: "Template Data",
      description: "A JSON object of replacement values to apply to the template tags",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const params = {
      Destination: {
        ToAddresses: this.ToAddresses,
        CcAddresses: this.CcAddresses,
        BccAddresses: this.BccAddresses,
      },
      Source: this.FromEmailAddress,
      ReplyToAddresses: this.ReplyToAddresses,
      Template: this.Template,
      TemplateData: JSON.stringify(this.TemplateData),
    };

    const response = await this.amazonSes.sendTemplatedEmail(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
From	`FromEmailAddress`	`string`	The email from which the email is addressed
Template Name	`Template`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Template Data	`TemplateData`	`object`	A JSON object of replacement values to apply to the template tags

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.