Send WhatsApp Message with BotPenguin API on Weekly schedule from Schedule API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Schedule trigger and BotPenguin 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 WhatsApp Message action
1. Connect your BotPenguin account
2. Configure Api Key
3. Optional- Configure Username
4. Configure Wa Id
5. Optional- Configure Message
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 WhatsApp Message on BotPenguin

Description:Sends a WhatsApp message. [See the documentation](https://help.botpenguin.com/api-references/whatsapp-cloud-api/post-send-message-api)

Version:0.0.1

Key:botpenguin-send-whatsapp-message

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Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "botpenguin-send-whatsapp-message",
  name: "Send WhatsApp Message",
  description: "Sends a WhatsApp message. [See the documentation](https://help.botpenguin.com/api-references/whatsapp-cloud-api/post-send-message-api)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    botpenguin,
    apiKey: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Api Key",
      description: "The bot's api key [Click here for further information](https://help.botpenguin.com/api-references/whatsapp-cloud-api#id-2.-api-key).",
      secret: true,
    },
    userName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Username",
      description: "The name of the user to whom the message is being sent.",
      optional: true,
    },
    waId: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Wa Id",
      description: "The WhatsApp number of the user to whom the message is being sent. The number must contain the country code without the plus sign.",
    },
    message: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Message",
      description: "The message that needs to sent.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.botpenguin.sendMessage({
      $,
      data: {
        userName: this.userName,
        wa_id: this.waId,
        type: "text",
        message: {
          text: this.message,
        },
      },
      params: {
        apiKey: this.apiKey,
      },
      headers: {
        apiKey: this.apiKey,
      },
    });
    $.export("$summary", "Message successfully sent!");
    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
BotPenguin	`botpenguin`	`app`	This component uses the BotPenguin app.
Api Key	`apiKey`	`string`	The bot's api key Click here for further information.
Username	`userName`	`string`	The name of the user to whom the message is being sent.
Wa Id	`waId`	`string`	The WhatsApp number of the user to whom the message is being sent. The number must contain the country code without the plus sign.
Message	`message`	`string`	The message that needs to sent.