Start Automation Flow with Triggre API on New Direct Message (Instant) from Slack API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Direct Message (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Slack account
2. Configure slackApphook
3. Optional- Configure Ignore Bots
4. Optional- Configure Ignore Messages from Yourself
Configure the Start Automation Flow action
1. Connect your Triggre account
2. Configure Flow Name
3. Configure Flow 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 Direct Message (Instant) on Slack

Description:Emit new event when a message was posted in a direct message channel

Version:1.0.20

Key:slack-new-direct-message

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Slack Overview#

The Pipedream Slack app enables you to build event-driven workflows that interact with the Slack API. Once 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!

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "slack-new-direct-message",
  name: "New Direct Message (Instant)",
  version: "1.0.20",
  description: "Emit new event when a message was posted in a direct message channel",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    // eslint-disable-next-line pipedream/props-description,pipedream/props-label
    slackApphook: {
      type: "$.interface.apphook",
      appProp: "slack",
      async eventNames() {
        return [
          "message.im",
        ];
      },
    },
    ignoreBot: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.slack,
        "ignoreBot",
      ],
    },
    ignoreSelf: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Ignore Messages from Yourself",
      description: "Ignores messages sent to yourself",
      default: false,
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getSummary() {
      return "New direct message received";
    },
    processEvent(event) {
      if ((this.ignoreSelf && event.user == this.slack.mySlackId())
        || ((this.ignoreBot) && (event.subtype === "bot_message" || event.bot_id))
        || (event.subtype === "message_changed")) {
        return;
      }
      return event;
    },
  },
  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
Slack	`slack`	`app`	This component uses the Slack app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`slackApphook`	`$.interface.apphook`
Ignore Bots	`ignoreBot`	`boolean`	Ignore messages from bots
Ignore Messages from Yourself	`ignoreSelf`	`boolean`	Ignores messages sent to yourself

Trigger 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:

channels:historychannels:readchannels:writeemoji:readgroups:historygroups:readgroups:writeim:historyim:readim:writelinks:readlinks:writempim:historympim:readmpim:writereactions:readreactions:writereminders:readreminders:writestars:readteam:readusergroups:readusergroups:writeusers:readusers:read.emailusers:writechat:write:botchat:write:userfiles:write:usercommandsusers.profile:writeusers.profile:read

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.

Action#

Start Automation Flow on Triggre

Description:Starts an automation flow within your Triggre application. [See the documentation](https://docs.triggre.com/lessons/how-to-create-an-incoming-web-api)

Version:0.0.1

Key:triggre-start-automation-flow

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Triggre Overview#

The Triggre API offers a gateway to interact with the Triggre platform, enabling you to automate processes, manage data, and integrate with other services. On Pipedream, you can harness this API to create powerful serverless workflows, connecting Triggre with numerous other apps to streamline operations, trigger actions based on events, and manipulate data in real-time. This empowers you to build custom, automated solutions that bridge the gap between Triggre and the rest of your tech stack.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "triggre-start-automation-flow",
  name: "Start Automation Flow",
  description: "Starts an automation flow within your Triggre application. [See the documentation](https://docs.triggre.com/lessons/how-to-create-an-incoming-web-api)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    triggre,
    flowName: {
      propDefinition: [
        triggre,
        "flowName",
      ],
    },
    flowData: {
      propDefinition: [
        triggre,
        "flowData",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.triggre.startAutomationFlow({
      $,
      flowName: encodeURI(this.flowName),
      flowNameWithUnderscores: this.flowName.replace(/ /g, "_"),
      data: this.flowData,
    });
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully started automation flow ${this.flowName}`);
    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
Triggre	`triggre`	`app`	This component uses the Triggre app.
Flow Name	`flowName`	`string`	The name of the automation flow to start
Flow Data	`flowData`	`object`	The data to pass to the automation flow

Action Authentication#

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

To retrieve your Application Environment, Username and Password,

Navigate to https://my.triggre.com and sign in
Click on one of your applications on the left
Some buttons will appear, from those, click on "Application settings"
Your are taken to your application's connection page, click on "View connection credentials" at the bottom.
Copy your application's environment, username and password from the table on the right.

Start Automation Flow with Triggre API on New Direct Message (Instant) from Slack API

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