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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New SNS Messages trigger
1. Connect your AWS account
2. Select a AWS Region
3. Optional- Select a SNS Topic
4. Optional- Configure SNS Topic Name
Configure the Submit URL for Indexing action
1. Connect your Google Search Console account
2. Configure URL for indexing
3. Select a Notification Type
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 SNS Messages on AWS

Description:Creates an SNS topic in your AWS account. Messages published to this topic are emitted from the Pipedream source.

Version:0.4.2

Key:aws-new-sns-messages

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AWS Overview#

The AWS API unlocks endless possibilities for automation with Pipedream. With this powerful combo, you can manage your AWS services and resources, automate deployment workflows, process data, and react to events across your AWS infrastructure. Pipedream offers a serverless platform for creating workflows triggered by various events that can execute AWS SDK functions, making it an efficient tool to integrate, automate, and orchestrate tasks across AWS services and other apps.

Trigger Code#

import base from "../common/sns.mjs";
import { toSingleLineString } from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import commonSNS from "../../common/common-sns.mjs";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  ...base,
  key: "aws-new-sns-messages",
  name: "New SNS Messages",
  description: toSingleLineString(`
    Creates an SNS topic in your AWS account.
    Messages published to this topic are emitted from the Pipedream source.
  `),
  version: "0.4.2",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique", // Dedupe on SNS message ID
  props: {
    ...base.props,
    topicArn: {
      ...commonSNS.props.topic,
      optional: true,
    },
    topic: {
      label: "SNS Topic Name",
      description: toSingleLineString(`
        **Pipedream will create an SNS topic with this name in your account**,
        converting it to a [valid SNS topic
        name](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sns/latest/api/API_CreateTopic.html).
      `),
      type: "string",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...base.methods,
    getTopicName() {
      return this.convertNameToValidSNSTopicName(this.topic);
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    if (!this.topicArn && !this.topic) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("Must specify either an existing topic or a new topic name");
    }

    if (this._isSubscriptionConfirmationEvent(event)) {
      const { body } = event;
      const subscriptionArn = await this._confirmSubscription(body);
      this._setSubscriptionArn(subscriptionArn);
      return;
    }

    await this.processEvent(event);
  },
};

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
AWS	`aws`	`app`	This component uses the AWS app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
N/A	`http`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
AWS Region	`region`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
SNS Topic	`topicArn`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
SNS Topic Name	`topic`	`string`	Pipedream will create an SNS topic with this name in your account, converting it to a valid SNS topic name

Trigger Authentication#

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

Follow the AWS Instructions for creating an IAM user with an associated access and secret key.

As a best practice, attach the minimum set of IAM permissions necessary to perform the specific task in Pipedream. If your workflow only needs to perform a single API call, you should create a user and associate an IAM group / policy with permission to do only that task. You can create as many linked AWS accounts in Pipedream as you'd like.

Enter your access and secret key below.

About AWS#

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers reliable, scalable, and inexpensive cloud computing services.

Action#

Submit URL for Indexing on Google Search Console

Description:Sends a URL update notification to the Google Indexing API

Version:0.0.3

Key:google_search_console-submit-url-for-indexing

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Google Search Console Overview#

The Google Search Console API opens a treasure trove of data and insights about your website's presence in Google Search results. You can get detailed reports on your site's search traffic, manage and test your site's sitemaps and robots.txt files, and see which queries bring users to your site. On Pipedream, utilize this API to automate checks on site performance, integrate with other tools for deeper analysis, or keep tabs on your SEO strategy's effectiveness.

Working with Domain Properties and Subdomains

Google Search Console distinguishes between URL properties and Domain properties:

URL properties are specific site URLs (e.g., https://example.com or https://www.example.com)
Domain properties include all subdomains and protocols (e.g., sc-domain:example.com)

When working with subdomains:

Select the domain property from the dropdown (e.g., sc-domain:example.com)
Enter the subdomain URL in the "Subdomain Filter" field (e.g., https://mcp.example.com)
By default, this will filter for pages containing that subdomain URL, including all subpages like https://mcp.example.com/app/slack

This approach ensures you can access subdomain data even if the subdomain isn't individually verified in Search Console.

Important: Getting Data for Individual Pages

To see data broken down by individual pages (rather than just aggregate data):

Add "page" to your dimensions list
This will return separate rows for each page, rather than a single aggregated row

For advanced filtering needs, you can also:

Change the filter dimension (page, query, country, etc.)
Change the filter operator (contains, equals, etc.)
Or use the advanced filters for complete customization

Example Use Cases

SEO Performance Report to Slack: Automate daily or weekly SEO performance reports. Use the Google Search Console API to fetch search analytics data, then send a summary report to a Slack channel, keeping the team informed about trends, keyword rankings, and click-through rates.
Sync Search Results with Google Sheets: Create a workflow that periodically pulls data from the Google Search Console API and adds it to a Google Sheet. This is useful for maintaining an evolving dataset for deeper analysis, historical reference, or sharing insights across teams without giving direct access to the Search Console.
Automatic Sitemap Submission: Set up a Pipedream workflow that triggers whenever a new sitemap is generated in your content management system (CMS). The workflow can then automatically submit the sitemap to Google Search Console via API, ensuring Google has the latest structure of your site for crawling and indexing.

Action Code#

import googleSearchConsole from "../../google_search_console.app.mjs";
import { trimIfString } from "../../common/utils.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Submit URL for Indexing",
  description: "Sends a URL update notification to the Google Indexing API",
  key: "google_search_console-submit-url-for-indexing",
  version: "0.0.3",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    googleSearchConsole,
    siteUrl: {
      type: "string",
      label: "URL for indexing",
      description: "URL to be submitted for indexing (must be a canonical URL that's verified in Google Search Console)",
    },
    notificationType: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Notification Type",
      description: "Type of notification to send to Google",
      options: [
        {
          label: "URL Updated (content has been updated)",
          value: "URL_UPDATED",
        },
        {
          label: "URL Deleted (page no longer exists)",
          value: "URL_DELETED",
        },
      ],
      default: "URL_UPDATED",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      siteUrl, notificationType,
    } = this;
    const trimmedUrl = trimIfString(siteUrl);

    const warnings = [];

    const urlCheck = this.googleSearchConsole.checkIfUrlValid(trimmedUrl);
    if (urlCheck.warnings) {
      warnings.push(...urlCheck.warnings);
    }

    let response;
    try {
      response = await this.googleSearchConsole.submitUrlForIndexing({
        $,
        data: {
          url: trimmedUrl,
          type: notificationType,
        },
      });
    } catch (error) {
      const thrower = this.googleSearchConsole.checkWhoThrewError(error);

      // Add more helpful error messages for common errors
      if (error.response?.status === 403) {
        throw new Error("Access denied. Make sure the URL belongs to a property you have access to in Google Search Console.");
      }

      if (error.response?.status === 400) {
        throw new Error("Invalid request. Ensure the URL is canonical and belongs to a verified property.");
      }

      throw new Error(`Failed to submit URL (${thrower.whoThrew} error): ${error.message}`);
    }

    // Format warnings string if any warnings exist
    const warningsString = warnings.length > 0
      ? `\n- ${warnings.join("\n- ")}`
      : "";

    // Output a summary message and any accumulated warnings
    $.export("$summary", `URL submitted to Google: ${trimmedUrl}${warningsString}`);

    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
Google Search Console	`googleSearchConsole`	`app`	This component uses the Google Search Console app.
URL for indexing	`siteUrl`	`string`	URL to be submitted for indexing (must be a canonical URL that's verified in Google Search Console)
Notification Type	`notificationType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "URL Updated (content has been updated)", "value": "URL_UPDATED" }{ "label": "URL Deleted (page no longer exists)", "value": "URL_DELETED" }`

Action Authentication#

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

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

emailprofilehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/webmastershttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/webmasters.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/siteverificationhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/indexing

About Google Search Console#

Tools and reports help you measure your site's Search traffic

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