Update Contact with Mailercloud API on New Item in Feed from RSS API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Item in Feed trigger
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Feed URL
4. Configure Published After
Configure the Update Contact action
1. Connect your Mailercloud account
2. Select a List ID
3. Select a Contact ID
4. Optional- Configure Name
5. Optional- Configure City
6. Optional- Configure State
7. Optional- Configure Zip
8. Optional- Configure Country
9. Optional- Configure Phone
10. Optional- Configure Industry
11. Optional- Configure Department
12. Optional- Configure Job Title
13. Optional- Configure Organization
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 Item in Feed on RSS

Description:Emit new items from an RSS feed

Version:1.2.7

Key:rss-new-item-in-feed

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RSS Overview#

The RSS app allows users to automatically fetch and parse updates from web feeds. This functionality is pivotal for staying abreast of content changes or updates from websites, blogs, and news outlets that offer RSS feeds. With Pipedream, you can harness the RSS API to trigger workflows that enable a broad range of automations, like content aggregation, monitoring for specific keywords, notifications, and data synchronization across platforms.

Trigger Code#

import { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
import rss from "../../app/rss.app.mjs";
import rssCommon from "../common/common.mjs";
export default defineSource({
    ...rssCommon,
    key: "rss-new-item-in-feed",
    name: "New Item in Feed",
    description: "Emit new items from an RSS feed",
    version: "1.2.7",
    type: "source",
    dedupe: "unique",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        url: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "url",
            ],
        },
        publishedAfter: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Published After",
            description: "Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`",
            default: new Date(Date.now() - 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(), // default to one day ago
        },
    },
    hooks: {
        async activate() {
            // Try to parse the feed one time to confirm we can fetch and parse.
            // The code will throw any errors to the user.
            await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        },
    },
    methods: {
        ...rssCommon.methods,
        generateMeta: function (item) {
            return {
                id: this.rss.itemKey(item),
                summary: item.title,
                ts: Date.now(),
            };
        },
    },
    async run() {
        const items = await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        for (const item of items.reverse()) {
            const publishedAfter = +new Date(this.publishedAfter);
            const ts = this.rss.itemTs(item);
            if (Number.isNaN(publishedAfter) || publishedAfter > ts) {
                continue;
            }
            const meta = this.generateMeta(item);
            this.$emit(item, meta);
        }
    },
});

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
RSS	`rss`	`app`	This component uses the RSS app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often you want to poll the feed for new items
Feed URL	`url`	`string`	Enter the URL for any public RSS feed
Published After	`publishedAfter`	`string`	Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`

Trigger Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

Action#

Update Contact on Mailercloud

Description:Update an existing contact in the user's Mailercloud account. [See the documentation](https://apidoc.mailercloud.com/docs/mailercloud-api/55b552af7970c-update-contact)

Version:0.0.1

Key:mailercloud-update-contact

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Mailercloud Overview#

Mailercloud API opens the door to robust email marketing and automation possibilities. Within Pipedream's serverless environment, you can leverage this API to create, send, and track email campaigns, manage subscriber lists, and analyze performance metrics. It fits seamlessly into workflows that require communication with customers or internal teams, growing and nurturing leads, or automating email-based tasks.

Action Code#

import mailercloud from "../../mailercloud.app.mjs";
import utils from "../../common/utils.mjs";

export default {
  key: "mailercloud-update-contact",
  name: "Update Contact",
  description: "Update an existing contact in the user's Mailercloud account. [See the documentation](https://apidoc.mailercloud.com/docs/mailercloud-api/55b552af7970c-update-contact)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    mailercloud,
    listId: {
      propDefinition: [
        mailercloud,
        "listId",
      ],
      description: "The ID of a list to filter contacts by",
    },
    contactId: {
      propDefinition: [
        mailercloud,
        "contactId",
        (c) => ({
          listId: c.listId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    name: {
      propDefinition: [
        mailercloud,
        "name",
      ],
    },
    city: {
      propDefinition: [
        mailercloud,
        "city",
      ],
    },
    state: {
      propDefinition: [
        mailercloud,
        "state",
      ],
    },
    zip: {
      propDefinition: [
        mailercloud,
        "zip",
      ],
    },
    country: {
      propDefinition: [
        mailercloud,
        "country",
      ],
    },
    phone: {
      propDefinition: [
        mailercloud,
        "phone",
      ],
    },
    industry: {
      propDefinition: [
        mailercloud,
        "industry",
      ],
    },
    department: {
      propDefinition: [
        mailercloud,
        "department",
      ],
    },
    jobTitle: {
      propDefinition: [
        mailercloud,
        "jobTitle",
      ],
    },
    organization: {
      propDefinition: [
        mailercloud,
        "organization",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.mailercloud.updateContact({
      contactId: this.contactId,
      data: utils.cleanObject({
        name: this.name,
        city: this.city,
        state: this.state,
        zip: this.zip,
        country: this.country,
        phone: this.phone,
        industry: this.industry,
        department: this.department,
        job_title: this.jobTitle,
        organization: this.organization,
      }),
      $,
    });
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully updated contact with ID: ${this.contactId}`);
    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
Mailercloud	`mailercloud`	`app`	This component uses the Mailercloud app.
List ID	`listId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Contact ID	`contactId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Name	`name`	`string`	Name of the contact
City	`city`	`string`	The city of the contact
State	`state`	`string`	The state of the contact
Zip	`zip`	`string`	The zip code of the contact
Country	`country`	`string`	The country of the contact
Phone	`phone`	`string`	The phone number of the contact
Industry	`industry`	`string`	The industry of the contact
Department	`department`	`string`	The department of the contact
Job Title	`jobTitle`	`string`	The job title of the contact
Organization	`organization`	`string`	The organization of the contact