Update Contact with Omnisend 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 Omnisend 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 Omnisend account
2. Select a Contact ID
3. Optional- Configure First Name
4. Optional- Configure Last Name
5. Optional- Configure Tags
6. Optional- Configure Country
7. Optional- Configure Country Code
8. Optional- Configure State
9. Optional- Configure City
10. Optional- Configure Address
11. Optional- Configure Postal Code
12. Optional- Select a Gender
13. Optional- Configure Birthdate
14. Optional- Configure Custom Properties
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 Omnisend

Description:Modify subscriber information or update their subscription status. [See the documentation](https://api-docs.omnisend.com/reference/patch_contacts-contactid)

Version:0.0.1

Key:omnisend-update-contact

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Omnisend Overview#

Omnisend's API lets you automate email marketing by integrating with your e-commerce platform. You can sync subscriber lists, trigger personalized emails based on customer behavior, and track results. With Pipedream, you can seamlessly connect Omnisend to a plethora of other services, creating custom workflows. This means you can automate follow-ups, update databases, or kick off multi-step sequences with ease.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "omnisend-update-contact",
  name: "Update Contact",
  description: "Modify subscriber information or update their subscription status. [See the documentation](https://api-docs.omnisend.com/reference/patch_contacts-contactid)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    omnisend,
    contactId: {
      propDefinition: [
        omnisend,
        "contactId",
      ],
    },
    firstName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "First Name",
      description: "The first name of the contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    lastName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Last Name",
      description: "The last name of the contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    tags: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Tags",
      description: "Tags are labels you create to organize and manage your audience.",
      optional: true,
    },
    country: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Country",
      description: "The country of the contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    countryCode: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Country Code",
      description: "The ISO country code (2 characters).",
      optional: true,
    },
    state: {
      type: "string",
      label: "State",
      description: "The state of the contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    city: {
      type: "string",
      label: "City",
      description: "The city of the contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    address: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Address",
      description: "The street address of the contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    postalCode: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Postal Code",
      description: "The postal or zip code of the contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    gender: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Gender",
      description: "The gender of the contact ('m' for male, 'f' for female).",
      options: [
        "m",
        "f",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    birthdate: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Birthdate",
      description: "The birthdate of the contact in YYYY-MM-DD format.",
      optional: true,
    },
    customProperties: {
      type: "object",
      label: "Custom Properties",
      description: "Custom properties for the contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      omnisend,
      contactId,
      ...data
    } = this;

    const response = await omnisend.updateContact({
      $,
      contactId,
      data,
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully updated contact with ID ${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
Omnisend	`omnisend`	`app`	This component uses the Omnisend app.
Contact ID	`contactId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
First Name	`firstName`	`string`	The first name of the contact.
Last Name	`lastName`	`string`	The last name of the contact.
Tags	`tags`	`string[]`	Tags are labels you create to organize and manage your audience.
Country	`country`	`string`	The country of the contact.
Country Code	`countryCode`	`string`	The ISO country code (2 characters).
State	`state`	`string`	The state of the contact.
City	`city`	`string`	The city of the contact.
Address	`address`	`string`	The street address of the contact.
Postal Code	`postalCode`	`string`	The postal or zip code of the contact.
Gender	`gender`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`mf`
Birthdate	`birthdate`	`string`	The birthdate of the contact in YYYY-MM-DD format.
Custom Properties	`customProperties`	`object`	Custom properties for the contact.