Update Email Template with Amazon SES API on New Lead from DealMachine API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Lead trigger
1. Connect your DealMachine account
2. Configure Polling interval
Configure the Update Email Template action
1. Connect your Amazon SES account
2. Select a AWS Region
3. Select a Template Name
4. Optional- Configure Subject
5. Optional- Configure HTML
6. Optional- Configure Text
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 Lead on DealMachine

Description:Emit new event when a new lead is created.

Version:0.0.1

Key:dealmachine-new-lead

View on GitHub

DealMachine Overview#

The DealMachine API allows for automation of real estate investment tasks such as property research, direct mail marketing, and lead management. By connecting the DealMachine API to Pipedream, users can automate workflows, combine real estate data with other apps, and trigger custom actions based on specific criteria. Pipedream's serverless platform provides a powerful way to interact with the DealMachine API, process data, and integrate with countless other services to optimize real estate investment strategies.

Trigger Code#

import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";
import dealmachine from "../../dealmachine.app.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  key: "dealmachine-new-lead",
  name: "New Lead",
  version: "0.0.1",
  description: "Emit new event when a new lead is created.",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    dealmachine,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      label: "Polling interval",
      description: "Pipedream will poll the DealMachine on this schedule",
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getLastId() {
      return this.db.get("lastId") || 0;
    },
    _setLastId(lastId) {
      this.db.set("lastId", lastId);
    },
    async startEvent(maxResults = 0) {
      const { dealmachine } = this;

      const lastId = this._getLastId();
      const items = dealmachine.paginate({
        fn: dealmachine.listLeads,
        maxResults,
      });

      let responseArray = [];

      for await (const item of items) {
        if (item.id <= lastId) break;
        responseArray.push(item);
      }
      if (responseArray.length) this._setLastId(responseArray[0].id);

      for (const item of responseArray.reverse()) {
        this.$emit(
          item,
          {
            id: item.id,
            summary: `A new lead with id: "${item.id}" was created!`,
            ts: new Date(),
          },
        );
      }
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      await this.startEvent(25);
    },
  },
  async run() {
    await this.startEvent();
  },
  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
DealMachine	`dealmachine`	`app`	This component uses the DealMachine app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling interval	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Pipedream will poll the DealMachine on this schedule

Trigger Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API Key,

Navigate to your DealMachine account and sign in
Hit the navigation menu on the top right.
Go to “Application Settings” > “API”

About DealMachine#

We help single family real estate investors find more deals for less money with our suite of direct-to-seller marketing tools.

Action#

Update Email Template on Amazon SES

Description:Update an email template. [See the docs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/clients/client-sesv2/classes/updateemailtemplatecommand.html)

Version:0.0.1

Key:amazon_ses-update-email-template

View on GitHub

Amazon SES Overview#

Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is a powerful cloud-based email sending service designed to help digital marketers and application developers send marketing, notification, and transactional emails. With the SES API, you can reliably send emails at scale, manage sender reputations, view email sending statistics, and maintain a high deliverability rate. Leveraging Pipedream's capabilities, you can integrate SES seamlessly into serverless workflows, automate email responses based on triggers from other apps, and analyze the effectiveness of your email campaigns by connecting to data analytics platforms.

Action Code#

import base from "../common/base.mjs";

export default {
  key: "amazon_ses-update-email-template",
  name: "Update Email Template",
  description: "Update an email template. [See the docs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/clients/client-sesv2/classes/updateemailtemplatecommand.html)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    ...base.props,
    TemplateName: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "TemplateName",
        (c) => ({
          region: c.region,
        }),
      ],
    },
    Subject: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "Subject",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    Html: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "Html",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    Text: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "Text",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const { TemplateContent } = await this.amazonSes.getEmailTemplate(this.region, {
      TemplateName: this.TemplateName,
    });

    const params = {
      TemplateName: this.TemplateName,
      TemplateContent: {
        Subject: this.amazonSes.replaceCurlyBrackets(this.Subject) ?? TemplateContent.Subject,
        Html: this.amazonSes.replaceCurlyBrackets(this.Html) ?? TemplateContent.Html,
        Text: this.amazonSes.replaceCurlyBrackets(this.Text) ?? TemplateContent.Text,
      },
    };

    const response = await this.amazonSes.updateEmailTemplate(this.region, params);
    $.export("$summary", "Successfully updated email template");
    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
Amazon SES	`amazonSes`	`app`	This component uses the Amazon SES app.
AWS Region	`region`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Template Name	`TemplateName`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Subject	`Subject`	`string`	The email subject line. Use `\{\{` and `\}\}` to insert tags. Example: `This is a \{\{tagname\}\}`.
HTML	`Html`	`string`	The HTML email body. Use `\{\{` and `\}\}` to insert tags. Example: `This is a \{\{tagname\}\}`.
Text	`Text`	`string`	The email body that will be visible to recipients whose email clients do not display HTML. Use `\{\{` and `\}\}` to insert tags. Example: `This is a \{\{tagname\}\}`.

Action Authentication#

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

Follow the AWS Instructions for creating an IAM user with an associated access and secret key, with the minimum IAM permissions necessary to send email or hit the desired SES APIs from Pipedream.

Enter the access and secret key below.