Update Environment Variable with Postman API on New Labeled Email from Gmail API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Labeled Email trigger
1. Configure timer
2. Connect your Gmail account
3. Select a Label
Configure the Update Environment Variable action
1. Connect your Postman account
2. Optional- Select a Workspace ID
3. Select a Environment ID
4. Select a Variable
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 Labeled Email on Gmail

Description:Emit new event when a new email is labeled.

Version:0.0.5

Key:gmail-new-labeled-email

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Gmail Overview#

By connecting your personal Gmail account to Pipedream, you'll be able to incorporate email into whatever you're building with any of the thousands of apps that are available on Pipedream.

Trigger Code#

import gmail from "../../gmail.app.mjs";
import common from "../common/polling-history.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "gmail-new-labeled-email",
  name: "New Labeled Email",
  description: "Emit new event when a new email is labeled.",
  type: "source",
  version: "0.0.5",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    gmail,
    label: {
      propDefinition: [
        gmail,
        "label",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getHistoryTypes() {
      return [
        "labelAdded",
        "messageAdded",
      ];
    },
    generateMeta(message) {
      return {
        id: `${message.id}-${this.label}`,
        summary: `A new message with ID: ${message.id} was labeled with "${this.label}"`,
        ts: +message.internalDate,
      };
    },
    filterHistory(history) {
      return history.filter((item) =>
        (item.labelsAdded && item.labelsAdded[0].labelIds.includes(this.label))
        || (item.messagesAdded
          && item.messagesAdded[0].message.labelIds
          && item.messagesAdded[0].message.labelIds.includes(this.label)));
    },
  },
  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
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Gmail	`gmail`	`app`	This component uses the Gmail app.
Label	`label`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

emailprofileopenidhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.labelshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.sendhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.modifyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.composehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.settings.basic

About Gmail#

Gmail offers private and secure email by Google at no cost, for business and consumer accounts.

Action#

Update Environment Variable on Postman

Description:Updates a specific environment variable in Postman. [See the documentation](https://learning.postman.com/docs/developer/postman-api/intro-api/)

Version:0.0.1

Key:postman-update-variable

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Postman Overview#

The Postman API enables you to automate tasks within your Postman collections, such as running collections, fetching and updating environments, and integrating your API development workflow into your CI/CD pipeline. Using Pipedream, you can harness this functionality to create custom workflows that trigger on various events, process data, and connect with other apps, extending the capabilities of your API testing and development processes.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "postman-update-variable",
  name: "Update Environment Variable",
  description: "Updates a specific environment variable in Postman. [See the documentation](https://learning.postman.com/docs/developer/postman-api/intro-api/)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    postman,
    workspaceId: {
      propDefinition: [
        postman,
        "workspaceId",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    environmentId: {
      propDefinition: [
        postman,
        "environmentId",
        ({ workspaceId }) => ({
          workspaceId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    variable: {
      propDefinition: [
        postman,
        "variable",
        ({ environmentId }) => ({
          environmentId,
        }),
      ],
      reloadProps: true,
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const props = {};
    if (this.variable) {
      const { environment: { values: variables } } = await this.postman.getEnvironment({
        environmentId: this.environmentId,
      });
      const indexVar = variables.findIndex((variable) => variable.key === this.variable);
      const variable = variables[indexVar];

      props.variableValue = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Variable Value",
        description: "The value for the variable",
      };
      props.variableEnabled = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Variable Enabled",
        description: "Whether the variable is enabled or not.",
        default: variable.enabled,
      };
    }
    return props;
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      postman,
      environmentId,
    } = this;

    const { environment } = await postman.getEnvironment({
      $,
      environmentId,
    });

    const indexVar = environment.values.findIndex((variable) => variable.key === this.variable);
    environment.values[indexVar] = {
      ...environment.values[indexVar],
      value: this.variableValue,
      enabled: this.variableEnabled,
    };

    // This step is to delete all variables and create them again.
    // Without this step, the postman will only update the variables` initial value.
    await postman.updateEnvironment({
      $,
      environmentId,
      data: {
        environment: {
          values: [],
        },
      },
    });

    const response = await postman.updateEnvironment({
      $,
      environmentId,
      data: {
        environment: {
          values: environment.values,
        },
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully updated the variable "${this.variable}" in environment ID ${this.environmentId}`);
    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
Postman	`postman`	`app`	This component uses the Postman app.
Workspace ID	`workspaceId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Environment ID	`environmentId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Variable	`variable`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API key,