Update Signature for Email in Organization with Gmail (Developer App) API on New Email from IMAP API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Email trigger
1. Connect your IMAP account
2. Configure Polling interval
3. Select a Mailbox
Configure the Update Signature for Email in Organization action
1. Connect your Gmail (Developer App) account
2. Connect your Gmail (Developer App) account
3. Configure Signature
4. Configure Email
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 Email on IMAP

Description:Emit new event for each new email in a mailbox

Version:0.0.4

Key:imap-new-email

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IMAP Overview#

Using Pipedream's IMAP API, developers can automate interactions with their email inbox, enabling serverless workflows that perform actions based on incoming emails. This could include parsing email contents, triggering events upon receiving emails from specific senders, attaching labels, and much more. By leveraging IMAP, Pipedream can act as a bridge between your email and other services, streamlining processes that would otherwise require manual intervention.

Trigger Code#

import imap from "../../imap.app.mjs";
import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";

/**
 * Creates an IMAP server connection and emits emails added to a mailbox after the last emitted
 * email.
 */
export default {
  key: "imap-new-email",
  name: "New Email",
  description: "Emit new event for each new email in a mailbox",
  version: "0.0.4",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    imap,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      label: "Polling interval",
      description:
        "Pipedream will poll the IMAP server for new emails at this interval",
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
    mailbox: {
      propDefinition: [
        imap,
        "mailbox",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getLastUid(mailbox) {
      return this.db.get(`lastUid-${mailbox}`);
    },
    _setLastUid(mailbox, lastUid) {
      this.db.set(`lastUid-${mailbox}`, lastUid);
    },
    _getUidValidity(mailbox) {
      return this.db.get(`uidValidity-${mailbox}`);
    },
    _setUidValidity(mailbox, uidValidity) {
      this.db.set(`uidValidity-${mailbox}`, uidValidity);
    },
    _handleUidValidityChange(mailbox, uidValidity) {
      this._setUidValidity(mailbox, uidValidity);
      this._setLastUid(mailbox, null);
    },
    hasNewMessages(box) {
      const lastUid = this._getLastUid(box.name);
      return !lastUid || box.uidnext > lastUid + 1;
    },
    generateMeta(message) {
      const date = message.attributes?.date ?? new Date();
      const ts = Date.parse(date);
      return {
        id: `${message.attributes?.uid}-${ts}`,
        ts,
        summary: message.mail?.subject,
      };
    },
    processMessage(message) {
      const lastUid = message.attributes?.uid ?? lastUid;
      this._setLastUid(this.mailbox, lastUid);
      this.$emit(message.mail, this.generateMeta(message));
    },
    async processMessageStream(stream) {
      for await (const message of stream) {
        this.processMessage(message);
      }
    },
    async getHistoricalEvents() {
      const { mailbox } = this;
      const connection = await this.imap.getConnection();
      try {
        const box = await this.imap.openMailbox(connection, mailbox);
        const startSeqno = box.messages.total > 25
          ? box.messages.total - 24
          : 1;
        const messageStream = this.imap.fetchMessages(connection, {
          startSeqno,
        });
        await this.processMessageStream(messageStream);
      } finally {
        await this.imap.closeConnection(connection);
      }
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      await this.getHistoricalEvents();
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const { mailbox } = this;
    const connection = await this.imap.getConnection();

    try {
      const box = await this.imap.openMailbox(connection, mailbox);

      const uidValidity = this._getUidValidity(box.name);
      if (uidValidity !== box.uidvalidity) {
        this._handleUidValidityChange(box.name, box.uidvalidity);
      }

      if (!this.hasNewMessages(box)) {
        console.log("No new messages since last run");
        return;
      }

      const lastUid = this._getLastUid(box.name);

      // Fetch messages after lastUid if it exists, or most recent message otherwise
      const messageStream = this.imap.fetchMessages(connection, {
        startUid: lastUid && lastUid + 1,
        startSeqno: box.messages.total,
      });
      await this.processMessageStream(messageStream);
    } finally {
      await this.imap.closeConnection(connection);
    }
  },
};

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
IMAP	`imap`	`app`	This component uses the IMAP 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 IMAP server for new emails at this interval
Mailbox	`mailbox`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

Below are the required fields to connect your IMAP account to Pipedream:

host: Enter the host Pipedream should connect to. Refer to your email provider's IMAP instructions if you aren't sure what to enter.
email: Enter the email address you use to sign in to the account you'd like to connect.
password: This is the password you use to sign in to your email account. Note: in order to connect a Gmail account, you must use an App Password.
port: Specify the port number, either 143 (default) or 993. Refer to your email provider's IMAP instructions if you aren't sure which to use.

For Gmail accounts, refer to these instructions.

About IMAP#

Connect Pipedream to any IMAP email provider to trigger custom workflows.

Action#

Update Signature for Email in Organization on Gmail (Developer App)

Description:Update the signature for a specific email address in an organization. A Google Cloud service account with delegated domain-wide authority is required for this action. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/gmail/api/reference/rest/v1/users.settings.sendAs/update)

Version:0.0.10

Key:gmail_custom_oauth-update-org-signature

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Gmail (Developer App) Overview#

With the Gmail (Developer App) API on Pipedream, you can automate a variety of email-related tasks, directly manipulating your Gmail account to streamline workflows. From sending emails programmatically to parsing new inbound messages for data extraction, the API allows for deep interaction with your Gmail inbox. Use cases include automating follow-ups, organizing your inbox with filters and labels, and synchronizing important email events with other services to act upon new information instantly.

Action Code#

/* eslint-disable pipedream/required-properties-name */
/* eslint-disable pipedream/required-properties-description */
/* eslint-disable pipedream/required-properties-type */
import base from "../../../gmail/actions/update-org-signature/update-org-signature.mjs";
import overrideApp from "../../common/override-app.mjs";

overrideApp(base);

export default {
  ...base,
  key: "gmail_custom_oauth-update-org-signature",
  version: "0.0.10",
  type: "action",
};

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
Gmail (Developer App)	`gmail`	`app`	This component uses the Gmail (Developer App) app.
Gmail (Developer App)	`googleCloud`	`app`	This component uses the Gmail (Developer App) app.
Signature	`signature`	`string`	The new signature.
Email	`email`	`string`	The email address that will have the signature updated. If updating the primary address, please use Update Signature for Primary Email Address action.

Action Authentication#

Gmail (Developer App) uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Gmail (Developer App) account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Gmail (Developer App) 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 (Developer App) API.

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

do not use

About Gmail (Developer App)#

Private and secure email by Google at no cost, for business and consumer accounts. Use this app to connect your own developer account credentials.

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