Update Timer Target Date with NiftyImages API on New Message (Instant) from Discord API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Message (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Discord account
2. Configure Channels
3. Configure discordApphook
Configure the Update Timer Target Date action
1. Connect your NiftyImages account
2. Configure Timer API Key
3. Configure Timer Image URL
4. Configure Target Date
5. Optional- Configure Date Format
6. Optional- Configure Is UTC
7. Optional- Configure Add Hours
8. Optional- Configure Add Days
9. Optional- Configure Add Months
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 Message (Instant) on Discord

Description:Emit new event for each message posted to one or more channels in a Discord server

Version:1.0.3

Key:discord-new-message

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Discord Overview#

The Discord API interacts seamlessly with Pipedream, empowering you to craft customized automations and workflows for your Discord server. With this powerful integration, you can automate tasks like message posting, user management, and notifications, based on a myriad of triggers and actions from different apps. These automations can enhance the Discord experience for community moderators and members, by synchronizing with external tools, organizing community engagement, and streamlining notifications.

Trigger Code#

import discord from "../../discord.app.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  type: "source",
  key: "discord-new-message",
  name: "New Message (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event for each message posted to one or more channels in a Discord server",
  version: "1.0.3",

  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    discord,
    channels: {
      type: "$.discord.channel[]",
      appProp: "discord",
      label: "Channels",
      description: "Select the channel(s) you'd like to be notified for",
    },
    // eslint-disable-next-line pipedream/props-label,pipedream/props-description
    discordApphook: {
      type: "$.interface.apphook",
      appProp: "discord",
      async eventNames() {
        return this.channels || [];
      },
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    if (event.guildID != this.discord.$auth.guild_id) {
      return;
    }
    this.$emit(event, {
      id: event.id,
    });
  },
  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
Discord	`discord`	`app`	This component uses the Discord app.
Channels	`channels`	`$.discord.channel[]`	Select the channel(s) you'd like to be notified for
	`discordApphook`	`$.interface.apphook`

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

botemailidentifyguilds

About Discord#

Use this app to create a Discord source that emits messages from your guild to a Pipedream workflow.

Action#

Update Timer Target Date on NiftyImages

Description:Create or update a Data Store Record [See docs here](https://api.niftyimages.com/)

Version:0.0.1

Key:niftyimages-update-timer-target-date

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NiftyImages Overview#

The NiftyImages API allows for the dynamic creation and customization of images for email marketing campaigns. By automating image personalization, users can create unique, engaging visuals that resonate with each recipient. It's possible to insert text into images, generate countdown timers, and manipulate image URLs on the fly, enhancing the visual appeal and relevance of marketing messages.

Action Code#

import niftyimages from "../../app/niftyimages.app.mjs";
import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
export default defineAction({
    name: "Update Timer Target Date",
    description: "Create or update a Data Store Record [See docs here](https://api.niftyimages.com/)",
    key: "niftyimages-update-timer-target-date",
    version: "0.0.1",
    type: "action",
    props: {
        niftyimages,
        timerApiKey: {
            label: "Timer API Key",
            description: `The API Key for the Timer you want to update.
        \\
        To find this, choose a timer image, click on **More Options**, scroll to **Target Date Automation** and click on **"Show API Key"**.`,
            type: "string",
        },
        timerImageUrl: {
            label: "Timer Image URL",
            description: "URL of the image to update.",
            type: "string",
        },
        targetDate: {
            label: "Target Date",
            description: "Date/Time of the new Target Date for the timer.",
            type: "string",
        },
        format: {
            label: "Date Format",
            description: "The format of the `TargetDate` property, if it's not in **ISO 8601** format *(e.g. 2016-03-12T12:00Z)*.",
            type: "string",
            optional: true,
        },
        isUtc: {
            label: "Is UTC",
            description: "If TRUE, NiftyImages will adjust the `TargetDate` to the Timezone you setup when creating the timer. If FALSE, the `TargetDate` will not be adjusted.",
            type: "boolean",
            optional: true,
        },
        addHours: {
            label: "Add Hours",
            description: "Number of hours to add to the `TargetDate` parameter.",
            type: "integer",
            optional: true,
        },
        addDays: {
            label: "Add Days",
            description: "Number of days to add to the `TargetDate` parameter.",
            type: "integer",
            optional: true,
        },
        addMonths: {
            label: "Add Months",
            description: "Number of months to add to the `TargetDate` parameter.",
            type: "integer",
            optional: true,
        },
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        const params = {
            $,
            apiKey: this.timerApiKey,
            data: {
                TimerImageUrl: this.timerImageUrl,
                TargetDate: this.targetDate,
                Format: this.format,
                IsUtc: this.isUtc,
                AddHours: this.addHours,
                AddDays: this.addDays,
                AddMonths: this.addMonths,
            },
        };
        const response = await this.niftyimages.updateTimerTargetDate(params);
        $.export("$summary", "Updated timer target date successfully");
        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
NiftyImages	`niftyimages`	`app`	This component uses the NiftyImages app.
Timer API Key	`timerApiKey`	`string`	The API Key for the Timer you want to update. To find this, choose a timer image, click on More Options, scroll to Target Date Automation and click on "Show API Key".
Timer Image URL	`timerImageUrl`	`string`	URL of the image to update.
Target Date	`targetDate`	`string`	Date/Time of the new Target Date for the timer.
Date Format	`format`	`string`	The format of the `TargetDate` property, if it's not in ISO 8601 format (e.g. 2016-03-12T12:00Z).
Is UTC	`isUtc`	`boolean`	If TRUE, NiftyImages will adjust the `TargetDate` to the Timezone you setup when creating the timer. If FALSE, the `TargetDate` will not be adjusted.
Add Hours	`addHours`	`integer`	Number of hours to add to the `TargetDate` parameter.
Add Days	`addDays`	`integer`	Number of days to add to the `TargetDate` parameter.
Add Months	`addMonths`	`integer`	Number of months to add to the `TargetDate` parameter.

Action Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API key,

Navigate to your NiftyImages account and sign in
Go to Settings > Integrations/Plugins > API

Update Timer Target Date with NiftyImages API on New Message (Instant) from Discord API

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