Integrate the DeskTime API with the Amazon SES API

Setup the DeskTime API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the Amazon SES API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate DeskTime and Amazon SES remarkably fast. Free for developers.

Popular DeskTime and Amazon SES Actions#

Create a New Project with an optional task with the DeskTime API

Create a new project with an optional task in DeskTime. See the documentation

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Create Email Template with the Amazon SES API

Create a HTML or a plain text email template. See the docs

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Start Project with the DeskTime API

Starts tracking time for a given project and optionally a task. See the documentation

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Get Email Template with the Amazon SES API

Get an email template. See the docs

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Stop Project with the DeskTime API

Stop tracking time for a given project and optionally a task. See the documentation

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Overview of DeskTime#

The DeskTime API enables you to hook into vital data concerning productivity tracking, employee attendance, and project management. Integrating this API with Pipedream allows you to automate workflows, synchronize productivity data with other tools, and trigger actions based on team performance metrics. For instance, you can set up a system that notifies a project manager when an employee logs overtime or integrates time tracking data with payroll software.

Connect DeskTime#

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    desktime: {
      type: "app",
      app: "desktime",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    return await axios($, {
      url: `https://desktime.com/api/v2/json/company`,
      params: {
        apiKey: `${this.desktime.$auth.api_key}`,
      },
    })
  },
})

Overview of Amazon SES#

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.

Connect Amazon SES#

module.exports = defineComponent({
  props: {
    amazon_ses: {
      type: "app",
      app: "amazon_ses",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    const AWS = require("aws-sdk")
    const { accessKeyId, secretAccessKey } = this.amazon_ses.$auth
    
    const ses = new AWS.SES({
      accessKeyId, 
      secretAccessKey,
      region: 'us-east-1',
    })
    
    const sesParams = {
      Destination: {
        ToAddresses: ["<your email here>"],
      }, 
      Message: {
        Body: {
          Html: {
            Charset: "UTF-8", 
            Data: "<h1>This is a test</h1>",
          }, 
            Text: {
            Charset: "UTF-8", 
            Data: "This is a test",
          }
        }, 
        Subject: {
          Charset: "UTF-8", 
          Data: "Test email",
        }
      },
      Source: "<your from address here", 
    };
    
    this.resp = await ses.sendEmail(sesParams).promise()
  },
})