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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Events (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Twilio SendGrid account
2. Select one or more Event Types
Configure the Create Contact action
1. Connect your EspoCRM account
2. Configure First Name
3. Configure Last Name
4. Configure Email
5. Optional- Configure Phone
6. Optional- Configure Street Address
7. Optional- Configure City
8. Optional- Configure State
9. Optional- Configure Postal Code
10. Optional- Configure Country
11. Optional- Configure Job Title
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 Events (Instant) on Twilio SendGrid

Description:Emit new event when any of the specified SendGrid events is received

Version:0.0.5

Key:sendgrid-events

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Twilio SendGrid Overview#

The Twilio SendGrid API opens up a world of possibilities for email automation, enabling you to send emails efficiently and track their performance. With this API, you can programmatically create and send personalized email campaigns, manage contacts, and parse inbound emails for data extraction. When you harness the power of Pipedream, you can connect SendGrid to hundreds of other apps to automate workflows, such as triggering email notifications based on specific actions, syncing email stats with your analytics, or handling incoming emails to create tasks or tickets.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/http-based.mjs";
import deliveryEventTypes from "./delivery-event-types.mjs";
import engagementEventTypes from "./engagement-event-types.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "sendgrid-events",
  name: "New Events (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event when any of the specified SendGrid events is received",
  version: "0.0.5",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    eventTypes: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Event Types",
      description: "The type of events to listen to",
      options(context) {
        const { page } = context;
        if (page !== 0) {
          return {
            options: [],
          };
        }

        const options = [
          ...deliveryEventTypes,
          ...engagementEventTypes,
        ];
        return {
          options,
        };
      },
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    baseWebhookSettings() {
      // The list of events that a webhook can listen to. This method returns an
      // exhaustive list of all such flags disabled, and each event source can
      // then override the flags that are relevant to the event they handle.
      //
      // See the docs for more information:
      // https://sendgrid.com/docs/api-reference/
      const eventTypesData = [
        ...deliveryEventTypes,
        ...engagementEventTypes,
      ];
      return eventTypesData.reduce((accum, eventTypeData) => ({
        ...accum,
        [eventTypeData.value]: false,
      }), {});
    },
    webhookEventFlags() {
      return this.eventTypes.reduce((accum, eventType) => ({
        ...accum,
        [eventType]: true,
      }), {});
    },
    generateMeta(data) {
      const {
        event: eventType,
        sg_event_id: id,
        timestamp: ts,
      } = data;
      const summary = `New event: ${eventType}`;
      return {
        id,
        summary,
        ts,
      };
    },
  },
};

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.
Twilio SendGrid	`sendgrid`	`app`	This component uses the Twilio SendGrid app.
N/A	`http`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
Event Types	`eventTypes`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

About Twilio SendGrid#

Send marketing and transactional email through the Twilio SendGrid platform with the Email API, proprietary mail transfer agent, and infrastructure for scalable delivery.

Action#

Create Contact on EspoCRM

Description:Creates a new contact in Espo CRM. [See the documentation](https://docs.espocrm.com/development/api/crud/#create)

Version:0.0.1

Key:espocrm-create-contact

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EspoCRM Overview#

The EspoCRM API allows for robust interaction with your CRM data, enabling the automation of tasks, syncing data across platforms, and the enhancement of customer relationship management through customized workflows. By leveraging this API within Pipedream, you can design serverless workflows that react to CRM events, integrate with other services, and manipulate data to fit your business processes. Pipedream's no-code platform makes it straightforward to create, execute, and maintain these workflows, allowing you to focus on innovation rather than infrastructure.

Action Code#

import espoCrm from "../../espocrm.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "espocrm-create-contact",
  name: "Create Contact",
  description: "Creates a new contact in Espo CRM. [See the documentation](https://docs.espocrm.com/development/api/crud/#create)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    espoCrm,
    firstName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "First Name",
      description: "Specify the contact's first name",
    },
    lastName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Last Name",
      description: "Specify the contact's last name",
    },
    email: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Email",
      description: "Specify the contact's email",
    },
    phone: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Phone",
      description: "Specify the contact's phone number",
      optional: true,
    },
    street: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Street Address",
      description: "Specify the contact's street address",
      optional: true,
    },
    city: {
      type: "string",
      label: "City",
      description: "Specify the contact's city",
      optional: true,
    },
    state: {
      type: "string",
      label: "State",
      description: "Specify the contact's state/region",
      optional: true,
    },
    postalCode: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Postal Code",
      description: "Specify the contact's postal code",
      optional: true,
    },
    country: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Country",
      description: "Specify the contact's country",
      optional: true,
    },
    title: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Job Title",
      description: "Specify the contact's job title",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.espoCrm.createContact({
      data: {
        firstName: this.firstName,
        lastName: this.lastName,
        emailAddress: this.email,
        phoneNumber: this.phone,
        addressStreet: this.street,
        addressCity: this.city,
        addressState: this.state,
        addressPostalCode: this.postalCode,
        addressCountry: this.country,
        title: this.title,
      },
      $,
    });
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created contact ${this.firstName} ${this.lastName}.`);
    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
EspoCRM	`espoCrm`	`app`	This component uses the EspoCRM app.
First Name	`firstName`	`string`	Specify the contact's first name
Last Name	`lastName`	`string`	Specify the contact's last name
Email	`email`	`string`	Specify the contact's email
Phone	`phone`	`string`	Specify the contact's phone number
Street Address	`street`	`string`	Specify the contact's street address
City	`city`	`string`	Specify the contact's city
State	`state`	`string`	Specify the contact's state/region
Postal Code	`postalCode`	`string`	Specify the contact's postal code
Country	`country`	`string`	Specify the contact's country
Job Title	`title`	`string`	Specify the contact's job title