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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Scheduled Tasks trigger
1. Connect your Pipedream account
2. Optional- Configure Secret
Configure the Create Device Return action
1. Connect your Retriever account
2. Configure Request Charger
3. Optional- Configure Employee Info Email
4. Configure Employee Info Name
5. Configure Employee Info Address Line 1
6. Optional- Configure Employee Info Address Line 2
7. Optional- Configure Employee Info Address City
8. Optional- Configure Employee Info Address State
9. Optional- Configure Employee Info Address Zip
10. Configure Company Info Return Recipient Name
11. Optional- Configure Company Info Return Address Company
12. Configure Company Info Return Address Line 1
13. Optional- Configure Company Info Return Address Line 2
14. Optional- Configure Company Info Return Address City
15. Optional- Configure Company Info Return Address State
16. Optional- Configure Company Info Return Address Zip
17. Configure Company Info Display Name
18. Optional- Configure Company Info Notification 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 Scheduled Tasks on Pipedream

Description:Exposes an HTTP API for scheduling messages to be emitted at a future time

Version:0.3.1

Key:pipedream-new-scheduled-tasks

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Pipedream Overview#

Pipedream is an API that allows you to build applications that can connect to
various data sources and processes them in real-time. You can use Pipedream to
create applications that can perform ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) tasks,
as well as to create data-driven workflows.

Some examples of applications you can build using the Pipedream API include:

An application that can extract data from a database, transform it, and then
load it into another database.
An application that can monitor a data source for changes, and then trigger a
workflow in response to those changes.
An application that can poll an API for new data, and then process that data
in real-time.

Trigger Code#

import pipedream from "../../pipedream.app.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";
import { uuid } from "uuidv4";

export default {
  key: "pipedream-new-scheduled-tasks",
  name: "New Scheduled Tasks",
  type: "source",
  description:
    "Exposes an HTTP API for scheduling messages to be emitted at a future time",
  version: "0.3.1",
  dedupe: "unique", // Dedupe on a UUID generated for every scheduled task
  props: {
    pipedream,
    secret: {
      type: "string",
      secret: true,
      label: "Secret",
      optional: true,
      description:
        "**Optional but recommended**: if you enter a secret here, you must pass this value in the `x-pd-secret` HTTP header when making requests",
    },
    http: {
      label: "Endpoint",
      description: "The endpoint where you'll send task scheduler requests",
      type: "$.interface.http",
      customResponse: true,
    },
    db: "$.service.db",
  },
  methods: {
    // To schedule future emits, we emit to the selfChannel of the component
    selfChannel() {
      return "self";
    },
    // Queue for future emits that haven't yet been delivered
    queuedEventsChannel() {
      return "$in";
    },
    httpRespond({
      status, body,
    }) {
      this.http.respond({
        headers: {
          "content-type": "application/json",
        },
        status,
        body,
      });
    },
    async selfSubscribe() {
      // Subscribe the component to itself. We do this here because even in
      // the activate hook, the component isn't available to take subscriptions.
      // Scheduled tasks are sent to the self channel, which emits the message at
      // the specified delivery_ts to this component.
      const isSubscribedToSelf = this.db.get("isSubscribedToSelf");
      if (!isSubscribedToSelf) {
        const componentId = process.env.PD_COMPONENT;
        const selfChannel = this.selfChannel();
        console.log(`Subscribing to ${selfChannel} channel for event source`);
        console.log(
          await this.pipedream.subscribe(componentId, componentId, selfChannel),
        );
        this.db.set("isSubscribedToSelf", true);
      }
    },
    validateEventBody(event, operation) {
      const errors = [];

      // Secrets are optional, so we first check if the user configured
      // a secret, then check its value against the prop (validation below)
      if (this.secret && event.headers["x-pd-secret"] !== this.secret) {
        errors.push(
          "Secret on incoming request doesn't match the configured secret",
        );
      }

      if (operation === "schedule") {
        const {
          timestamp,
          message,
        } = event.body;
        // timestamp should be an ISO 8601 string. Parse and check for validity below.
        const epoch = Date.parse(timestamp);

        if (!timestamp) {
          errors.push(
            "No timestamp included in payload. Please provide an ISO8601 timestamp in the 'timestamp' field",
          );
        }
        if (timestamp && !epoch) {
          errors.push("Timestamp isn't a valid ISO 8601 string");
        }
        if (!message) {
          errors.push("No message passed in payload");
        }
      }

      return errors;
    },
    scheduleTask(event) {
      const errors = this.validateEventBody(event, "schedule");
      let status, body;

      if (errors.length) {
        console.log(errors);
        status = 400;
        body = {
          errors,
        };
      } else {
        const id = this.emitScheduleEvent(event.body, event.body.timestamp);
        status = 200;
        body = {
          msg: "Successfully scheduled task",
          id,
        };
      }

      this.httpRespond({
        status,
        body,
      });
    },
    emitScheduleEvent(event, timestamp) {
      const selfChannel = this.selfChannel();
      const epoch = Date.parse(timestamp);
      const $id = uuid();

      console.log(`Scheduled event to emit on: ${new Date(epoch)}`);

      this.$emit(
        {
          ...event,
          $channel: selfChannel,
          $id,
        },
        {
          name: selfChannel,
          id: $id,
          delivery_ts: epoch,
        },
      );

      return $id;
    },
    async cancelTask(event) {
      const errors = this.validateEventBody(event, "cancel");
      let status, msg;

      if (errors.length) {
        console.log(errors);
        status = 400;
        msg = "Secret on incoming request doesn't match the configured secret";
      } else {
        try {
          const id = event.body.id;
          const isCanceled = await this.deleteEvent(event);
          if (isCanceled) {
            status = 200;
            msg = `Cancelled scheduled task for event ${id}`;
          } else {
            status = 404;
            msg = `No event with ${id} found`;
          }
        } catch (error) {
          console.log(error);
          status = 500;
          msg = "Failed to schedule task. Please see the logs";
        }
      }

      this.httpRespond({
        status,
        body: {
          msg,
        },
      });
    },
    async deleteEvent(event) {
      const componentId = process.env.PD_COMPONENT;
      const inChannel = this.queuedEventsChannel();

      // The user must pass a scheduled event UUID they'd like to cancel
      // We lookup the event by ID and delete it
      const { id } = event.body;

      // List events in the $in channel - the queue of scheduled events, to be emitted in the future
      const events = await this.pipedream.listEvents(
        componentId,
        inChannel,
      );
      console.log("Events: ", events);

      // Find the event in the list by id
      const eventToCancel = events.data.find((e) => {
        const { metadata } = e;
        return metadata.id === id;
      });

      console.log("Event to cancel: ", eventToCancel);

      if (!eventToCancel) {
        console.log(`No event with ${id} found`);
        return false;
      }

      // Delete the event
      await this.pipedream.deleteEvent(
        componentId,
        eventToCancel.id,
        inChannel,
      );
      return true;
    },
    emitEvent(event, summary) {
      // Delete the channel name and id from the incoming event, which were used only as metadata
      const id = event.$id;
      delete event.$channel;
      delete event.$id;

      this.$emit(event, {
        summary: summary ?? JSON.stringify(event),
        id,
        ts: +new Date(),
      });
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    await this.selfSubscribe();

    const { path } = event;
    if (path === "/schedule") {
      this.scheduleTask(event);
    } else if (path === "/cancel") {
      await this.cancelTask(event);
    } else if (event.$channel === this.selfChannel()) {
      this.emitEvent(event);
    }
  },
  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
Pipedream	`pipedream`	`app`	This component uses the Pipedream app.
Secret	`secret`	`string`	Optional but recommended: if you enter a secret here, you must pass this value in the `x-pd-secret` HTTP header when making requests
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.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.

Trigger Authentication#

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

About Pipedream#

Integration platform for developers

Action#

Create Device Return on Retriever

Description:Creates a device return order. [See the documentation](https://app.helloretriever.com/api/v1/docs/#tag/Device-Return-Orders/operation/Submit%20Order)

Version:0.0.1

Key:retriever-create-device-return

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Retriever Overview#

The Retriever API is designed for automating contact information retrieval, enriching your CRM data, or building lead generation tools. By integrating it with Pipedream, you can strategically extract valuable data and automate workflows for marketing, sales, or customer support. Pipedream’s serverless platform enables you to connect Retriever with hundreds of other apps, triggering actions based on new data, or updating systems in real-time.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "retriever-create-device-return",
  name: "Create Device Return",
  description: "Creates a device return order. [See the documentation](https://app.helloretriever.com/api/v1/docs/#tag/Device-Return-Orders/operation/Submit%20Order)",
  type: "action",
  version: "0.0.1",
  props: {
    app,
    requestCharger: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Request Charger",
      description: "Whether or not to request a charger with the device return.",
    },
    employeeInfoEmail: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Employee Info Email",
      description: "Optional email address for notifying the employee when a box ships and is delivered, as well as sending reminders.",
      optional: true,
    },
    employeeInfoName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Employee Info Name",
      description: "The employee name to print on the shipping label.",
    },
    employeeInfoAddressLine1: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Employee Info Address Line 1",
      description: "The first line of the employee's address (typically the street address), or a full, comma-separated address. If providing the *Employee Info Address Line 1*, *Employee Info Address City*, *Employee Info Address State*, and *Employee Info Address Zip* are required (*Employee Info Address Line 2* remains optional). If providing a full address, it is best to use the format `1 Main St, New York, NY 10001` or `1 Main St, Apt 200, New York, NY 10001`. We will attempt to parse any full address, but cannot guarantee accuracy - especially if other formats are used. It is highly recommended to provide the address in separate fields.",
    },
    employeeInfoAddressLine2: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Employee Info Address Line 2",
      description: "Optional second line of the employee's address.",
      optional: true,
    },
    employeeInfoAddressCity: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Employee Info Address City",
      description: "Optional if a full address is provided in *Employee Info Address Line 1*. Required otherwise.",
      optional: true,
    },
    employeeInfoAddressState: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Employee Info Address State",
      description: "Optional if a full address is provided in *Employee Info Address Line 1*. Required otherwise.",
      optional: true,
    },
    employeeInfoAddressZip: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Employee Info Address Zip",
      description: "Optional if a full address is provided in *Employee Info Address Line 1*. Required otherwise.",
      optional: true,
    },
    companyInfoReturnRecipientName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Company Info Return Recipient Name",
      description: "The return recipient name to print on the shipping label.",
    },
    companyInfoReturnAddressCompany: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Company Info Return Address Company",
      description: "The return recipient company to print on the shipping label.",
      optional: true,
    },
    companyInfoReturnAddressLine1: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Company Info Return Address Line 1",
      description: "The first line of the return address (typically the street address), or a full, comma-separated address. If providing the *Company Info Return Address Line 1*, *Company Info Return Address City*, *Company Info Return Address State*, and *Company Info Return Address  Zip* are required (*Company Info Return Address Line 2* remains optional). If providing a full address, it is best to use the format `1 Main St, New York, NY 10001` or `1 Main St, Apt 200, New York, NY 10001`. We will attempt to parse any full address, but cannot guarantee accuracy - especially if other formats are used. It is highly recommended to provide the address in separate fields.",
    },
    companyInfoReturnAddressLine2: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Company Info Return Address Line 2",
      description: "Optional second line of the return address.",
      optional: true,
    },
    companyInfoReturnAddressCity: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Company Info Return Address City",
      description: "Optional if a full address is provided in *Company Info Return Address Line 1*. Required otherwise.",
      optional: true,
    },
    companyInfoReturnAddressState: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Company Info Return Address State",
      description: "Optional if a full address is provided in *Company Info Return Address Line 1*. Required otherwise.",
      optional: true,
    },
    companyInfoReturnAddressZip: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Company Info Return Address Zip",
      description: "Optional if a full address is provided in *Company Info Return Address Line 1*. Required otherwise.",
      optional: true,
    },
    companyInfoDisplayName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Company Info Display Name",
      description: "Used in email communications with the employee.",
    },
    companyInfoNotificationEmail: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Company Info Notification Email",
      description: "Optional email address for updates on the status of this device return.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    createDeviceReturn(args = {}) {
      return this.app.post({
        path: "/device_returns/",
        ...args,
      });
    },
  },
  async run({ $: step }) {
    const {
      createDeviceReturn,
      requestCharger,
      employeeInfoEmail,
      employeeInfoName,
      employeeInfoAddressLine1,
      employeeInfoAddressLine2,
      employeeInfoAddressCity,
      employeeInfoAddressState,
      employeeInfoAddressZip,
      companyInfoReturnRecipientName,
      companyInfoReturnAddressCompany,
      companyInfoReturnAddressLine1,
      companyInfoReturnAddressLine2,
      companyInfoReturnAddressCity,
      companyInfoReturnAddressState,
      companyInfoReturnAddressZip,
      companyInfoDisplayName,
      companyInfoNotificationEmail,
    } = this;

    const response = await createDeviceReturn({
      step,
      data: {
        request_charger: requestCharger,
        employee_info: {
          email: employeeInfoEmail,
          name: employeeInfoName,
          address_line_1: employeeInfoAddressLine1,
          address_line_2: employeeInfoAddressLine2,
          address_city: employeeInfoAddressCity,
          address_state: employeeInfoAddressState,
          address_zip: employeeInfoAddressZip,
        },
        company_info: {
          return_recipient_name: companyInfoReturnRecipientName,
          return_address_company: companyInfoReturnAddressCompany,
          return_address_line_1: companyInfoReturnAddressLine1,
          return_address_line_2: companyInfoReturnAddressLine2,
          return_address_city: companyInfoReturnAddressCity,
          return_address_state: companyInfoReturnAddressState,
          return_address_zip: companyInfoReturnAddressZip,
          display_name: companyInfoDisplayName,
          notification_email: companyInfoNotificationEmail,
        },
      },
    });

    step.export("$summary", `Successfully created device return order with ID \`${response.id}\``);

    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
Retriever	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Retriever app.
Request Charger	`requestCharger`	`boolean`	Whether or not to request a charger with the device return.
Employee Info Email	`employeeInfoEmail`	`string`	Optional email address for notifying the employee when a box ships and is delivered, as well as sending reminders.
Employee Info Name	`employeeInfoName`	`string`	The employee name to print on the shipping label.
Employee Info Address Line 1	`employeeInfoAddressLine1`	`string`	The first line of the employee's address (typically the street address), or a full, comma-separated address. If providing the Employee Info Address Line 1, Employee Info Address City, Employee Info Address State, and Employee Info Address Zip are required (Employee Info Address Line 2 remains optional). If providing a full address, it is best to use the format `1 Main St, New York, NY 10001` or `1 Main St, Apt 200, New York, NY 10001`. We will attempt to parse any full address, but cannot guarantee accuracy - especially if other formats are used. It is highly recommended to provide the address in separate fields.
Employee Info Address Line 2	`employeeInfoAddressLine2`	`string`	Optional second line of the employee's address.
Employee Info Address City	`employeeInfoAddressCity`	`string`	Optional if a full address is provided in Employee Info Address Line 1. Required otherwise.
Employee Info Address State	`employeeInfoAddressState`	`string`	Optional if a full address is provided in Employee Info Address Line 1. Required otherwise.
Employee Info Address Zip	`employeeInfoAddressZip`	`string`	Optional if a full address is provided in Employee Info Address Line 1. Required otherwise.
Company Info Return Recipient Name	`companyInfoReturnRecipientName`	`string`	The return recipient name to print on the shipping label.
Company Info Return Address Company	`companyInfoReturnAddressCompany`	`string`	The return recipient company to print on the shipping label.
Company Info Return Address Line 1	`companyInfoReturnAddressLine1`	`string`	The first line of the return address (typically the street address), or a full, comma-separated address. If providing the Company Info Return Address Line 1, Company Info Return Address City, Company Info Return Address State, and Company Info Return Address Zip are required (Company Info Return Address Line 2 remains optional). If providing a full address, it is best to use the format `1 Main St, New York, NY 10001` or `1 Main St, Apt 200, New York, NY 10001`. We will attempt to parse any full address, but cannot guarantee accuracy - especially if other formats are used. It is highly recommended to provide the address in separate fields.
Company Info Return Address Line 2	`companyInfoReturnAddressLine2`	`string`	Optional second line of the return address.
Company Info Return Address City	`companyInfoReturnAddressCity`	`string`	Optional if a full address is provided in Company Info Return Address Line 1. Required otherwise.
Company Info Return Address State	`companyInfoReturnAddressState`	`string`	Optional if a full address is provided in Company Info Return Address Line 1. Required otherwise.
Company Info Return Address Zip	`companyInfoReturnAddressZip`	`string`	Optional if a full address is provided in Company Info Return Address Line 1. Required otherwise.
Company Info Display Name	`companyInfoDisplayName`	`string`	Used in email communications with the employee.
Company Info Notification Email	`companyInfoNotificationEmail`	`string`	Optional email address for updates on the status of this device return.

Action Authentication#

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

About Retriever#

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