Pipedream

What is Pipedream about?

Pipedream provides a cloud‑hosted environment for building integrations, event sources, actions, and workflows without managing servers. It offers a catalog of pre‑built components for thousands of SaaS apps and lets developers run arbitrary code in popular languages.

How to use Pipedream?

1. Sign up at pipedream.com and access the dashboard.
2. Create a Workflow by selecting an Event Source (e.g., HTTP request, GitHub webhook) that triggers the workflow.
3. Add Steps – choose from pre‑built Actions or write custom code blocks in Node.js, Python, Go, or Bash.
4. Configure Destinations to deliver output to services like Amazon S3, Snowflake, HTTP endpoints, or email.
5. Deploy the workflow; Pipedream handles scaling, execution, and monitoring.

Key Features of Pipedream

• Event Sources: Over 1,000 built‑in sources; ability to create custom sources.
• Actions: Pre‑built, reusable steps for common operations across integrated APIs.
• Custom Code Steps: Run any Node.js, Python, Go, or Bash code with on‑the‑fly dependency installation.
• Destinations: Asynchronous delivery to S3, Snowflake, HTTP, Email, SSE, etc.
• Free Tier: Generous limits for individual developers; no upfront cost.
• SOC 2 Compliance: Enterprise‑grade security and privacy controls.
• Community & Marketplace: Publish and discover user‑created actions and sources.

Use Cases of Pipedream

• Data Sync: Trigger on new rows in Google Sheets and push to a database or data warehouse.
• Alerting: Watch GitHub events and send Slack notifications or SMS alerts.
• ETL Pipelines: Pull data from APIs, transform with custom Python code, and store in S3.
• Serverless APIs: Expose HTTP endpoints that run custom logic without writing infrastructure code.
• Automation of SaaS Workflows: Connect CRM updates to email marketing tools, ticketing systems, etc.

FAQ from Pipedream

Q: Is there a limit on the number of workflows?
A: The free tier imposes runtime and execution limits (see the Limits docs), but you can create unlimited workflows within those constraints.

Q: Can I run my own instance?
A: Pipedream is offered as a hosted service; the repository contains component source code but does not provide a self‑hosted MCP server package.

Q: Which languages are supported for custom code?
A: Node.js, Python, Go, and Bash. You can import any package from the respective language’s package manager.

Q: How do I secure my workflows?
A: Use the built‑in authentication mechanisms for each integrated app, store secrets in environment variables, and rely on SOC 2‑validated infrastructure.

Q: Where can I find community‑built actions?
A: Browse the Pipedream marketplace or the components directory in the GitHub repo.

Pipedream is an integration platform for developers.

Pipedream provides a free, hosted platform for connecting apps and developing event-driven automations. The platform has over 1,000 fully-integrated applications, so you can use pre-built components to quickly send messages to Slack, add a new row to Google Sheets, and more. You can also run any Node.js, Python, Golang, or Bash code when you need custom logic. Pipedream has demonstrated SOC 2 compliance and can provide a SOC 2 Type 2 report upon request (please email support@pipedream.com).

This repo contains:

• The code for all pre-built integration components
• The product roadmap
• The Pipedream docs
• And other source code related to Pipedream.

This README explains the key features of the platform and how to get started.

To get support, please visit https://pipedream.com/support.

Key Features

• Workflows - Workflows run automations. Workflows are sequences of steps - pre-built actions or custom Node.js, Python, Golang, or Bash code - triggered by an event (HTTP request, timer, when a new row is added to a Google Sheets, and more).
• Event Sources - Sources trigger workflows. They emit events from services like GitHub, Slack, Airtable, RSS and more. When you want to run a workflow when an event happens in any third-party app, you're using an event source.
• Actions - Actions are pre-built code steps that you can use in a workflow to perform common operations across Pipedream's 1,000+ API integrations. For example, you can use actions to send email, add a row to a Google Sheet, and more.
• Custom code - Most integrations require custom logic. Code is often the best way to express that logic, so Pipedream allows you to run any Node.js, Python, Golang, or Bash code. You can import any package from the languages' package managers, connect to any Pipedream connected app, and more. Pipedream is "low-code" in the best way: you can use pre-built components when you're performing common actions, but you can write custom code when you need to.
• Destinations - Deliver events asynchronously to common destinations like Amazon S3, Snowflake, HTTP and email.
• Free - No fees for individual developers (see limits)

Demo

Click the image below to watch a brief demo on YouTube.

Workflows

Workflows are sequences of linear steps triggered by an event (like an HTTP request, or when a new row is added to a Google sheet). You can quickly develop complex automations using workflows and connect to any of our 1,000+ integrated apps.

See our workflow quickstart to get started.

Event Sources

Event Sources watch for new data from services like GitHub, Slack, Airtable, RSS and more. When a source finds a new event, it emits it, triggering any linked workflows.

You can also consume events emitted by sources using Pipedream's REST API or a private, real-time SSE stream.

When a pre-built source doesn't exist for your use case, you can build your own. Here is the simplest event source: it exposes an HTTP endpoint you can send any request to, and prints the contents of the request when invoked:

export default {
  name: "http",
  version: "0.0.1",
  props: {
    http: "$.interface.http",
  },
  run(event) {
    console.log(event); // event contains the method, payload, etc.
  },
};

You can find the code for all pre-built sources in the components directory. If you find a bug or want to contribute a feature, see our contribution guide.

Actions

Actions are pre-built code steps that you can use in a workflow to perform common operations across Pipedream's 500+ API integrations. For example, you can use actions to send email, add a row to a Google Sheet, and more.

You can create your own actions, which you can re-use across workflows. You can also publish actions to the entire Pipedream community, making them available for anyone to use.

Here's an action that accepts a name as input and prints it to the workflow's logs:

export default {
  name: "Action Demo",
  description: "This is a demo action",
  key: "action_demo",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    name: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Name",
    },
  },
  async run() {
    return `hello ${this.name}!`;
  },
};

You can find the code for all pre-built actions in the components directory. If you find a bug or want to contribute a feature, see our contribution guide.

Custom code

Most integrations require custom logic. Code is often the best way to express that logic, so Pipedream allows you to run custom code in a workflow using:

You can import any package from the languages' package managers by declaring the imports directly in code. Pipedream will parse and download the necessary dependencies.

// Node.js
import axios from "axios";

# Python
import pandas as pd

// Go
import (
    "fmt"
    pd "github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream-go"
)

You can also connect to any Pipedream connected app in custom code steps. For example, you can connect your Slack account and send a message to a channel:

import { WebClient } from "@slack/web-api";

export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    // This creates a connection called "slack" that connects a Slack account.
    slack: {
      type: "app",
      app: "slack",
    },
  },
  async run({ steps, $ }) {
    const web = new WebClient(this.slack.$auth.oauth_access_token);

    return await web.chat.postMessage({
      text: "Hello, world!",
      channel: "#general",
    });
  },
});

Destinations

Destinations, like actions, abstract the connection, batching, and delivery logic required to send events to services like Amazon S3, or targets like HTTP and email.

For example, sending data to an Amazon S3 bucket is as simple as calling $send.s3():

$send.s3({
  bucket: "your-bucket-here",
  prefix: "your-prefix/",
  payload: event.body,
});

Pipedream supports the following destinations:

• Amazon S3
• Snowflake
• HTTP
• Email
• SSE

Contributors

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Pipedream codebase. We appreciate you!

Pricing

Pipedream has a generous free tier. You can run sources and workflows for free within the limits of the free tier. If you hit these limits, you can upgrade to one of our paid tiers.

Limits

The Pipedream platform imposes some runtime limits on sources and workflows. Read more about those in our docs.

Found a Bug? Have a Feature to suggest?

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Security

You can read about our platform security and privacy here.

If you'd like to report a suspected vulnerability or security issue, or have any questions about the security of the product, please contact our security team at security@pipedream.com.