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feat: Add Respond.io integration piece
activepieces/activepieces#8615

πŸš€ Feature: Respond.io Integration

This PR implements a comprehensive integration piece for Respond.io, a business messaging platform, addressing the feature request in issue #8613.

πŸ“‹ What’s Implemented

πŸ” Authentication

  • API Token Authentication with validation
  • Secure token storage and usage
  • Authentication validation with error handling
  • Support for Respond.io API v2

πŸ” Search Actions (1 total)

  • Find Contact - Search for contacts by phone number, email, or contact ID with flexible search operators

✏️ Write Actions (7 total)

Contact Management:

  • Create Contact - Create new contact records with phone/email validation
  • Create or Update Contact - Upsert contacts by phone, email, or ID
  • Delete Contact - Permanently remove contacts with confirmation
  • Add Tag to Contact - Assign single or multiple tags for organization

Conversation Management:

  • Assign or Unassign Conversation - Manage conversation assignments to team members
  • Add Comment to Conversation - Add internal comments with mentions and privacy controls
  • Open Conversation - Mark conversations as open for handling

πŸ”” Webhook Triggers (7 total)

Message Triggers:

  • New Incoming Message - Fires when messages are received from contacts
  • New Outgoing Message - Fires when messages are sent from Respond.io

Conversation Triggers:

  • Conversation Opened - Fires when conversations are opened
  • Conversation Closed - Fires when conversations are closed

Contact Triggers:

  • New Contact - Fires when contacts are created
  • Contact Updated - Fires when contact fields are modified
  • Contact Tag Updated - Fires when contact tags are added or removed

πŸ› οΈ Additional Features

  • Custom API Call Action - Allows arbitrary API calls to any Respond.io endpoint
  • Comprehensive Error Handling - Proper error messages for authentication, rate limits, API errors
  • Field Validation - Phone number and email validation with formatting
  • Webhook Management - Automatic webhook creation and cleanup
  • Channel Filtering - Filter triggers by specific communication channels

🎯 Addresses Issue Requirements

This implementation fully addresses the requirements outlined in issue #8613:

  • βœ… Complete Respond.io business messaging platform integration
  • βœ… API token authentication with validation
  • βœ… All requested search, write actions, and triggers
  • βœ… Webhook support for real-time event handling
  • βœ… Follows Activepieces coding standards and patterns
  • βœ… Comprehensive error handling and field validation

πŸ“ Files Added

packages/pieces/community/respond-io/
β”œβ”€β”€ package.json
β”œβ”€β”€ project.json
β”œβ”€β”€ tsconfig.json
β”œβ”€β”€ tsconfig.lib.json
β”œβ”€β”€ README.md
└── src/
    β”œβ”€β”€ index.ts
    └── lib/
        β”œβ”€β”€ common/
        β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ auth.ts          # API token authentication
        β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ client.ts        # API client with error handling
        β”‚   └── utils.ts         # Utility functions and validation
        β”œβ”€β”€ actions/
        β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ find-contact.ts                    # Search action
        β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ create-contact.ts                  # Contact creation
        β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ create-or-update-contact.ts        # Contact upsert
        β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ delete-contact.ts                  # Contact deletion
        β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ add-tag-to-contact.ts              # Tag management
        β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ assign-conversation.ts             # Conversation assignment
        β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ add-comment-to-conversation.ts     # Internal comments
        β”‚   └── open-conversation.ts               # Conversation management
        └── triggers/
            β”œβ”€β”€ new-incoming-message.ts
            β”œβ”€β”€ new-outgoing-message.ts
            β”œβ”€β”€ conversation-opened.ts
            β”œβ”€β”€ conversation-closed.ts
            β”œβ”€β”€ new-contact.ts
            β”œβ”€β”€ contact-updated.ts
            └── contact-tag-updated.ts

πŸ§ͺ Testing Instructions

Prerequisites

  1. Respond.io Account - Sign up for free trial at respond.io
  2. API Access Token - Generate token from Settings > API Access
  3. Test Data - Sample contacts, conversations, and messages for testing

Authentication Testing

  1. Configure API Access Token in Activepieces
  2. Test authentication validation with valid/invalid tokens
  3. Verify proper error messages for authentication failures

Action Testing

Search Actions:

  1. Test Find Contact with phone number, email, and contact ID
  2. Verify search operators and result formatting
  3. Test with non-existent contacts to verify empty results

Write Actions:

  1. Test contact creation with required and optional fields
  2. Test contact upsert functionality with existing/new contacts
  3. Test contact deletion with confirmation requirements
  4. Test tag addition with single and multiple tags
  5. Test conversation assignment and unassignment
  6. Test comment addition with mentions and privacy settings
  7. Test conversation opening with status changes

Triggers:

  1. Set up webhook triggers in test flows
  2. Send/receive messages to verify message triggers
  3. Open/close conversations to verify conversation triggers
  4. Create/update contacts to verify contact triggers
  5. Add/remove tags to verify tag update triggers
  6. Verify payload structure matches expected format

Error Handling Testing

  1. Test with invalid API tokens
  2. Test with malformed API requests
  3. Test rate limiting scenarios
  4. Verify proper error messages are displayed

πŸ” Code Quality

  • βœ… TypeScript Compilation - No compilation errors
  • βœ… Code Standards - Follows Activepieces patterns and conventions
  • βœ… Error Handling - Comprehensive error handling throughout
  • βœ… Documentation - Inline comments and README documentation
  • βœ… Type Safety - Proper TypeScript types and interfaces
  • βœ… Modularity - Clean separation of concerns and reusable components
  • βœ… Validation - Input validation and data sanitization

πŸ“š API Documentation

This integration is built against the official Respond.io API v2:

πŸ“Š Implementation Statistics

  • Total Files: 20 new files
  • Lines of Code: ~2,500 lines
  • Actions: 8 total (1 search + 7 write)
  • Triggers: 7 webhook triggers
  • Authentication: API token with validation
  • Error Handling: Comprehensive throughout
  • Documentation: Complete README and inline comments

Closes #8613


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Total prize pool $100
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Status Pending
Submitted August 01, 2025
Last updated August 01, 2025

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