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Overview

The Pinterest connector for Bizagi is available for download at Bizagi Connectors Xchange.

Through this connector, you will be able to connect your Bizagi processes to a www.Pinterest.com account in order to use Pinterest services API.

For more information about this connector's capabilities, visit Bizagi Connectors Xchange.

 

Before you start

In order to test and use this connector, you will need:

1.Bizagi Studio previously installed.

2.This connector previously installed, via the Connectors Xchange as described at https://help.bizagi.com/platform/en/index.html?Connectors_Xchange.htm, or through a manual installation as described at https://help.bizagi.com/platform/en/index.html?connectors_setup.htm

3.An account at www.Pinterest.com.

 

Configuring the connector

In order to configure the connector (i.e its authentication parameters), follow the steps presented at the Configuration chapter in https://help.bizagi.com/platform/en/index.html?connectors_setup.htm

For this configuration, consider the following authentication parameters:

Authentication method: custom.

API_KEY: The key given by Pinterest to access its API through external systems. This key can be obtained from their Token generator.

 

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Bear in mind that you need a user with enough privileges to generate the API key.

 

Using the connector

This connector features two available methods of Pinterest services: Create a Board and Create a Pin.

To learn overall how/where to configure the use of a connector, refer to https://help.bizagi.com/platform/en/index.html?Connectors_Studio.htm.  

When using the connector, make sure you consider the following details for each of the two available methods.

 

Create a Board

This action will create a Board in the user account.

 

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To configure its inputs, consider:

name: Give a name to the new board.

description: Give a description to the new board.

 

Map the action, so the name and description are set to the new board.

 

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To configure its outputs when getting started and testing, you may map the id and URL of the created board.

 

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Create a Pin

This action will create a Pin in the a user previously created board.

 

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To configure its inputs, consider:

board: The ID of the board in which the pin will be created. You might retrieve the ID searching for unofficial pages such as this web page.

note: Give the new pin a note.

image_url: An internet address to an image to be used as a pin.

 

Map the action, so the board, note and image are set to the new pin.

 

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To configure its outputs when getting started and testing, you may map the id and URL of the created pin.

 

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Last Updated 10/27/2022 11:36:32 AM