Ably and KoBoToolbox integration
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How to connect Ably and KoBoToolbox
Create a new workflow and add the first step
In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.
Build your own Ably and KoBoToolbox integration
Create custom Ably and KoBoToolbox workflows by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.
Supported API Endpoints for Ably
Get channel
Creates a new Channel object if none for the channel exists, or returns the existing channel object.
Release channel
Releases a Channel object, deleting it and enabling it to be garbage collected.
List messages
Retrieve messages sent to a specified channel.
Publish message
Publish a message on a channel.
Publish message
Publish a message to a specified channel with optional parameters.
Retrieve presence status
Obtain the set of members currently present for a channel.
Retrieve presence state history
Obtain the history of presence messages for a channel.
Retrieve metadata
This returns ChannelDetails for the given channel, indicating global occupancy.
Enumerate all active channels
This enumerates all active channels in the application.
Release channel
Releases a Channel object, deleting it and enabling it to be garbage collected.
Publish message
Publish a single message on this channel based on a given event name and payload.
List messages
Retrieve a list of messages from a specific channel.
Publish message
Sends a message to a channel.
Get channel history
Gets a paginated set of historical messages for this channel.
Retrieve message history
Fetches the history of messages published on a channel.
Create token request
Creates and signs an Ably TokenRequest based on the specified tokenParams and authOptions.
Authenticate server
Authenticates a server with Ably and creates access tokens for clients.
Retrieve presence state
Obtains the current presence state of clients in a channel.
Retrieve application usage statistics
Fetches statistics for application usage over a specified period.
Register device
Register a device for receiving push notifications.
Update device registration
Update a device registration by replacing existing details.
List channels
Retrieve all channels with at least one subscribed device.
Publish notification
Send a push notification to a single device or set of devices.
Get details from a registered device
Obtain the details for a device registered for receiving push registrations.
List registered devices
Obtain the details for devices registered for receiving push registrations.
Unregister device
Unregisters a single device by its device ID, deleting all its subscriptions for receiving push notifications through channels.
Unregister devices
Unregisters devices, deleting all their subscriptions for receiving push notifications through channels.
Subscribe to channel
Subscribe a single device or all devices associated with a client ID to receive push notifications from messages sent to a channel.
Revoke tokens
Revoke tokens using the specified key name.
Publish message
Publish a single message on this channel based on a given event name and payload.
To set up Ably integration, add the HTTP Request node to your workflow canvas and authenticate it using a generic authentication method. The HTTP Request node makes custom API calls to Ably to query the data you need using the API endpoint URLs you provide.
See the example hereThese API endpoints were generated using n8n
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KoBoToolbox supported actions
Create
Create a file
Delete
Delete file
Get
Get a file content
Get Many
Get many files
Get
Get a form
Get Many
Get many forms
Redeploy
Redeploy Current Form Version
Get
Get a single hook definition
Get Many
List many hooks on a form
Logs
Get hook logs
Retry All
Retry all failed attempts for a given hook
Retry One
Retry a specific hook
Delete
Delete a single submission
Get
Get a single submission
Get Many
Get many submissions
Get Validation Status
Get the validation status for the submission
Update Validation Status
Set the validation status of the submission
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