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Ably and Workboard integration

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How to connect Ably and Workboard

  • Step 1: Create a new workflow
  • Step 2: Add and configure nodes
  • Step 3: Connect
  • Step 4: Customize and extend your integration
  • Step 5: Test and activate your workflow

Step 1: 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.

Ably and Workboard integration: Create a new workflow and add the first step

Step 2: Add and configure Ably and Workboard nodes using the HTTP Request nodes

Add the HTTP Request nodes onto your workflow canvas. Set credentials for Ably and Workboard as appropriate using generic authentication methods. The HTTP Request nodes make custom API calls to Ably and Workboard to query the data you need. Configure nodes one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.

Ably and Workboard integration: Add and configure Ably and Workboard nodes

Step 3: Connect Ably and Workboard

A connection establishes a link between Ably and Workboard (or vice versa) to route data through the workflow. Data flows from the output of one node to the input of another. You can have single or multiple connections for each node.

Ably and Workboard integration: Connect Ably and Workboard

Step 4: Customize and extend your Ably and Workboard integration

Use n8n's core nodes such as If, Split Out, Merge, and others to transform and manipulate data. Write custom JavaScript or Python in the Code node and run it as a step in your workflow. Connect Ably and Workboard with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.

Ably and Workboard integration: Customize and extend your Ably and Workboard integration

Step 5: Test and activate your Ably and Workboard workflow

Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from Ably and Workboard or vice versa. Easily debug your workflow: you can check past executions to isolate and fix the mistake. Once you've tested everything, make sure to save your workflow and activate it.

Ably and Workboard integration: Test and activate your Ably and Workboard workflow

Build your own Ably and Workboard integration

Create custom Ably and Workboard 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

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.

Get channel
Creates a new Channel object if none for the channel exists, or returns the existing channel object.
GET
/api/rest-sdk/channels/get
Release channel
Releases a Channel object, deleting it and enabling it to be garbage collected.
DELETE
/api/rest-sdk/channels/release
List messages
Retrieve messages sent to a specified channel.
GET
/channels/rest-example/messages
Publish message
Publish a message on a channel.
POST
/channels/<channelId>/messages
Publish message
Publish a message to a specified channel with optional parameters.
POST
/channels/rest-example/messages?enveloped=false
Retrieve presence status
Obtain the set of members currently present for a channel.
GET
/channels/rest-example/presence
Retrieve presence state history
Obtain the history of presence messages for a channel.
GET
/channels/<channelId>/presence/history
Retrieve metadata
This returns ChannelDetails for the given channel, indicating global occupancy.
GET
/channels/<channelId>
Enumerate all active channels
This enumerates all active channels in the application.
GET
/channels
Release channel
Releases a Channel object, deleting it and enabling it to be garbage collected.
DELETE
/docs/api/realtime-sdk/channels#release

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Ably official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

Publish message
Publish a single message on this channel based on a given event name and payload.
POST
/api/rest-sdk/messages/publish
List messages
Retrieve a list of messages from a specific channel.
GET
/docs/api/rest-sdk/messages
Publish message
Sends a message to a channel.
POST
/api/rest/messages

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Ably official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

Get channel history
Gets a paginated set of historical messages for this channel.
GET
/api/rest-sdk/history
Retrieve message history
Fetches the history of messages published on a channel.
GET
/api/rest/history

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Ably official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

Create token request
Creates and signs an Ably TokenRequest based on the specified tokenParams and authOptions.
POST
/requestToken
Authenticate server
Authenticates a server with Ably and creates access tokens for clients.
POST
/api/rest/auth

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Ably official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

Retrieve presence state
Obtains the current presence state of clients in a channel.
GET
/api/rest/presence

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Ably official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

Retrieve application usage statistics
Fetches statistics for application usage over a specified period.
GET
/api/rest/stats

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Ably official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

Register device
Register a device for receiving push notifications.
POST
/push/deviceRegistrations
Update device registration
Update a device registration by replacing existing details.
PUT
/push/deviceRegistrations/<deviceId>
List channels
Retrieve all channels with at least one subscribed device.
GET
/push/channels
Publish notification
Send a push notification to a single device or set of devices.
POST
/push/publish

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Ably official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

Get details from a registered device
Obtain the details for a device registered for receiving push registrations.
GET
/push/deviceRegistrations/<deviceId>
List registered devices
Obtain the details for devices registered for receiving push registrations.
GET
/push/deviceRegistrations
Unregister device
Unregisters a single device by its device ID, deleting all its subscriptions for receiving push notifications through channels.
DELETE
/push/deviceRegistrations/<deviceId>
Unregister devices
Unregisters devices, deleting all their subscriptions for receiving push notifications through channels.
DELETE
/push/deviceRegistrations

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Ably official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

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.
POST
/push/channelSubscriptions

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Ably official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

Revoke tokens
Revoke tokens using the specified key name.
POST
/keys/<keyName>/revokeTokens

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Ably official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

Publish message
Publish a single message on this channel based on a given event name and payload.
POST
/docs/api/realtime-sdk/channels#publish

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Ably official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

Supported API Endpoints for Workboard

To set up Workboard 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 Workboard to query the data you need using the API endpoint URLs you provide.

Get user profile
Retrieve the profile information of a user.
GET
/api/v1/users/profile
Create user
Add a new user to the system.
POST
/api/v1/users/create
Update user profile
Modify the profile information of an existing user.
PUT
/api/v1/users/update
Delete user
Remove a user from the system.
DELETE
/api/v1/users/delete
List users
Retrieve a list of users in WorkBoard.
GET
/wb/apis/user
Update user profile
Update the profile information of an existing user.
PUT
/api/v1/users/modify
Get user profile
Retrieve the profile of a user.
GET
/api/users/profile
Create user
Create a new user in the system.
POST
/api/users/create
Update user profile
Update the profile information of an existing user.
PUT
/api/users/update
Delete user
Remove a user from the system.
DELETE
/api/users/delete

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Workboard official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

Get all goals
Retrieve a list of all goals.
GET
/api/v1/goals
Create a goal
Add a new goal to the system.
POST
/api/v1/goals/create
Get goal
Retrieve the details of a specific goal by its ID.
GET
/goal/{goal_id}
Create goal
Create a goal for a user in your organization, including metrics sourced from the same person.
POST
/goal/
Get metric for goal
List data for one metric associated with the specified goal.
GET
/goal/{goal_id}/metric/{metric_id}
Get alignment for goal
List aligned and dependent goals associated with the specified goal.
GET
/goal/{goal_id}/alignment
Get all goals
Retrieve a list of all goals.
GET
/api/goals
Create a goal
Create a new goal in the system.
POST
/api/goals/create

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Workboard official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

Get all metrics
Retrieve a list of all metrics.
GET
/api/v1/metrics
Add metric data
Insert data for a specific metric.
POST
/api/v1/metrics/data
Add metric data
Add new data to an existing metric.
PUT
/api/v1/metrics/update
Get all metrics
Retrieve a list of all metrics.
GET
/api/metrics
Add metric data
Add data to an existing metric.
POST
/api/metrics/add

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Workboard official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

Get all tags
Retrieve a list of all tags.
GET
/api/v1/tags
Add tags to metrics
Add multiple tags to multiple metrics.
POST
/apis/metric/tags
Remove metric tags
Delete given tag lists mapped to the metric.
DELETE
/apis/metric/{metric_id}/tags
Get all tags
Returns all key result tags in the system.
GET
/apis/tags
Get one tag
Returns the specified key result tag.
GET
/apis/tags/{tag_id}
Get all tags for a group
Returns all tags available in a specified group of tags.
GET
/tags/?group_id={group_id}
Get all tags
Retrieve a list of all tags.
GET
/api/tags
Add tags to a single metric
Attach tags to a specific metric.
POST
/api/tags/addToMetric

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Workboard official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

Get action items
Retrieve a list of action items.
GET
/api/v1/action_items
Get action items
Retrieve a list of action items.
GET
/api/action_items
Create an action item
Create a new action item.
POST
/api/action_items/create

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Workboard official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

Get teams
Retrieve a list of all teams.
GET
/api/v1/teams
Create a team
Add a new team to the system.
POST
/api/v1/teams/create
Get teams
Retrieve a list of all teams.
GET
/api/teams
Create a team
Create a new team in the system.
POST
/api/teams/create

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Workboard official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

Get workstreams
Retrieve a list of all workstreams.
GET
/api/v1/workstreams
Create workstreams
Create a new workstream in the system.
POST
/api/v1/workstreams/create
Get workstreams
Retrieve a list of all workstreams.
GET
/api/workstreams

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Workboard official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

Get data streams
Retrieve a list of data streams.
GET
/api/v1/data_streams

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Workboard official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

Get user profile
Request profile information for the authenticated user, including first name, last name, company, email address, and account creation date.
GET
/user/{user_id}
Create a new user
Create a new user in the organization with the user's profile attributes.
POST
/user
Update user
Update user's profile and timezone information.
PUT
/wb/apis/user/?profile[title]=CMO&user_id={user_id}
Delete user
Delete a user's account and remove them from the organization.
PATCH
/wb/apis/user/?user_id={user_id}&action=disable
Get user goals
List details for goals belonging to the user.
GET
/wb/apis/user/goal
Get user teams
List all the teams that the user manages, or of which they are a member.
GET
/user/{user_id}/team/{team_id}
Bulk User Provisioning
Add, update and modify users in the existing organization.
PUT
/user/importOrg
Update user
Update a user's profile information.
PUT
/wb/apis/user/
Delete user
Delete a user's account and remove them from the organization.
PATCH
/wb/apis/user/{user_id}
Get user goals
List details for goals belonging to the user.
GET
/wb/apis/user/{user_id}/goal/{goal_id}

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Workboard official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

List metrics
Use this endpoint to retrieve a list of metrics associated with goals in WorkBoard.
GET
/wb/apis/metric/list
Create metric
Use this endpoint to create a new metric for a specified goal.
POST
/wb/apis/metric/create
Update metric
Use this endpoint to update an existing metric based on its ID.
PUT
/wb/apis/metric/update
Delete metric
Use this endpoint to delete a metric by its ID.
DELETE
/wb/apis/metric/delete
List metrics
Returns all metrics that the authenticated user is responsible for updating.
GET
/metric/
Get one metric
Returns data for an individual metric.
GET
/metric/{metric_id}
Get tags for metric
Returns all key result tags mapped to the given metric in the system.
GET
/apis/metric/{metric_id}/tags
Get list of metrics' tags
Returns all tags mapped to given metric list.
GET
/apis/metric/krtags?metric_ids=metric_id1,metric_id2
Get metrics for tag
Returns all metrics mapped to the given tag_id.
GET
/apis/metric/tags?tag_id={tag_id}
Add tags to metric
Add multiple tags to the given metric.
PUT
apis/metric/{metric_id}/tags
Add tags to a single metric
Add multiple tags to the given metric.
PUT
/apis/metric/{metric_id}/tags
Add tags to a single metric
Add multiple tags to the given metric.
PUT
PUT apis/metric/{metric_id}/tags

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Workboard official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

Get data streams
Retrieve a list of all data streams.
GET
/api/v1/datastreams
Create data streams
Create a new data stream in the system.
POST
/api/v1/datastreams/create

These API endpoints were generated using n8n

n8n AI workflow transforms web scraping into an intelligent, AI-powered knowledge extraction system that uses vector embeddings to semantically analyze, chunk, store, and retrieve the most relevant API documentation from web pages. Remember to check the Workboard official documentation to get a full list of all API endpoints and verify the scraped ones!

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