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2FA
Short for two-factor authentication.A
Account
Synonym for connected account.Action
Actions are reusable, prebuilt operations against an API, written as Pipedream components. You can run actions for your end users with Pipedream Connect.Advanced plan
Pipedream’s plan for individuals and teams running production integrations. See the pricing page for more details.B
Basic plan
Pipedream’s plan for individuals who need higher limits and the option to scale usage. See the pricing page for more details.Business plan
Pipedream’s plan for teams with security, compliance, and support needs. See the pricing page for more details.C
Component
Components are Node.js modules that run on Pipedream’s serverless infrastructure. Sources and actions are two types of components. See the component API for more details.Component API
The programming interface for creating components in Pipedream.Component guidelines
Guidelines applied to components submitted to the Pipedream component registry.Component registry
The public registry of components available to Pipedream users, available on GitHub.Connected account
A specific account or credentials used to connect to a Pipedream integration. If both you and your team member have an account with OpenAI, for example, you would connect each account as a distinct connected account. See the docs for more details.Connected account access control
You can restrict access to connected accounts to specific individuals or share with the entire workspace. See the docs for more details.Credit
Pipedream’s billable unit of compute, charged per 30 seconds of compute time. In Pipedream Connect, credits are consumed by action executions, tool calls, deployed trigger emits, and proxy requests. See the docs for more details.Custom source
An event source that you create using custom code, or by modifying a registry source.D
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Environment variable
Pipedream supports two types of environment variables:- Project variables, available within a specific project
- Workspace variables, available across all projects in a workspace
Event
Events are emitted by sources and delivered to listeners. Events can be triggered by a variety of sources, including HTTP requests, cron schedules, and third-party APIs. Events can be passed to actions, which can process the event data and perform a variety of operations, including making HTTP requests, sending emails, and interacting with third-party APIs.Event source
Components that watch for events from a third-party data source, emitting those events to listeners.Execution
A single run of a Pipedream component on an event, like an action execution or an event source execution.Execution environment
The virtual machine and internal Pipedream platform code that runs code on your behalf, including actions and custom tools. An instance of an execution environment is called a worker.External credentials
Connected accounts are accounts that users link directly in Pipedream. External credentials are credentials that users store in their own database or service, and reference in Pipedream at runtime. See the docs for more details.F
Free plan
Pipedream’s free plan. See the pricing docs for more details.G
Global search
PressCtrl + K or Cmd + K to open the global search bar in the Pipedream UI.