Rest API Workflow Action

Description: REST API acts as a communication link between two platforms, enabling interaction through methods like GET (retrieve), POST (create), PUT (update), and DELETE (remove)

Path: (Rest API can be executed using Model and Workflow)

• PWR Apps platform > Login > Business Node > Layout > Open a layout > Workflow > Rest API Action

• PWR Apps platform > Login > Business Node > Layout > Open a layout > Model

Rest API Using Model

• Prerequisite:

  • Create a connection provider and establish a connection. Refer https://appbuilder.atlassian.net/l/cp/wnYNq8D5

• Create a Model:

  • Details:

    • Type: API

    • Connection: Choose the desired connection to fetch records from

    • Label: Auto-populates, mirroring the connection Label

    • Name: Auto-populates, mirroring the connection name.

    • Execute on load: If checked, records will be fetched automatically upon loading the component

    • Refer:

      

  • Request:

    • Method:

      • Choose from HTTP methods like Get, Post, Put, Delete, Head, or Patch based on the operation you want to perform

    • URL: Add the relevant URL that corresponds to the connection from which you wish to get, create, update, or delete records

    • Record Count: Set the record count to either Multirecord or Single, depending on whether you are dealing with multiple records or a single record in the data operation

    • Body > Schema Designer:

      

      • Generate Schema: Users can define fields using JSON format. For example

        {
            "Date": "05/12/2023",
            "Date and Time": "05/12/2023 11: 40 AM",
            "Double": 51.21,
            "Integer": 399,
            "Object": "",
            "Text": "Smith"
        }

      • Create New Fields: Users can create fields using create field Model

        

  • Response:

    • Response: User can create new response with the help of status code

    • Schema Designer:

      

      • Generate Schema: Users can define fields using JSON format. For example

        {
            "Date": "05/12/2023",
            "Date and Time": "05/12/2023 11: 40 AM",
            "Double": 51.21,
            "Integer": 399,
            "Object": "",
            "Text": "Smith",
            "Array": []
        }

        

      • Create New Fields: Users can create fields using create field Model

        

  • Execution of Rest API Using Model in Workflow:

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Rest API Using Request in Workflow

• Config:

  • Source API Type: Rest API action can be executed by two methods Model and Request.

    • Model: It displayed the list of model created on layout designer in model node

    • Request: Request needs to configure in workflow to execute Rest API Action

      • Authentication Type

        • Public

        • Session

        • User Token

        • Connection > Connection

    • Request

    • Method

    • URL

    • Record Count

  • Body (Schema Designer Table) > Generate Schema Button > Create New Fields

  • Query Params

  • Header

• Response

  • Record Count

  • Status Code

  • Body (Schema Designer Table) > Generate Schema Button > Create New Fields

Action Details

• Label: Label of workflow action

• Name:

• Is Async

• Description