Quickstartintermediate15 minutes
Connect an external API
Connect a Jotsu application to an external API, fetch and display a response, and keep the required credential on the server.
What you will build#
A server-side API request with a read-only result in the application.
Before you begin#
Have the API base URL, authentication instructions, and one test endpoint.
1. Store the credential#
In application Settings, add the credential under Environment variables and enable Secret.
2. Add the request#
Ask Codex to fetch one response on the server, validate it, and display a small read-only preview. Give it the variable name, not the secret value.
3. Verify the result#
Load the preview and confirm the expected data appears. Check Dev logs for the upstream status and confirm the credential is absent.
Next steps#
Add pagination or synchronization with Connect an external API.