Quickstartintermediateยท15 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.