Glide 101: EVERYTHING You Need to Know About Call API and Query JSON

Let's take a step back and learn about calling APIs and viewing JSON responses within a Glide App.

In this video, you'll learn how to:
find API endpoints that you can use in a Glide App
create API endpoints using a Construct URL column
call the API using the Call API action
fetch and read the JSON response
parse items within a JSON array onto their own row in Glide using the Miracle Method (   • Glide: Transpose Data Columns into an Inli...  )
query a JSON object in order to extract singular values from the JSON response
display the parsed results in a Glide Collection
take action on a search result

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00:00 - Intro and Setup
01:58 - The Terminology
03:33 - Setting Up a Work Table
05:14 - Determine the API Server to Call
07:00 - Construct the Endpoint URL in Glide
09:18 - Build Search Interface
10:32 - Setting up the Call API Action Button
11:17 - Inspecting the JSON Response
13:19 - Parsing JSON Array Items onto Their Own Row
17:56 - Query the Response Array by Line Item
20:57 - Extracting Values from a JSON Object Using a Query JSON Column
24:12 - Testing the Call API
25:40 - Allow Users to Save Data Generated by the Call API Action
27:39 - Relating the Results Table to the Work Table
28:35 - Finishing the App with a My Library Screen
30:37 - Outro

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