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This guide walks you through creating a simple API that fetches user data and returns a formatted response.

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Your First Flow

Create a flow that:
  1. Accepts a user_id query parameter
  2. Fetches user data from an external API
  3. Returns a formatted response
{
  "name": "Get User",
  "trigger": {
    "type": "http",
    "config": {
      "method": "GET",
      "path": "/users"
    }
  },
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "fetch_user",
      "type": "http",
      "config": {
        "method": "GET",
        "url": "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/{{request.query.user_id}}"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "respond",
      "type": "response",
      "config": {
        "status": 200,
        "body": {
          "user": {
            "id": "{{fetch_user.output.body.id}}",
            "name": "{{fetch_user.output.body.name}}",
            "email": "{{fetch_user.output.body.email}}"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

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Understanding the Structure

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Trigger

The trigger defines how the API is invoked: 
"trigger": {
  "type": "http",
  "config": {
    "method": "GET",
    "path": "/users"
  }
}
This creates an endpoint at GET /users.

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Nodes

Nodes are the steps in your flow. Each node has:
  • id - Unique identifier (used to reference outputs)
  • type - The node type
  • config - Type-specific configuration

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Template Expressions

Use {{path}} to reference data:
ExpressionDescription
{{request.query.user_id}}Query parameter from the request
{{request.body.email}}Field from request body
{{fetch_user.output.body.id}}Output from a previous node

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Adding Validation

Add a request node to validate input: 
{
  "name": "Get User (with validation)",
  "trigger": {
    "type": "http",
    "config": {
      "method": "GET",
      "path": "/users"
    }
  },
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "validate",
      "type": "request",
      "config": {
        "source": "request.query",
        "schema": {
          "user_id": "required|integer|min:1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "fetch_user",
      "type": "http",
      "config": {
        "method": "GET",
        "url": "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/{{request.query.user_id}}"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "respond",
      "type": "response",
      "config": {
        "status": 200,
        "body": {
          "user": "{{fetch_user.output.body | pick:id:name:email}}"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
The pick pipe extracts only the specified fields from the response.

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Adding Conditional Logic

Handle cases where the user might not exist: 
{
  "id": "check_exists",
  "type": "condition",
  "config": {
    "conditions": [
      {
        "if": "{{fetch_user.output.status_code}} == 200",
        "then": ["respond_success"]
      }
    ],
    "else": ["respond_not_found"]
  }
}

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Complete Example

Here’s a full flow with validation, error handling, and conditional responses: 
{
  "name": "Get User (Complete)",
  "trigger": {
    "type": "http",
    "config": {
      "method": "GET",
      "path": "/users"
    }
  },
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "validate",
      "type": "request",
      "config": {
        "source": "request.query",
        "schema": {
          "user_id": "required|integer|min:1|max:10"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "fetch_user",
      "type": "http",
      "config": {
        "method": "GET",
        "url": "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/{{request.query.user_id}}",
        "on_error": "continue"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "check_exists",
      "type": "condition",
      "config": {
        "conditions": [
          {
            "if": "{{fetch_user.output.success}} == true",
            "then": ["respond_success"]
          }
        ],
        "else": ["respond_not_found"]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "respond_success",
      "type": "response",
      "config": {
        "status": 200,
        "body": {
          "success": true,
          "user": "{{fetch_user.output.body | pick:id:name:email:phone}}"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "respond_not_found",
      "type": "response",
      "config": {
        "status": 404,
        "body": {
          "success": false,
          "error": "User not found"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

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Next Steps