API

Bubble's API features allow you to set up incoming and outgoing requests to communicate with other applications and services

This is the short-form technical reference entry of Bubble's API features. If you are looking for more in-depth and long-form articles on how the Bubble API works, you may be interested in checking the Bubble API manual. Throughout reading the reference and manual, you may also find our API Glossary helpful.

The Bubble API

The Data API

The Data API allows other systems to search for, read, create, modify and delete data in your application’s database via a RESTful interface.

The Data API

The Workflow API

The Workflow API allows external applications to execute workflows in your Bubble app via a RESTful interface.

The Workflow API

The API Connector

The API Connector is used to make outgoing connections to external applications and use it as a data source or trigger actions.

The API Connector

Manual references

The Bubble manual gives extended information about Bubble's features and how to use them.

Introduction to APIs

This article series takes an in-depth look at what exactly an API is and how you can both set up an API in Bubble and connect to external APIs in different ways.

Article: Introduction to APIs Video: Introduction to APIs Article: What is a RESTful API?

Authenticating with the Bubble API

Authentication is the process of identifying who the client is in order to determine what they have access to. Article series: The Bubble API and authentication Authentication types The Bubble API lets clients authenticate in different ways: Article: Accessing the Bubble API without authentication Article: Accessing the Bubble API authenticated as a User Article: Accessing the Bubble API authenticated as an admin

How to set up authentication in the external system The Bubble uses the bearer token method to authenticate clients.

Article: How to set up authentication in an external app

The Data API

The Data API lets you set up an API in your Bubble application that accepts incoming requests to search for, read, create, edit and delete entries in your database. Article series: The Data API

The Workflow API

The Data API lets you set up an API in your Bubble application that accepts incoming requests to trigger workflows. Article series: The Workflow API

The API Connector

The API Connector lets you connect to external RESTful APIs to trigger workflows or to use as a data source. Article series: The API Connector