This article describes the REST data source configuration and usage in the Table Grid Next Generation.
The Data source type is REST. We support only JSON for processing data.
You can access remote REST API using data sources in the Grid Custom Field.
REST Data source configuration
Try the example REST data source with users' data https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users
You can add a Data source under the Data Sources tab in the grid configuration dashboard.
Available fields:
Name - a name of your data source connection
Description - optional description of the data source for your reference. It will be displayed below the title in the Data source list.
Datasource type - the type of your data source. You can use REST and SQL data sources.
URL - URL address of the web service you want to connect to the grid.
Authorization - the access credentials to the web-server with data. You can use them in case the data source requires HTTP authentication.
In some cases, the web server requires HTTP basic authentication. If it's your case, please add a username and password to access the web server with data.
Headers - allows adding header fields.
You can test a connection to the data source using a Test Connection button.