JS Fetch connector

Overview

The JS Fetch connector provides a simple wrapper for the JavaScript Fetch API.

Note: For more information on this API, refer to Fetch API.

How to use the JS Fetch connector

To use the JS Fetch connector, pass an object with the parameters you require, from the schema table listed below. Also refer to the code sample listed below.

JS fetch connector schema

Property	Type	Description	Required
_orchcomp	String	Enter “fetch_connector”.	Required
_name	String	Enter a descriptive name for what the component does in the orchestrator.	Optional
_sequenceno	Integer	Enter a number that defines the task’s order in the sequence of tasks to execute.	Required
_actualparams	Object	Pass an object that contains formal parameters or alternative parameters you want to add as key-value pairs, such as “userType”: “<your-user-type>”.	Optional
_actualparams.url	String	Takes the API endpoint URL as a string.	Required
_actualparams.args	Object	Takes the options object that can contain parameters, such as “method”, “headers”, “body” and “credentials”.	Optional
_actualparams.to	String	EMPTY	Optional

Code example

Refer to the sample code below.

…{  "_orchcomp": "fetch_connector",   "_name": "Performs GET request for data",   "_sequenceno": 1,   "url": "<your-endpoint-url>",  "_actualparams": {     "args": {       "method": "GET"    }  }  }, …