Web services · REST API
Connect REST APIs. Turn individual requests into a business process.
Exchange customers, orders or stock through web services. onflAI guides the business requirement into a reviewable configuration. The actual endpoint, permissions and data model determine the connection.
A CONCRETE EXAMPLE
What your requirement could look like.
“Transfer new and changed CRM customers to our SQL database every 15 minutes. Update existing customers using their CRM ID.”
A shared customer dataset for reporting and downstream processes, without repeated manual exports.
Planning example, not a customer case study. Execution, scheduling and scope depend on connectivity, approval and plan.
01
Prepare access
- Identify the base URL, API version and required read or write endpoints. OpenAPI documentation and anonymised sample responses help preparation.
- Check authentication and required scopes. Keep tokens, API keys and other secrets exclusively in the separate credential configuration.
- Confirm pagination, rate limits and access from the execution environment. An endpoint reachable in a browser is not enough.
02
Define fields and rules
- Map JSON objects, nested fields and lists to the target structure. Use the customer ID as a stable key rather than a changeable name.
- Define empty values, time zones and deletions deliberately. Decide whether a missing field preserves or clears the target value.
03
Check before production
- Test a limited dataset covering multiple result pages. Check reading, business mapping and writing separately.
- Agree retry rules for limits and interruptions. Processing an order again must not create an unchecked duplicate.
What matters when connecting a REST API?
Authentication, pagination, data structure and permitted operations determine how a REST API is connected. These characteristics are aligned with your data process during setup and checked before production use.
Where onflAI helps
You describe the outcome and select the relevant data. AI assists with configuration, mapping and validation. Credentials remain separate and are processed in encrypted form by the platform. After review and human approval, IOnbrix executes the data process, not AI.
A validated configuration does not replace an end-to-end test with your systems. Verify network access, the correct business outcome and error behaviour before production.