Create Connections
Requirements:
- Activepieces version 0.34.5 or higher
- SDK version 0.3.2 or higher
“connectionName” is the externalId of the connection (you can get it by hovering the connection name in the connections table).
We kept the same parameter name for backward compatibility, anyone upgrading their instance from < 0.35.1, will not face issues in that regard.
Breaking Change:
If your Activepieces instance version is < 0.45.0 and (you are using the connect method from the embed sdk, and need the connection externalId to be returned after the user creates it OR if you want to reconnect a specific connection with an externalId), you must upgrade your instance to >= 0.45.0
You can use the embedded SDK to create connections.
Initialize the SDK
Follow the instructions in the Embed Builder.
Call Connect Method
After initializing the SDK, you will have access to a property called activepieces
inside your window
object. Call its connect
method to open a new connection dialog as follows.
Connect Parameters:
Parameter Name | Required | Type | Description |
---|---|---|---|
pieceName | ✅ | string | The name of the piece you want to create a connection for. |
connectionName | ❌ | string | The external Id of the connection (you can get it by hovering the connection name in the connections table), when provided the connection created/upserted will use this as the external Id and display name. |
newWindow | ❌ | { width?: number, height?: number, top?: number, left?: number } | If set the connection dialog will be opened in a new window instead of an iframe taking the full page. |
Connect Result
The connect
method returns a promise
that resolves to the following:
name
is the externalId of the connection.
connection
is undefined if the user closes the dialog and doesn’t create a connection.
You can use the connections
piece in the builder to retrieve the created connection using its name.