Adapt an API payload
Sometimes an API sends or receives data in a way that Nintex Workflow can't directly use, like XML, or sends the data you want buried in a lengthy string payload.
When the API sends or requires data you can't immediately use in your work flow, you can:
- Use workflow actions such as Regular expression to extract the data you need
- Use a serverless function to pre-process a request or response to a compatible format.
What are serverless functions?
Examples
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Assess the opportunity cost of business proposals with WolframAlpha to automate their initial approval process, using a regular expression to extract the response. |
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Create a serverless function to convert the XML format returned from an API into JSON that Nintex Workflow can use, and use it to send a motivational "word of the day" message to your Slack channel. |
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Create a serverless function to pre-process parameters into a format that the API will accept, so you can send emails from an external email server from within Nintex Workflow. |