How to set collection input parameters in the workflow?

Ask us anything How do I?
,
1

Hi,

Is there a way I can set the input parameters to my Xano collection at the time of invoking the collection? For instance, I have a Xano collection (POST) that I’m using for event logging. The current approach I’m using is to set up a variable (object) and bind the collection inputs to this variable. This means each time I want to use this collection, I need to have a step in my workflow where I have to first set this variable and then ‘fetch’ the collection.

I’m wondering if each time I create an action in the workflow to log an event, I add the Xano endpoint as s step, but then set the input variables right there in this workflow itself (and that are specific to this workflow only). So in another workflow, when I invoke the same Fetch collection step, I again set the input variables for whatever I want to pass in that scenario.

In other words, can the collection inputs be similar to how a Workflow with parameters is set up or the way the REST API plugin works? It appears that I can seem to do it like this using the REST API plugin, i.e. to define input parameters in the action step where I’m calling the REST API – but I can’t seem to find a way to do this if the collection is a Xano collection.

image
image640×1792 69.1 KB

Thanks.
Sean

2

Hi ,

not answering for your question, cause don’t know the answer.

But I’m also using Xano. So what you described is exactly the reason why I changed all of my API calls from Xano plugin to REST API calls. They are flexible enough for difficult logic and nested workflow calls. I just wanted to say that you are not alone in this :slight_smile:

1 Like