Making outgoing GraphQL calls from flows

This guide explains how to call external GraphQL APIs via HTTP with a qibb flow using the function node and an external module.

• This guide is based on the basics explained in Making outgoing HTTP calls from flows

• For details on how to configure external modules in a function node, please refer to How to use external modules in a function node.

• The given code snippets are expecting the user to have secrets configured in Space Secrets (See Managing secrets in your space and accessing them from your flows ).

Using the function node and to make GraphQL requests

Below you can find a code snippet for a function node that integrates with a GraphQL Endpoint. This example will consume the GraphqQL API of a third-party service, which is monday.com to call it’s Version endpoint. As a prerequisite, according function nodes should have the node-fetch module (https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-fetch ) installed and imported as fetch.

In addition, the function node is expecting to have the following secrets stored in Space Secrets:

• MONDAY_API_TOKEN

Function Node Code Example for “GraphQL Call”

const URL = "https://api.monday.com/v2";
const API_TOKEN = global.get("SECRETS.MONDAY_API_TOKEN");

// Construct the GraphQL query
const query = `
        query {
            version {
                display_name
                kind
                value
            }
        }
    `;
const response = await fetch(URL, {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
        "Authorization": API_TOKEN,
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({ query })
});

msg.payload = await response.json();
return msg;