Glide API: Connect ANY platform to your Glide App!
Channel: Robert Petitto
Date: 2022-02-09

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In this video, we take a look at Glide's newest feature—API integration!

Imagine every time you receive a new tweet, payment, calendar booking, or file share, new records get added to your Glide app. With Glide's API, this is possible in a matter of seconds. In this video, I present one example of connecting Calendly with a Glide app, but the possibilities are endless. 

Note: Glide API is limited to Pro/Enterprise level apps

⚡ To keep things no/low code, I'm using Integromat to call Glide's API. Sign up for an Integromat account here: 
https://www.integromat.com/?pc=petitto

📄 More info about Glide API: 
https://docs.glideapps.com/all/product/data-editor/glide-table-api

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See how this is done in Zapier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbtUy6mpbyY

0:00 Intro
0:13 API: a metaphor
1:13 An improvement from Google Sheets
2:21 The gameplan: Calendly to Glide
2:43 Integromat VS Zapier
3:50 The magic-Integromat's HTTP module
4:21 Accessing Glide's API
6:04 Setting up Integromat HTTP Module
10:24 Testing Add Row API
11:00 Setting up Integromat for Set Columns API
11:39 HTTP Module's 2nd gift
11:56 Storing the returned RowID with Integromat's Data Store
13:03 Extracting the Row ID using a Parse JSON module in Integromat 
16:06 Integromat Routers and Filters
17:26 Cloning our HTTP Module
18:00 Using the Set Column API
18:26 Convert the Add Row API into a Set Column API 
19:04 Retrieve RowID from the Data Store Module
20:49 Testing the Set Column API 
22:36 Testing Add and Delete API logic