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Dynamically list out fields from JSON returned from my API call

  • June 11, 2021
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{
    "entity": "ClientCorporation",
    "entityMetaUrl": "https://xxx.com?fields=*",
    "label": "Company",
    "dateLastModified": "1623389646848",
    "fields": [
        {
            "name": "id",
            "type": "ID",
            "dataType": "Integer"
        },
        {
            "name": "address",
            "type": "COMPOSITE",
            "dataType": "Address",
            "confidential": false,
            "label": "Address",
            "hideFromSearch": false,
            "fields": [
                {
                    "name": "address1",
                    "type": "SCALAR",
                    "dataType": "String",
                    "maxLength": 100,
                    "confidential": false,
                    "label": "Main Address",
                    "hideFromSearch": false
                },
                {
                    "name": "address2",
                    "type": "SCALAR",
                    "dataType": "String",
                    "maxLength": 100,
                    "confidential": false,
                    "label": "Address2",
                    "hideFromSearch": false
                },
                {
                    "name": "city",
                    "type": "SCALAR",
                    "dataType": "String",
                    "maxLength": 40,
                    "confidential": false,
                    "label": "City",
                    "hideFromSearch": false
                },
                {
                    "name": "countryCode",
                    "type": "SCALAR",
                    "dataType": "String",
                    "maxLength": 0
                },
                {
                    "name": "countryID",
                    "type": "SCALAR",
                    "dataType": "Integer",
                    "confidential": false,
                    "label": "Country",
                    "optionsType": "Country",
                    "optionsUrl": "https://rest21.bullhornstaffing.com/rest-services/7i8ptd/options/Country",
                    "hideFromSearch": false
                },
                {
                    "name": "countryName",
                    "type": "SCALAR",
                    "dataType": "String",
                    "maxLength": 0
                },

I am trying to dynamically list out fields from JSON returned from my API call. The name I need are in the “name” section of the JSON and as you can see there are situations like “address” that also has sub fields. I want to be able to list them all out. 

 

I am trying to make this section of the code work:

 

return z.request(options)
  .then((response) => {
    response.throwForStatus();
    const results = response.json;

    // modify your api response to return an array of Field objects
    // see https://zapier.github.io/zapier-platform-schema/build/schema.html#fieldschema
    // for schema definition.

    return results;
  });

 

 

Best answer by ZaneBest answer by Zane

You’ll need to write some JavaScript transform that object into a flat array of Field objects as defined by the Zapier Platform schema: https://zapier.github.io/zapier-platform-schema/build/schema.html#fieldschema

 

To surface those nested fields you might have to map through those recursively and give them “namespaced” keys (e.g. “address~~city”) so you can do the transform in reverse to get them back into the correct structure before sending the data to your API.  

 

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    • June 14, 2021

    You’ll need to write some JavaScript transform that object into a flat array of Field objects as defined by the Zapier Platform schema: https://zapier.github.io/zapier-platform-schema/build/schema.html#fieldschema

     

    To surface those nested fields you might have to map through those recursively and give them “namespaced” keys (e.g. “address~~city”) so you can do the transform in reverse to get them back into the correct structure before sending the data to your API.  

     

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