External API

callAPI

Description

Call any URL directly in javascript.

Usage

callAPI(<HTTP METHOD>, <URL>, <OPTIONS>)

Options

Name	Type	Description
data	Hash	Body of the request
username	String	Basic auth username
password	String	Basic auth password
headers	Hash	HTTP headers

data is automatically converted to JSON, username and password are automatically base64 encoded.

Example

{% action "Create Stripe subscription" %}
  var email   = params.stripeEmail, token = params.stripeToken;
  var payment = false;

  if (token) {
    payment = callAPI('POST', 'https://api.stripe.com', {      
      username: site.metafields.stripe.api_key,
      data: {
        'email':  email,
        'source': token,
        'plan':   'weekly_box'
      }
    });
  }

  setProp('payment', !!payment);

{% endaction %}

{% if payment %}
  <h1>SUCCESS!</h1>
{% else %}
  <h1>FAILURE!</h1>
{% endif %}