Using DataAPI for serverless app

[Nhat_Nguyen]

Hello,

I want to use some DataAPI (Data API) in server.js of the serverless app, such as something equivalent to client.data.get("loggedInUser"). I don’t want to pass the information from the front-end. Is there any way to do that other than calling an API through an API Key (Freshdesk)?

Thank you.
Nhat Nguyen

[ManiDeepak_Vandrangi]

No, you cannot get loggedIn User information in any of the serverless handlers.

[satwik]

Hello @Nhat_Nguyen.

Could you help us understand the use-case a little better? When you say “server.js”, are you considering having this information (the logged-in user) available for a method that handles a Server Method Invocation (SMI) or an event (Product Event perhaps)?

As @ManiDeepak_Vandrangi suggested above, in either case you will not have this information available. But perhaps understanding your use-case better may help us suggest a workaround?

[Nhat_Nguyen]

Hello,
I want to use it in SMI to call an external API, however, if there is no other option, I’ll think I’ll get it though API Key or through the front-end.

Thank you

[shravan.balasubraman (Shravan)]

If you are using it in SMI, I am sure you are making the app work in one of the ticket locations (sidebar, full page etc)

If that’s the case, you will be able to get the logged-in user from Data API. Get that and pass it on to the SMI method that’s defined in your server.js

`app.js`
client.data.get('loggedInUser', ({ loggedInUserf }) => {
    client.request.invoke('sampleSMI', { loggedInUser }).then(resolve, reject);
})

`server.js`

exports = {
  sampleSMI: ({ loggedInUser, iparams }) => {
    // Make the necessary API calls with  logged in user
  }
}

I hope this is what you mean when saying you need to pass loggedInUser to make an API call in server.js.