The block store obtained some major updates enabling builders to install and share different types of blocks: data sources, page components, and functions. This article provides an overview of data sources, also known as remote models once they appear as structural units in the data model overview of your application.
Once you open the block store, you’ll notice that blocks have various tags. Click on the ‘Data sources’ tag to quickly filter all available data sources.
In this article, we will provide a link and a brief description of each of them.
With this API you can send PDF files to Adobe Sign to get them signed by your clients. | |
API that allows you to retrieve Calendly links, sync scheduled meetings, manage users, and more. There are a number of ways to use Calendly’s API. | |
Exact Online provides accounting software in a Software-as-a-Service delivery model. This library aims to ease its use of your current Exact environment. | |
The Exchange Rates API delivers exchange rate data for more than 170 world currencies.
Receive the latest exchange rates information for a specific set, currency conversion, receiving data Time-series for multiple or one currency, and preserving the API daily for the fluctuation data.
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The Google Calendar API is a REST API that exposes most of the features available in the Google Calendar web interface.
With this Google Calendar API block, you can request different endpoints from your Betty Blocks application:
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Google has the world mapped. Their data gives you accurate real-time information for mapping, navigation, and places.
With this Google Maps API block, you can request different endpoints from your Betty Blocks application:
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The Google Sheets API lets you read and modify any aspect of a spreadsheet. With this Google Sheets API block, you can request different endpoints from your Betty Blocks application:
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The HighQ data source allows you to connect your legal professionals using an intelligent solution where you can boost productivity, seamlessly collaborate with others, share valuable insights, as well as engage with clients and colleagues to deliver world-class legal services. | |
Hunter is the solution to find and verify professional email addresses. With this Hunter API block, you can request different endpoints from your Betty Blocks application:
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The Visual Recognition API understands the contents of images. Analyze images for scenes, objects, faces, colors, food, text, explicit content, and other subjects that can give you insights into your visual content. With this IBM Watson Visual Recognition API block, you can request different endpoints from your Betty Blocks application:
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iManage data source that allows businesses to access documents from anywhere in a single user experience.
iManage connects documents and emails and saves them in a single unified folder, organized by client, project, or legal matter.
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Language Weaver is a secure, adaptable, cloud-based enterprise machine translation API and portal for businesses that need to process high volumes of multilingual content quickly and effectively. | |
The MessageBird API connects your Betty Blocks application to operators around the world. With this MessageBird API block, you can request different endpoints from your Betty Blocks application:
And more.
To use the MessageBird API you need an account on MessageBird.com and an access key, which can be created in your account. | |
The Microsoft Graph API supports accessing data in users' primary mailboxes and shared mailboxes. The data can be calendar, mail, or personal contacts stored in a mailbox in the cloud on Exchange Online as part of Microsoft 365, or on Exchange on-premises in a hybrid deployment | |
The Microsoft Graph API enables you to manage your files on OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint. With this data source, you can upload files as well as create folders within your OneDrive account. you can:
For this webservice you need to register the app at the Microsoft Azure Identity platform, enable Microsoft Graph permissions, and configure the OAuth2 authentication in Betty Blocks. | |
The Microsoft Graph API enables you to create appointments, read emails or add contacts.
For this webservice you need to register the app at the Microsoft Azure Identity platform, enable Microsoft Graph permissions, and configure the OAuth2 authentication in Betty Blocks. | |
Use the Graph API to create groups and teams, or update your MS Teams configuration.
For this webservice you need to register the app at the Microsoft Azure Identity platform, enable Microsoft Graph permissions, and configure the OAuth2 authentication in Betty Blocks. | |
Use the PowerBI API to create dashboards, push datasets, or get reporting.
For this webservice you need to register the app at the Microsoft Azure Identity platform, enable Microsoft Graph permissions, and configure the OAuth2 authentication in Betty Blocks. | |
Use the Mollie Payments API to integrate online payments by Mollie directly into your Betty Blocks application. This Mollie Payments API supports all available Mollie Payment methods:
With this Mollie Payments API block, you can request different endpoints from your Betty Blocks application:
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The SAP data source allows you to connect to your SAP environment.
SAP Cloud Platform API management provides simple, scalable, and secure access to digital assets and enables developer communities to consume these.
This connector will help you connect to the SAP oData services. | |
The Slack API data source allows you to integrate your Betty Blocks application with Slack. The API is made so that almost everything you can do in the app is also accessible via the Slack API. For example, you can get and create channels, lists, users, and more.
With this Slack API block, you can request different endpoints from your Betty Blocks application:
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The Trello API data source provides several ways to access data throughout Trello. Additionally, the API allows you to access nested resources as URL parameters as well. You can request different endpoints from your Betty Blocks application:
And more.
When making any API request to Trello, you will need to include your API key, along with an OAuth token that was generated using your key. API keys are associated with your Trello member account. |
After installing
When you install one of these blocks, it automatically appears within the data sources section of your data model. Click on the recently installed data source to continue the configuration.
In the settings segment of the data source you can configure the remaining details before
Most data sources require an API key, you will most likely find this in your account settings of the remote data source you are trying to configure.
After configuring your data source, add a model via the “new model” button in the top right corner.
Here you can do the following:
Select remote model
Select the data source you want to use
Select one or multiple available models you would like to access via your Betty Blocks application.
Press the ‘add models’ button
After this, you will be able to use the remote model in your data components and actions!
Do you have more questions concerning the remote data models? Go to our community!