The API Bridge
Pull external data into the room to feed live variables and tables.
What it does
The API Bridge (API Feeds tab) connects external data — scores, weather, ticket counts, social stats — to your live variables and tables, using a node-based dataflow editor.
Building a flow
1
Add a fetch node pointing at a REST/JSON endpoint.
2
Parse the response and map the fields you care about.
3
Emit values into variables, or sync an array into a table's rows.
4
Store API keys and tokens in the secrets manager rather than inline.
5
Test/run the flow on demand, and set a polling interval to refresh on a schedule.
Note
Emitted values flow straight into the variables and tables your layers display — so external data can drive what the crowd sees in real time. See Variables, timers & polls.