Hello Bubble Community,
I’m facing a very persistent and frustrating issue with my new Bubble app and would greatly appreciate any insights or solutions.
Problem: I’m unable to configure the parameters for my API Connector action within a workflow. When I click on the API call step (e.g., OpenAI Chat - Generate Career Advice), the settings panel (either a popup or the right-side properties editor) does not appear or open. I only see “only when” and “add a breakpoint…” options.
Context:
- I’m building a simple MVP for a career advice platform.
- The API Connector call (
Generate Career Advice) is set up toPOSTtohttps://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions(usinggpt-4o-mini). - Authentication is
Private key in headerwithBearer YOUR_API_KEY. - The
user_inputparameter is defined in the JSON body ({"role": "user", "content": "<user_input>"}).
Troubleshooting Steps Already Taken:
- API Connector Setup Verified:
- API call has been deleted and recreated multiple times.
- JSON body syntax checked for errors (e.g.,
&replaced with&). user_inputparameter is marked as “Private” in the API Connector.- “Reinitialize call” has been performed successfully multiple times, both with “Data type: JSON” (trying to select
choices.message.content- but no selection UI appears) and “Data type: Text” (where a single raw text field appears for selection). The call does receive a response from OpenAI during initialization. - Even tried “Manually enter API response” with a copied JSON sample.
- Workflow Editor Behavior:
- The settings panel for the API action never shows.
- The Bubble debugger shows the API step being called, but it appears to do nothing (no errors, no response in the debugger’s step output).
- Browser & Environment:
- Bubble editor, browser cache, and cookies have been cleared.
- Tested extensively in Incognito mode (Chrome) and also in a completely different browser (Microsoft Edge).
- The app itself is a brand new, clean “Web App” (not a mixed Web & Mobile app).
This issue is fundamentally blocking progress as I cannot assign the Multi-line Input A's value to the user_input parameter in the workflow.
Has anyone encountered this specific behavior where the workflow action configuration UI simply fails to appear for API Connector calls, despite the API call seemingly being set up correctly? Any insights or workarounds would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
