# How to refresh an external API?

**URL:** <https://forum.bubble.io/t/how-to-refresh-an-external-api/247547>\
**Category:** Need help\
**Created:** [February 17, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/how-to-refresh-an-external-api/247547 "2023-02-17T21:38:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![gaharrington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@gaharrington](https://forum.bubble.io/u/gaharrington)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/how-to-refresh-an-external-api/247547/1 "2023-02-17T21:38:43Z")

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I need to refresh a call to an external API after certain actions.

I tried to use “Display data”, but it does not work: [Image 2023-02-17 at 3.32.24 PM](https://share.getcloudapp.com/7Kuj7ON7)

“Refresh Page” works, but I would rather avoid that.

I have seen the header cache technique…is that STILL the only way to do this?

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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/keith/32/56020_2.png) [@keith](https://forum.bubble.io/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/how-to-refresh-an-external-api/247547/2 "2023-02-18T01:33:44Z")

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In certain circumstances the results of API calls are cached (by Bubble, not in general) so you add a cache busting parameter to your API call (an unused param where you just shove Current Date/Time to make the API call appear unique to Bubble).

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/2/8/2847faa74692c2ffa5d939d3dc3724cdd060d247.png) [@system](https://forum.bubble.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/how-to-refresh-an-external-api/247547/3 "2023-04-28T21:39:41Z")

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