# I need help with API pre-request script **URL:** \ **Category:** APIs\ **Created:** [October 23, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/i-need-help-with-api-pre-request-script/289733 "2023-10-23T23:15:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joneschristopher379](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/joneschristopher379/32/165450_2.png) [@joneschristopher379](https://forum.bubble.io/u/joneschristopher379)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/i-need-help-with-api-pre-request-script/289733/1 "2023-10-23T23:15:00Z")
I have this API to integrate but it has a pre-request script that is used to generate the passwordhash, I am not sure how this can be done in the bubble API connector. ![retwert](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/5/7/575f1e280920bb391bf66f76807f89577f9aa132.png) ![send namecheap](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/4/b/4b79812a7e0f96ffb9a093868f7b91e0fa06c14d.png) ---
**Author:** ![icaroalmeida](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6bbea6/32.png) [@icaroalmeida](https://forum.bubble.io/u/icaroalmeida)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/i-need-help-with-api-pre-request-script/289733/2 "2023-10-23T23:58:50Z")
Hello friend. What is the response to this first API call? ---
**Author:** ![joneschristopher379](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/joneschristopher379/32/165450_2.png) [@joneschristopher379](https://forum.bubble.io/u/joneschristopher379)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/i-need-help-with-api-pre-request-script/289733/3 "2023-10-24T01:45:26Z")
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**Author:** ![dorilama](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/dorilama/32/226878_2.png) [@dorilama](https://forum.bubble.io/u/dorilama)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 5:57am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/i-need-help-with-api-pre-request-script/289733/4 "2023-10-24T05:57:07Z")
in nocode that would be setting up actions to calculate what you need before the api request. In code, with a server side action, you do your calculation and then fetch. ---
**Author:** ![ankur1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@ankur1](https://forum.bubble.io/u/ankur1)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 7:45am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/i-need-help-with-api-pre-request-script/289733/5 "2023-10-24T07:45:57Z")
You need to create server side plugin for this. Run the pre-script code in Bubble server server via the plugin. Then pass the returned “passwordhash” to the api connector. **Ankur@Nocodetalks** [Checkout Bubble Plugin Development Course?](https://nocodetalks.co/bubbleplugin) ---
**Author:** ![joneschristopher379](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/joneschristopher379/32/165450_2.png) [@joneschristopher379](https://forum.bubble.io/u/joneschristopher379)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/i-need-help-with-api-pre-request-script/289733/6 "2023-10-24T10:42:50Z")
So when this is done can the passwordhash be part of the api call from the bubble api connector ---
**Author:** ![ankur1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@ankur1](https://forum.bubble.io/u/ankur1)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/i-need-help-with-api-pre-request-script/289733/7 "2023-10-24T12:31:55Z")
@joneschristopher379, it won’t directly output into the Bubble API connector. However, you have two options: 1. Retrieve the response from the server-side action and then pass this output to the API connector in the subsequent step. 2. Alternatively, you can make the API call directly within the server-side action, streamlining the process into a single step. **Ankur@Nocodetalks** [Checkout Bubble Plugin Development Course?](https://nocodetalks.co/bubbleplugin)