Need a plugin to turn JSON object string into Bubble objects (in a backend workflow)

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Hi there,
I’ve explored the forums for a long while to find an existing plugin or approach and it seems to be a common issue, so I need a custom plugin built.

It’s fairly simple from a feature perspective.

I have an external site that sends data to a backend API workflow. It sends a few pieces of data including a JSON string which has an array of objects.

From within the backend workflow (no visual elements), I want to have that JSON string parsed and turned into Bubble objects in my DB.

Here’s sample JSON data of three objects that have 4 attributes:

[
{“slideIndex”:“2”,
“referenceSlideID”:“1654117718143x262378798798864400”,
“startSeconds”:“0.8”,
“duration”:“0.5”},
{“slideIndex”:“3”,
“referenceSlideID”:“1654193777557x849279239631929300”,
“startSeconds”:“1.3”,
“duration”:“0.7”},
{“slideIndex”:“2”,
“referenceSlideID”:“1654117718143x262378798798864400”,
“startSeconds”:“2.0”,
“duration”:“1.2”}
]

Let me know if this is something you can assist with.
Cheers
Oli

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Cc @jared.gibb

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Nice meeting you @oli1

Recently during the development of one of my plugins I came across a very similar issue to you and I was able to create a workaround. I found a solution to this problem and I am confident I can create a custom plugin for you. I’ve sent you a message here on the forums, or you can email me here at jonah.deleseleuc@gmail.com

All the best,

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Hey @oli1 you likely don’t need a plugin for this. It seems like you could just use the data api’s bulk creation endpoint to get this done.

Check this out: Data API - Bubble Docs

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What Collins said

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oh wow, okay lemme try that. thank you!

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Looks like it would use up a lot of capacity, which won’t be ideal for the specific use case, but it’s great to know about this.

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I’ve had the work done and all Is sorted now. Thanks for the help and advice everyone.

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What did you do

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@lindsay_knowcode hped me out with a couple hours of consulting to build a plugin.
Was awesome.

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@oli1
Which is that plugin you are talkign about? I have the same requirement of converting json string into bubble object and storing it in custom state.

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It was a custom plugin specifically for my use case, not a publicly available plugin.

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@oli1
Is there any other work around to achieve this? As i have custom state which is of API data type and that state is data source for a repeating group. But when i want to add new object into that custom state , it not working. I’m creating a JSON of object.
Can you help me with this?

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I think your best bet is to do what I did and pay someone to do it for you. It was over my head.

Lindsay was excellent and it was only a couple of hours work.

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