# Post Data to External Rest Service

**URL:** <https://forum.bubble.io/t/post-data-to-external-rest-service/23980>\
**Category:** APIs\
**Created:** [February 2, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/post-data-to-external-rest-service/23980 "2018-02-02T17:21:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![adhillon5](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/adhillon5/32/20352_2.png) [@adhillon5](https://forum.bubble.io/u/adhillon5)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/post-data-to-external-rest-service/23980/1 "2018-02-02T17:21:47Z")

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Appreciate the help.  
I see most of the videos is saving data withing bubble and some videos on GET requests but not much on POST (sorry, I tried from past few days and struggle, may is something could be available)

I have a rest API that accepts json data in following format  
{  
“id”: 1,  
“description”: \<“Test Desc”\>,  
“userId”: {  
“id”: 2,  
“firstName”: \<“AJ”\>,  
“lastName”: \<“Dhillon”\>  
},  
“taskTypeSo”: {  
“id”: 6,  
“name”: \<“Pre Auth”\>  
},  
“dueDate”: \<“2018-05-04”\>,  
“startDate”:\<“2018-04-01”\>,  
“subject”: \<“Test Subject”\>  
}

I have few input fields in the form when I press submit the data should be taken the input fields and posted.  
I created an API connector for this call and setup POST API, with above format.

In the workflow of the submit button, what should I do, should I select “create new thing” or “make change to existing thing”, “get data from external API”. I tried all that but I do not see the API I created in the plugin section listed when I try “Create New thing”, “Make changes to existing thing” etc.

The BMI calculator example is posting data but it’s using to get the result in the text box. I am looking for something that posts data. The API connector current UI does not match with the one shown in the training video of BMI calculator.

Thanks for your assistance,

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**Author:** ![adhillon5](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/adhillon5/32/20352_2.png) [@adhillon5](https://forum.bubble.io/u/adhillon5)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/post-data-to-external-rest-service/23980/2 "2018-02-03T13:39:09Z")

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The initialize works fine, and the dynamic data substitution is also not private, this should give me access in bubble, I am not sure what should be done on button click action, should it be create new thing etc. I am not understanding, the POST also returns the status which I need to check to make sure the POST was done without errors.

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**Author:** ![vikas1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@vikas1](https://forum.bubble.io/u/vikas1)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/post-data-to-external-rest-service/23980/3 "2019-11-21T05:39:19Z")

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Is this solved? I am looking for a way to submit [Bubble.io](http://Bubble.io) form data to a third party url, and capture the response in bubble back again.

Is this doable and if someone has done it can share?

Thanks  
VIkas