Preparing for Migration from Bubble to Xano: Bugs and Best Practices

omerbialer1 · 2024-10-03T13:52:59.149Z

As I approach the migration of my users from Bubble to Xano, I want to make sure I’m prepared for any potential pitfalls or bugs that could arise. In my experience, migrating data and workflows from one platform to another often uncovers unexpected issues, especially when integrating two systems with different approaches to handling data.

For example: One issue I’ve already encountered is related to empty array fields in Xano’s responses. If a data field is an array and that array is empty, Xano’s response won’t include the key for that field at all. This behavior breaks Bubble’s ability to parse the JSON response properly, leading to errors. I had to implement a workaround to handle this, ensuring that empty arrays are explicitly included in the response, even if they’re empty.

That being said, I’m sure there are other similar bugs or best practices that I should know before I fully migrate my users. I’d love to hear from the community about:

Known Bugs
Best Practices for Migration
Handling Large-Scale Data
Optimizing API Responses

I want to ensure this migration is as smooth as possible, and the collective knowledge of the community is invaluable. Any input, tips, or even warnings about potential pitfalls would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance for your help!

rico.trevisan · 2024-10-03T14:03:50.585Z

Paging @guillaume.maison

nico.dicagno · 2024-10-03T14:25:03.590Z

There are quite a lot of larger things to consider/learn, but I’ll start off with a really small difference that made me lose lots of time and sanity figuring out. Hopefully it will save you some time:

In Xano, a boolean field being null/is empty is different than a boolean field being false/no. If you are looking for either, you need to use an OR statement in the Search Contraint.

omerbialer1 · 2024-10-04T08:11:00.598Z

What do you mean?

omerbialer1 · 2024-10-04T08:11:46.810Z

Ok i will check it out - thanks!