# Return json response from back end workflows

**URL:** <https://forum.bubble.io/t/return-json-response-from-back-end-workflows/362306>\
**Category:** APIs\
**Created:** [March 6, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/return-json-response-from-back-end-workflows/362306 "2025-03-06T14:34:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jici](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/jici/32/30722_2.png) [@Jici](https://forum.bubble.io/u/Jici)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/return-json-response-from-back-end-workflows/362306/6 "2025-03-06T16:15:43Z")

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This won’T work. Return data from API will not be applied. You need to use API Connector for that. Or app connector

> [@How To Return Data From Backend API Workflows (no manual API connector)](https://forum.bubble.io/t/how-to-return-data-from-backend-api-workflows-no-manual-api-connector/306357):
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> TLDR: calling backend workflow from API connector is unreasonably tedious app connector auto-sets up and syncs fields result/returned data from backend workflow can be used in following front-end steps Returning data from backend workflow in front-end without manually setting up API connector calls I have a lot of feelings today, as I’ve learned something that would’ve saved me hours of time had I known earlier, and it feels like something that only a handful of people know about (based on th…

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