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Building Your First API

This guide will walk you through the process of building your own API using Bosbec Workflows. The chapters below include practical, step-by-step examples that demonstrate how to build workflows for some of the common HTTP methods, such as GET, POST, and DELETE.

While Bosbec supports additional HTTP methods, we’ll focus on the most commonly used ones to help you get started quickly and effectively.

Channels

First, you will need an HTTP Channel.

Create one under My Channels as shown on the Channels – Incoming page. Leave the method as “Any,” as we will instead set this in the triggers in the workflow.

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GET

Learn how to retrieve data from a unit in your account. This method is useful when you want to query or display information stored on your units or other resources on the account.

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POST

This example demonstrates how to create a new unit. Use POST when adding new resources via your API.

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DELETE

This article shows you how to remove a unit from your account using the DELETE method.

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Updated on 2025-07-28

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