Creating your first Hello-World API Connector

Let's assume, firstly, you want to make a request to a very simple API method just to test if it works, just to say "hello".

This World API endpoint will be perfect for this little task:

https://sandbox.zappysys.com/api/world/hello

We will use this "hello" method as a starting point to create a Custom API Connector — the Hello-World Connector — using the API Connector File Wizard in the next section.

Let's start and create the Hello-World Connector by going through these steps:

Creating the Hello-World Connector

1. Open ODBC Data Sources (x64):
   

2. Create a User Data Source (User DSN) based on ZappySys JSON Driver

   ZappySys JSON Driver

   

3. Once the data source configuration window opens, enter this URL into the text box:

   https://sandbox.zappysys.com/api/world/hello
   

4. Then go to the Preview tab and try to say "Hello!" to the World!

   

5. Since the test is successful, you are ready to create the Hello-World Connector:

   

6. The API Connector File Wizard opens, click Next:

   

7. Leave the default option, and click Next again:

   

8. Just click Next in the next window:

   

9. Let's give our new custom connector a name it deserves:

   

10. Then just click Next in the Connection Types window:

    

11. Let's name the hello endpoint (it deserves a name too!):

    

12. When the next window opens, delete the default table (we won't need it for now):

    

13. Finally, specify a path, where you want to save the newly created API Connector:

    

Now we are ready to use it! Let's see how to do that in the next section.