How to send API requests with messaging?
Hey everyone,
I can't seem to figure out on my own how to send API calls using Plasmo? I see a lot of 'earlier' posts saying to use the
Messaging API, but how could I create a simple API call to e.g. my Supabase DB or anything else?
I added a picture of what my "ideal" situation would be, if there is anyone with such experience needed I would love to know how you would tackle this.
Please let me know, anything would be highly appreciable!
Best regards.
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to use the messaging api you would need to use the sendToBackground function from @plasmo/messaging in the jsx/tsx/content script. you need to create a message handler in background/messages/<handler_name>. The handler is where you would perform the api fetch request. Given your provided case I don't think any use of the messaging api is needed since the popup should be able to use the credentials as is
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to use the messaging api you would need to use the sendToBackground function from @plasmo/messaging in the jsx/tsx/content script. you need to create a message handler in background/messages/<handler_name>. The handler is where you would perform the api fetch request. Given your provided case I don't think any use of the messaging api is needed since the popup should be able to use the credentials as is
Thank you so so much @DunkinDeez, this honestly gives me so much to work with, and hopefully understand what I can work on.
I think I am starting to understand now what they're saying in the docs. I will play around with this and hope to get it working, thank you so much!
I will let you know if I got it working.
Best regards.
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@DunkinDeez Hey I think I followed the docs "correctly",
I installed and setup the @plasmohq/messaging as you told me by following the docs and your word.
How can I
console.log() something to make sure it's working? How could I use a Button e.g. that will use this handler on an onClick()?
I am trying to understand now how to use this in my popup extension, if you understand what I mean.
Thank you so much.
Best regards.
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#10 - 3)if you console.log(req) in the handler you should see the object in the console
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either in the service worker or in the popup page
you don't need the extension id in the sendToBackground call
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#10 - 4)You mean calling it right? What am I calling exactly in my popup?
Thank you, I removed this, I placed it there just to be sure.
I got it to work @DunkinDeez!!
Able to send a
console.log through the sendToBackground function to the handler.
I struggled way too hard with this at first, It might be an interesting idea if I could make a repo with this included so people can work from the start with fetching API requests with the Messaging API.
Instead having to do this yourself, it saves a little bit of time I think.
Best regards.