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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.appian.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Rule Input in API connection</title><link>https://community.appian.com/discussions/f/integrations/27883/rule-input-in-api-connection</link><description>Hello everyone, 
 I&amp;#39;m just starting learning to work with Appian, I&amp;#39;m currently doing the Developer&amp;#39;s Path. Today I encountered a problem that seems very simple. 
 I just can&amp;#39;t add Rule Inputs while creating a connection to an API 
 
 I tried clicking</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: Rule Input in API connection</title><link>https://community.appian.com/thread/108486?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 19:13:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:806415d4-fa7d-4ff9-8f3d-ab4d7c7007a1</guid><dc:creator>Abhay Dalsaniya</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;First you need to add the rule input as shown below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/640x480/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/18/pastedimage1677266031528v1.png" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Rule Input in API connection</title><link>https://community.appian.com/thread/108485?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 17:50:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:3e8950b6-3d0e-4462-ae09-882515141db4</guid><dc:creator>Peter Lewis</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;When you say you can&amp;#39;t add rule inputs, do you mean you are unable to create a new rule input variable or that you are unable to reference it in your expression? To the first issue, you should be able to add a rule input in the pane on the right side (it might be collapsed by default). To the second issue, you can reference a rule input using ri! in any expression.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>