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saeedb0001
August 17, 2021
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Calling an external web API

  • August 17, 2021
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Hello,

I am currently building my application. 

However, There is just a certain bit of functionality in my process model that's too data manipulation heavy, and I would like to run it on am external web server. 

I can write code that can handle this for me in Python, and I can set up an api for it on a web server. 

Now all I need is for Appian to call that API every time I need to run that ETL functionality in my process model. is there a way for Appian to call an external web API from a process model? 

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    juergeng0001
    August 17, 2021

    Process models can call integration objects. An integration object can query data from an external system. 
    The documentation reads: 

    'Regardless of whether it queries or modifies data, an integration can be called in a process model using the Call Integration Smart Service.'

    Please see here: https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/21.2/Call_an_Integration.html#call-an-integration-to-query-data

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