Server Connect vs REST API -- why use one over the other?

[kfawcett]

Are there advantages for using Server Connects over REST APIs?

What’s the difference between using an API form versus a Server Connect form?

[George]

Actually Server Connect is a REST API, so there is no difference.

Server Connect goes a step further and implement the rest API for you according to visually defined action steps flow.

[kfawcett]

@George, can I add headers to Server Connect?

[George]

Not sure if we have an action for that yet @patrick ?

What kind of headers do you want to add?

[kfawcett]

For this particular discussion, I want to pass an Authorization Header. The reason why is in this post.

How to send an authorization header in Server Connect from Client to Server (node.js)?

TLDR; how do I send an authorization header from client to Server Connect Actions? I’m creating an electron app that will connect to an API server. I am also integrating with auth0 (not sure if I want to do this long term, but using it for now. Hoping it doesn’t cause too many headaches while using Wappler). I followed the steps outlined here to integrate auth0 with the Electron app and APIServer. To start, I am initially presented a logon window. [image] Once I’ve authenticated the main …