First Server Connect Action

First Server Connect Action (mental model)

Server Connect Actions are server-side workflows that return JSON. They’re your safe boundary to the database and private services.

IMPORTANT: If it must be secure, validate input, or touch the database: do it in Server Connect Actions (not in the browser).

Inputs

GET / POST Session

Steps

DB, logic Integrations

JSON output

Used by pages/apps

Create an action (endpoint) and give it a clear name.

Define inputs so your steps can use dynamic data.

Add steps top-to-bottom, then test and inspect output.

API group

Server Connect Actions live under the API group. Click Next to select it automatically.

Screenshot: API groupClick to open the larger image

Add + name API Action

Next will add a new API Action under API. This step matters because Add + name API Action is part of Manager Serverconnectmanager Tree, and understanding that context makes the next action easier to repeat in your own project.

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Name the new API Action

Next will rename the new action to a friendly starter name. This step matters because Name the new API Action is part of Manager Serverconnectmanager Tree, and understanding that context makes the next action easier to repeat in your own project.

Screenshot: Name the new API ActionClick to open the larger image

The new action opens in the editor

The manager hands off to the dedicated Server Connect editor so the new action can be configured there.

Screenshot: The new action opens in the editorClick to open the larger image

The Server Connect editor is ready

The new action is now open in the dedicated editor, so the next steps can focus on its inputs and workflow steps.

Screenshot: The Server Connect editor is readyClick to open the larger image

Orient yourself in Server Connect editor

Start with the wider context in the Server Connect editor so the next control makes sense in the full workflow. In the next step, you will focus on Define Input Variables and see how it fits into this area.

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Define Input Variables

Define inputs under Globals (GET/POST/Route/Session). These become available as dynamic data when configuring steps.

Screenshot: Define Input VariablesClick to open the larger image

Add Steps

Add steps (DB Query, Insert/Update/Delete, Mailer, File Upload, etc.). Steps run top-to-bottom, so keep validation near the top.

Screenshot: Add StepsClick to open the larger image

Global Settings

Global Settings is where you configure shared items like database connections and security providers for the project.

Screenshot: Global SettingsClick to open the larger image

Next steps

Run the action and inspect the JSON output. If something fails, work top-to-bottom: inputs → step config → step output.