Use your Blogs API key and OAuth scopes to authorize requests from Adafruit IO. Keep credentials secure and rotate them regularly.
Adafruit IO uses an API key to authenticate requests. Store the key securely and grant the minimum scope needed for each workflow.
Blogs endpoints used in this integration include posting and updating posts, slug checks and category and author lookup. Email endpoints are supported for notifications and data feeds. Example endpoints include POST blogs posts GET blogs posts url slug exists PUT blogs posts slug update and GET emails builder data
Trigger: A new blog post is created in Blogs API (POST /blogs/posts).
Actions: Send post payload to Adafruit IO via a webhook or automation action. Map title slug and summary to an Adafruit IO feed.
POST /blogs/posts
title content slug author category
Trigger: Blog post updated in Blogs API (PUT /blogs/posts/:postId).
Actions: Push updated fields to Adafruit IO feeds and update related dashboard cards.
PUT /blogs/posts/:postId
postId title content slug
Trigger: Slug existence check via GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists
Actions: If the slug exists, generate an alternate slug or notify the author; otherwise proceed to publish.
GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists
title slug
No code setup lets you connect Blogs API to Adafruit IO with visual builders and simple triggers.
Change workflows quickly, test changes in minutes, and deploy without compiling code.
Reuse templates for future posts and dashboards to accelerate new projects.
A quick glossary of the core elements you will use: endpoints for actions, triggers and data fields, authentication methods, and how tests are run.
A specific URL and HTTP method used to access or mutate a resource in an API.
A URL friendly identifier derived from a post title used in the post URL.
A callback URL that is invoked when an event occurs in a system to notify another app.
Methods used to verify identity such as API keys or OAuth tokens.
When a new post is created in Blogs API, push key metrics like title author and timestamp to an Adafruit IO feed for live visualization.
If a post is updated, send the updated summary and metadata to Adafruit IO so dashboards reflect changes.
Use the post slug to route content to different Adafruit IO feeds or dashboards by topic.
Create and securely store API keys for Blogs API and Adafruit IO and test authentication calls.
Pick events such as new post update and slug checks and map fields to Adafruit IO feeds.
Run tests in a safe environment, review logs and deploy when stable.
The Blogs API provides programmatic access to blog content including posts categories and authors. It exposes endpoints to create update fetch and delete posts as well as manage metadata. In this no code guide you learn how to invoke these endpoints from Adafruit IO using visual automations without writing code. You can map fields to feeds set triggers and validate data before publishing.
This approach is designed to be no code. You use the workflow builder to set triggers actions and field mappings. You may need to add a small amount of configuration such as endpoint URLs and authentication keys, but you do not write traditional code. The result is a repeatable pattern you can reuse for future integrations.
The likely essentials include creating posts via POST /blogs/posts, checking slug existence GET /blogs/posts/url-slug-exists, updating posts via PUT /blogs/posts/:postId and optionally accessing categories and authors. You will also want to set up a corresponding Adafruit IO feed to receive the data you map from each endpoint.
API keys should be stored securely using a secret manager or vault. Rotate keys periodically and grant the minimum scope required. Use HTTPS for all calls and monitor access logs for unusual activity.
Yes. You can run tests in a sandbox or staging environment. Many no code builders provide test mode and simulators to verify triggers and actions before going live. Watch logs closely and fix mapping issues as they appear.
When an endpoint returns an error you should capture the error and retry with backoff. Log the failure and notify the team if persistent. Consider validating inputs and handling rate limits to reduce failures.
Consult the Blogs API and Adafruit IO documentation for endpoints field descriptions and examples. If you need more help you can reach out to support or search our knowledge base for examples and best practices.
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