Building a Connector: Now trying to get output from my script

Let me start off by saying I'm a novice. And also by saying that Domo Support and there documentation is disappointing when it comes to helping you output data when building a connector. The combination of the two have induced a headache.
I am building a connector.

I am able to access an API.

I am able to get data to populate the console.

I am not able to create an output dataset that I can send over to Domo.

Here is my script that returns data to the console, but that's as far as I can get. I would really appreciate any assistance I can get.

var res = httprequest.post('https://us3.api.samsara.com/v1/fleet/drivers?access_token=xxxxxx','{\"groupId\": ssss}');

DOMO.log('res: ' + res);



   var data = JSON.parse(res).features;

    datagrid.addColumn('id', datagrid.DATA_TYPE_STRING);
    datagrid.addColumn('name', datagrid.DATA_TYPE_STRING);


    DOMO.log('data: ');

    for(var i = 0; i < data.length; i++){

        var drivers = data[i].properties;

        datagrid.addCell(id);
        datagrid.addCell(name);

        datagrid.endRow();

    }

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BlueRooster

Glad it worked for you. Here you go:

var res = httprequest.post('https://us3.api.samsara.com/v1/fleet/drivers?access_token=xxxxxx','{\"groupId\": ssss}');

//DOMO.log('res: ' + res);


//added .drivers to read further into the JSON file before parsing
   var data = JSON.parse(res).drivers;

    datagrid.addColumn('id', datagrid.DATA_TYPE_STRING);
    datagrid.addColumn('name', datagrid.DATA_TYPE_STRING);

//lets you read data
    DOMO.log('data: ' + data);

    for(var i = 0; i < data.length; i++){

        var drivers = data[i].properties;

        datagrid.addCell(data[i].id);
        datagrid.addCell(data[i].name);

        datagrid.endRow();

    }

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BlueRooster

You're very close.

It's helpful to use the Domo.log to see what part of the array you're accessing when reading the JSON file.

Here's a quick tweak:

var res = httprequest.post('https://us3.api.samsara.com/v1/fleet/drivers?access_token=xxxxxx','{\"groupId\": ssss}');

//DOMO.log('res: ' + res);


//added .drivers to read further into the JSON file before parsing
   var data = JSON.parse(res).features.drivers;

    datagrid.addColumn('id', datagrid.DATA_TYPE_STRING);
    datagrid.addColumn('name', datagrid.DATA_TYPE_STRING);

//lets you read data
    DOMO.log('data: ' + data);

    for(var i = 0; i < data.length; i++){

        var drivers = data[i].properties;

        datagrid.addCell(data[i].id);
        datagrid.addCell(data[i].name);

        datagrid.endRow();

    }

I updated your JSON parse to read further into the file and return the interior of drivers.

I also modified the Domo.log to return the results of this new parse by showing the result of the data variable.

I'll need to see that before I can give too much more detail. But the last part of your addCell I also tweaked in a guess as to what will return ID and name.

Sincerely,

Valiant

Canioagain

Got an error: "Cannot read property 'drivers' of undefined"

BlueRooster

delete the .features from the parse

Canioagain

wow, just wow man

Canioagain

post the correct script and I'll accept it as the answer. Brilliant man

BlueRooster

Glad it worked for you. Here you go:

var res = httprequest.post('https://us3.api.samsara.com/v1/fleet/drivers?access_token=xxxxxx','{\"groupId\": ssss}');

//DOMO.log('res: ' + res);


//added .drivers to read further into the JSON file before parsing
   var data = JSON.parse(res).drivers;

    datagrid.addColumn('id', datagrid.DATA_TYPE_STRING);
    datagrid.addColumn('name', datagrid.DATA_TYPE_STRING);

//lets you read data
    DOMO.log('data: ' + data);

    for(var i = 0; i < data.length; i++){

        var drivers = data[i].properties;

        datagrid.addCell(data[i].id);
        datagrid.addCell(data[i].name);

        datagrid.endRow();

    }