Newsletter 27: Export Response, Display Data without Storing in DrapCode & Update Data Externally

We are again back with our bi-weekly DrapCode updates!!! So, hop on our information wagon to get started!!!😀😀 

In this week's edition, first we will share some newly added features in our no code builder, then some video tutorials followed by the upcoming features on which our development team is currently working and lastly two recently designed ready-made templates to help you build your web app faster free of cost.

Let's get started:👇👇👇

📰What's New?

New features, latest developments & Updates!

📝 Export Document/File Response via External APIs

What's this Feature All About?

Previously, you could save data fetched via external APIs in DrapCode's database, then display and use it as needed. But now you can do more than that!!

There are several APIs in which you receive different files (PDF, PNG, JPG, GIF, etc.) as a response rather than data. So now you can download the response in the user's browser.

Using this new feature, you can export or download data (or API response) in the form of a file while fetching data using external API in real-time. Then use the downloaded document as you want.

Use Cases:

• Integrate Dropbox and allow end-users to download data from the Dropbox
• Integrate Google Drive and allow end-users to download data from the drive
• Build apps like Spotify & allow users to download files they want
• Integrate Stripe for executing payments and allow users to download payment invoices, etc. 

🔒 Display External Data without Storing it in DrapCode

What's this Feature All About?

We have mentioned in our previous newsletters that DrapCode will soon be used as a Front-end builder to build web apps on the top of an existing data source.

Well, this feature is here!! Now, you can build your web app's UI on DrapCode and display data on your web app that is actually stored in an external data source.

Usecases:

• Create any type of web app using the data stored in an external data source.
• Build project in medical and financial domains without storing sensitive data on DrapCode.

📁 Create & Update Data Directly in the External Database

What's this Feature All About?

Many organisations have an external data source on top of which they want to build their app. And DrapCode allows that by providing them a front-end builder.

With this feature, you will now be able to edit and update data in your external data source where it is stored by using DrapCode as the front-end or user interface.

Use Cases:

• Create the UI of any web app on DrapCode and manage data externally.
• Use DrapCode's UI to edit and update data without storing it on DrapCode
• Apply validations on DrapCode's forms and send validated data to the external data source.

🎦Video Tutorials

Watch and learn all about the Builder!

Learn How to Save External API Response in Data Table

To help you understand different features and functionalities, every week we create these end-to-end video tutorials. This particular video tutorial explains how to fetch the data from any data source such as Firebase, Supabase, Airtable, Google Sheet or any other data source or REST API and display it in a Data Table without storing the data in the collection.

Learn How to Export/Download Data from Data Group or Data Table

You can easily export or download huge amounts of data in a bulk form from a data group or a data table in the CSV format with a click of a button via an automated workflow. In this video, we will step-by-step understand how create required UI and events to export the data of any Data Table or Data Group in CSV files. 😃😃

Upcoming Features 

Here are some of the upcoming features that are in pipeline!

📁 Enhancements in Conditions Handling

You will soon be able to apply conditions on the details page on the basis of values of data to show and hide different components. For e.g, On one page you can show different data to different users by applying conditions on different components.

🏗️ Download Filtered Data from Data Group & Data Table

Once you have fetched data from data source via external API and displayed it in a data group or data table, your end-users can select the display data and download the selected data directly from the component with a click of a button.

🌈Readymade Templates 

Free templates to build web apps faster!

Review Portal

When so many products keep getting launched in the market, choosing one becomes difficult. This is where reviews come handy to make the right decision. So, create a no code web app for users to add different new products and their reviews for other users to see. Easily manage multiple products and their reviews simultaneously.

Admin Dashboard

Have you recently launched a product? Then all you need is a no code Admin dashboard to manage your product more conveniently. It will allow you to analyse the performance of your product in depth and thus will provide real-time information of all the data. It will also help you make informed and well-thought decisions to grow your product further.