The Action Button

The action button allows you to run API calls inside your Directus Insights dashboard.

Usage

The action button can be configured in two flavours: as a button, or as an aggregator. The latter will run the same API endpoint, accept it will be run on mount instead of manually.

The Button

The button has a small state machine which works as follows:

1. Call the API endpoint with the provided data such as the body, headers, etc.
2. Await for a response
3. Check for an HTTP OK message
4. If an OK is received, display a ‘success’ on the button, otherwise ‘failed’ will be displayed
5. After 5 seconds by default, the button can be pressed again

The button comes with additional features:

• Button label — The label which will be displayed on the button.
• Result Delay — Change the delay after the button has received its response.

The Aggregator

The aggregator comes with additonal presentation:

• Metric — provide a regex filter to access data from the return body.
• Text Area — print out the response body as is.

Requirements

Make sure you have at least Directus 10.10.0 or higher installed.

• Directus 10.10.0+

Installation

Refer to the Official Guide for details on installing the extension from the Marketplace or manually.

Or

Search for run-chart in Directus Marketplace and install it.