1. After logging into the Kuika platform, open the project you will work on from the “Apps” screen.
2. Go to the “Data Sources” (1) module. In the Data Sources module, you can view the data sources, actions and tables in the application you have developed, add a new data source, a new action and a new table.

3. To add a new data source to your application, click on the “+” (2) icon next to the “Sources” heading on the left side of the Data Sources module.

4. Select “Rest API” (1) as the Data Sources data source type and enter a name (2).
5. Then click on the “CREATE” (3) button.
   

 Let's examine the sections on the Rest API detail screen.

A. Top Menu

1. Title: This is the field where you can name the connection settings.
2. CANCEL and CREATE Buttons: You can cancel or save the changes made.

B. Connection Settings

3. Service Base URL: Enter the base service URL of the API.
4. Description: This is the field where you can write a description about the settings about Swagger API.

C. Authentication

5. Authentication Type: Select the authentication type to be used for Swagger access (for example, No Auth, Bearer, Basic, API Key).‍
6. Add Field: Used to add a field to the authentication.

1. After clicking the “CREATE” button, go to the “Connection Settings” section on the screen that opens.
2. Enter the“Service Base URL” information.
3. Then select one of the authentication types from the “Authentication Type” drop-down menu.

If “No Auth” is selected as the authentication type, there is no need to do any configuration.

Rest API Configuration Settings with “Bearer” as Authentication Type

1. Select the “Bearer” authentication type from the Authentication Type drop-down menu.
2. Kuika generates the value for the “Username” parameter by default when you select the Bearer authentication type.
3. You can add custom parameters using the“Custom” option.
4. Enter parameter information as key and value pair. (For example, Key: “client_id”, Value: “your_client_id”)
5. Click the “CREATE” button in the upper right corner.

Rest API Configuration Settings with “Basic” as Authentication Type

1. Select the “Basic” authentication type from the Authentication Type drop-down menu.
2. Enter your username and password in the“Username” and “Password” fields.
3. You can add custom parameters using the“Custom” option.
4. Check the automatically generated “{BasicAuthToken}” value for Basic Authentication.
5. Click the “CREATE” button in the upper right corner.

Configuration Settings with “API Key” as Rest API Authentication Type

1. Select the “API Key” authentication type from the Authentication Type drop-down menu.
2. To use the API Key authentication type, provide the following information:some text
   • ID key name: Enter the key name that represents the client ID. (For example, “client_id”)
   • ID Enter the client ID.
   • Secret key name: Enter the key name that represents the client secret key. (For example, “client_secret”)
   • Secret: Enter the client secret key.
3. You can add custom parameters using the“Custom” option.
4. Click on the “CREATE” button in the upper right corner.