What is a Datasource?

Within the JSON API designer and connector a datasource is a specific endpoint that is returning data.

It is composed of a schema definition and a data table definition which will involve a fetch request.

In the screen capture below there are two datasources. All the details to do with the tourist endpoint have been highlighted within the file and in the workspace explorer to the left.

In the following pages how to add a datasource to your connection file though automatic discovery from a URL, from a file or by manually defining the API endpoint.