AI Usage
Learn no-code platforms, connectors, APIs, endpoints, authentication, OAuth, webhooks, polling, payloads, rate limits, custom connectors, and secret management.
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Platforms and connectors
No-code and low-code automation
Building workflows mainly through visual configuration, with little or optional custom code.
Use it for well-bounded processes while applying the same security and testing standards as coded systems.
Build an approval flow with visual trigger, condition, and action blocks.Platforms and connectors
Connector
A reusable package that exposes supported triggers and actions for a service.
Review permissions, ownership, regional availability, and throttling limits.
Connect the form service to the CRM create-record action.APIs
Application programming interface (API)
A defined contract through which software systems request data or operations from one another.
Use an API when a packaged connector lacks the required operation or control.
Call the CRM API to update an account's lifecycle stage.APIs
Endpoint
A specific network address and operation exposed by an API.
Match the HTTP method, path, version, and expected request format.
PATCH /v1/customers/{customer_id}Security
Authentication
Verifying the identity of a user, application, or automated connection.
Use supported strong methods and separate human accounts from service identities.
Authenticate the workflow with a dedicated service account.Security
OAuth
An authorization framework that grants scoped access without sharing a user's password with the client.
Request the smallest scopes needed and manage token refresh and revocation.
Request read-only calendar scope for availability checking.Events
Webhook
An HTTP callback sent when an event occurs so another system can react quickly.
Verify signatures, handle duplicate delivery, and return promptly.
Receive order.updated and enqueue the automation job.Events
Polling
Checking a service repeatedly at an interval to detect new or changed data.
Use it when event notifications are unavailable and respect rate limits.
Check for new rows every 15 minutes using the last cursor.Data
JSON payload
Structured JSON data carried in an API request, response, or event.
Validate required fields, types, encoding, and schema version.
{ "request_id": "R-104", "status": "approved" }Reliability
Rate limit
A service restriction on how many requests may be made in a period.
Queue work, batch requests, cache results, and back off after limit errors.
On HTTP 429, wait for Retry-After before retrying.Platforms and connectors
Custom connector
A connector created to expose an organization's own API or an unsupported external service.
Define authentication, operations, schemas, ownership, and lifecycle management.
Create a connector for the internal expense approval API.Security
Secret management
Secure storage and controlled use of API keys, tokens, certificates, and passwords.
Keep secrets out of prompts, spreadsheets, logs, and workflow definitions.
Never paste long-lived credentials into AI prompts or shared workflow fields.
Read the API token from an approved secret store at runtime.