How to access external API given by someone else from Odoo 11?

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Hello, everyone!
So, I have a little question. I need to consume an external API provided by a client from my company. I'm searching a lot and I can't find how to do this, the only thing I can manage to find is how to develop an API to be consumed by others, but I need the exact opposite. I just want to take some info I have and be able to send data to this external API. I really hope that someone could help me, 'cause I'm pretty confused on how to do it. If there are some documentation or anyth

Ravi Gadhia · Answer

you need python-requests library get or post data to external API
https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/master/ [1]
In standard odoo code, there are many examples available. just global search `requests.post` or requests.get` keyword you will find many examples like
https://github.com/odoo/odoo/blob/11.0/addons/google_drive/models/google_drive.py#L95 [2]
Note: there is no need to write any controller for it you can use it anywhere in the codebase

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[1] https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/master/

Niyas Raphy (Walnut Software Solutions) · Answer

Hi,
Not sure what exactly you are looking for, If you are looking how to fetch the data from Odoo database, you can go through the odoo documentation:  External API [1]
Along with it, to fetch value and update in the database, you can make use of the controllers too, see an example here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGvuRbCyytk [2]
Thanks

[1] https://www.odoo.com/documentation/13.0/webservices/odoo.html
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGvuRbCyytk

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