[Resolved] Inserting form fields into API's

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[MatthewP5416]

I have an API that requires two values be entered into it in order for it to show information. I have the values captured in Toolset. Can i transpose those values into the API.

[Shane]

Hi Matthew,

Thank you for contacting our support forum.

Do you mean that you have the values stored in a custom field on the backend and want to retrieve it from there ? Or is it that you want to retrieve the value while the user is entering it using the Toolset forms plugin.

Please let me know.

Thanks,
Shane

[MatthewP5416]

the values are stored on the backend and i need to pass them to the API to present a sonar chart. and darksky weather values

[Shane]

Hi Matthew,

If thats the case then this is mainly wordpress you will be handling.

You can use the function below to get the field value from the database
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_meta/

Thanks,
Shane

[MatthewP5416]

you guys don't do custom coding to help out an over worked developer

[Shane]

Hi Matthew,

Custom coding is out of our forum support scope.

We can let you know how to retrieve the values from the database so you can manipulate it from there.

To get this correct you only need to get the value from the database correct?

Thanks,
Shane

[MatthewP5416]

this is the javascript for the api
see the line where is says latlng those two values are stored in toolset .... I need to pull them into the API
// The Google Map Engine options
var gibilterra = new google.maps.LatLng(36.140751,-5.353585);
var gMapNauticalOptions = {
zoom: 14,
center: gibilterra,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
var gMapNautical2 = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("sonar-map-container"), gMapNauticalOptions);
//Navionics SonarChart
var navionics_sonarchart_layer = new JNC.Google.NavionicsOverlay({
navKey: "****",
chartType: JNC.Google.NavionicsOverlay.CHARTS.SONAR
});
gMapNautical2.overlayMapTypes.insertAt(0, navionics_sonarchart_layer);

[Shane]

Hi Matthew,

Thank you for sharing the code. In this case since its JS, what you're going to have to do is to use our types shortcode to print the values on the page.

Then get the stored values from the page to plug into your js code.

Thanks,
Shane