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sadiqevani
sadiqevani

Reputation: 500

Meteor - transfer data from API to Server to Client

I am struggling a bit with Meteor, i have this app that i would like to connect with an API client, which provides me a Secret API key, which i must not publish (in the client).

The thing is when i send the request, i get a JSON data, and i would like to pass this data to the client.

API > Server Call -> Client (Rendering).

But so far i have not come to a solution how can i do this.

I have a basic understanding how Meteor Works, but i have a good knowledge about JavaScript/NodeJS etc.

A little bit of help would really be appreciated.

Thank you.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 628

Answers (1)

David Weldon
David Weldon

Reputation: 64312

This sounds like a good use case for a client making a call to a server-side method. The server can then use the secret key to make an HTTP request and send the result back to the client without exposing the key. Please note that your server-method must exist inside of a server directory to avoid inadvertently shipping the key to the client (see Structuring your application).

client

Meteor.call('getApiResult', function(err, result) {
  if (result) {
    return console.log(result);
  }
});

server

Meteor.methods({
  getApiResult: function() {
    var secret = 'abc123';
    try {
      var result = HTTP.get('http://example.com/', {params: {key: secret}});
      return result.data;
    } catch (_error) {
      return false;
    }
  }
});

Upvotes: 1

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