Client-side Setup¶
To get access to the Backendless services, JavaScript applications must reference the backendless.js library. The library can be retrieved using any of the approaches listed below:
-
Use NPM:
npm i backendless
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Reference the library with the URLs below:
non-compressed library (mapped to the latest released version): https://api.backendless.com/sdk/js/latest/backendless.js minified/compressed library: https://api.backendless.com/sdk/js/latest/backendless.min.js TypeScript library: https://api.backendless.com/sdk/js/latest/backendless.min.map https://api.backendless.com/sdk/js/latest/backendless.d.ts Specific versions of the library can be referenced with the following URL format: https://unpkg.com/backendless@4.0.8
Before the JavaScript client uses any of the APIs, the code must initialize the Backendless Application using the following call:
Backendless.initApp( application-Id, api-key )
Application ID and API Key¶
Values for the application-id
and api-key
arguments in the application initialization call must be obtained through the Backendless Console:
- Login to your account and select the application.
- Click the Manage icon from the vertical icon-menu on the left.
- The App Settings section is selected by default. The interface contains values for Application ID and API keys for each supported client-side environment.
- Use the Copy icon to copy the value into the system clipboard.
Make sure to use the "JavaScript API Key" for the api-key
argument.