MinistryPlatformAPI Node Package

A robust and handy API Client for MinistryPlatformAPI.

Installation

To use this package in your project:

npm i ministry-platform-api-wrapper

Setup

Before utilizing the API client, it's essential to set up the required environment variables in a .env file. These variables act as configuration parameters for your API client, ensuring proper and secure functioning.

Environment Variables:

Create a .env file in your root directory and define the following variables:

OAuthClientID=yourClientID
OAuthClientSecret=yourClientSecret
OAuthBaseAddress=yourOAuthBaseAddress
ServiceAddress=yourServiceAddress

Descriptions:

• OAuthClientID: Your API Client's ID. More information about API Clients can be found here.
• OAuthClientSecret: Your API Client's Secret. Keep this confidential.
• OAuthBaseAddress: Your OAuth discovery URL. More about your discovery URL here.
• ServiceAddress: Your platform API URL. More on your platform API URL here.

Make sure you've also installed the dotenv package:

npm install dotenv --save

Then, at the beginning of your main app file (e.g., app.js), insert:

require('dotenv').config();

Usage

Here are some examples to get you started:

Creating a Web API Client

const MinistryPlatformAPI = require('ministry-platform-api-wrapper');

await MinistryPlatformAPI.CreateWebApiClient();
console.log("Web API Client created successfully");

Getting Domain Data

const domain = await MinistryPlatformAPI.request('get', '/domain', null, null);
console.log(domain);

Retrieving a User

const user = await MinistryPlatformAPI.request('get', '/tables/dp_Users/1', {$select: "Display_Name"}, null);
console.log(user);

Fetching Groups

const groups = await MinistryPlatformAPI.request('post', '/procs/api_MPP_GetMyGroups', null, {"@ContactID": 1});
console.log(groups);

Updating Contact Information

const contact = await MinistryPlatformAPI.request('put', '/tables/Contacts', null, [{"Contact_ID": 1, "Nickname": "Jon"}]);
console.log(contact);

Documentation & Further Information

Dive deeper into the API and its functionalities by visiting the comprehensive documentation provided by MinistryPlatformAPI:

[API Documentation](https://{your platform domain}/ministryplatformapi/swagger/ui/index)

Replace {your platform domain} with your actual platform domain.

Feedback

If you have any issues or feedback on improving this package, please raise an issue or contribute to the repository.