Fetching Resources (GET)

How to fetch JSON:API resources using NextDrupal client.

The NextDrupal client ships with helpers to fetch JSON:API data from Drupal.

You can fetch a single resource, getResource or a collection of resources, getResourceCollection.

Every helper method:

  • Accepts a resource type: node--article or taxonomy_term--tags.
  • A params option for query params: fields, include, filter, ...etc
  • A withAuth option for authentication. See the authentication docs.
  • A deserialize option if you want to fetch raw JSON:API data.

Here's what a call to fetch node--article resources would look like:

import { drupal } from "lib/drupal"


const articles = await drupal.getResourceCollection("node--article", {
  params: {
    "fields[node--article]": "title,created", // Fetch the title and created fields only.
    sort: "-created", // Sort the articles by created date in descending order.
  },
})

If you're building complex query params, see the guide on how to use Drupal JSON:API Params.

getResource

Fetch an article by id.

const article = await drupal.getResource(
  "node--article",
  "dad82fe9-f2b7-463e-8c5f-02f73018d6cb"
)

Fetch a block by id.

const block = await drupal.getResource(
  "block_content--basic",
  "687f74ec-e599-4f5c-8175-f24510c77e83"
)

See the API reference for getResource.

getResourceByPath

Fetch an article by path.

const article = await drupal.getResourceByPath("/blog/slug-for-article")

See the API reference for getResourceByPath.

getResourceCollection

Fetch all users

const users = await drupal.getResourceCollection("user--user")

Fetch all published articles sorted by date.

const articles = await drupal.getResourceCollection("node--article", {
  params: {
    "filter[status]": "1",
    sort: "-created",
  },
})

See the API reference for getResourceCollection.

getMenu

You need to install the JSON:API Menu Items module to use getMenu.

Fetch a menu by name

const menu = await drupal.getMenu("main")

See the API reference for getMenu.

getView

You need to install the JSON:API Views module to use getView.

Fetch a view by name and display_id.

const view = await drupal.getView("promoted_items--block_1")

See the API reference for getView.

getSearchIndex

You need to install the JSON:API Search API module to query your Search API indexes.

Fetch results from a Search API index.

const results = await drupal.getSearchIndex(indexName, {
  params: {
    filter: { name_of_field: value },
  },
})

See the API reference for getSearchIndex.

Authentication

To make authenticated requests when fetching resources, use the withAuth option.

See the authentication docs for the supported authentication methods.

const article = await drupal.getResourceCollection(
  "node--article",
  {
    withAuth: // <-- Your auth method here.
  }
)
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