Get Thing
bubble.get_thing
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Bubble API with the connection's credentials.
Read one record of a data type by its Bubble unique id.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- Bearer token
- Providers
- Bubble
- Secret shape
- the API token, or {"api_token": "…"}
- Config it needs
- base_url, branch, test_data_type
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
2 fields, 2 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
data_type The Bubble data type to work with; Bubble addresses it lowercase with no spaces. | string | Yes | — | — | rentalunit |
thing_id The record's Bubble unique id, the '_id' field on the thing. | string | Yes | — | — | 1672398191097x872601726695236800 |
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"data_type": "rentalunit",
"thing_id": "1672398191097x872601726695236800"
}Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
_id The record's Bubble unique id. | string | — |
Created Date ISO-8601 timestamp of when the record was made. | string | — |
Modified Date ISO-8601 timestamp of the last change to it. | string | — |
Created By The Bubble user id that created the record. | string | — |
{
"Created By": "",
"Created Date": "",
"Modified Date": "",
"_id": ""
}Related Bubble nodes
See Get Thing run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Bubble connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.