====Get API Data====

This layer loads a [[tables|table]] from an API endpoint.

===Parameters===

^Name^Default^Meaning^
|url||Resource URL|
|format|json|JSON or CSV|

===Description===

This function loads a table of data from an API endpoint. 

The API endpoint must return data in CSV, tab-delimited or JSON format.

The URL may use [[substitutions|substitutions]].

This layer may cause [[frame looping|frame looping]].

===Example===

<code javascript>
{
   "type": "get_api",
   "url": "https://haha.fooledyou.com"
}
</code>

The layer above will read a table of JSON data from https://haha.foooledyou.com