Canvas is simple to use, but it is good to know a few of the key concepts involved, mainly apps, blocks, and workflows.
Applications
Canvas simplifies interaction with APIs by letting you register applications.
If you have worked with APIs before, you will know that it can be challenging to handle API authentication, safe storage of API credentials, refreshing of session tokens, OAuth, API changes, etc.
Canvas simplifies all this by handling authentication and querying for you.
In Canvas, you do not normally query APIs directly. Instead you register applications (or “apps”) on an account. You can then query the app in a much simpler way.
For example, if you register Azure AD as an app on an account, then you will be able to set up integrations towards Azure AD using the stored credentials. Instead of querying the Azure AD API directly, you can query the app you registered, without having to manage aspects such as authentication, etc.
This simplifies the process of building integrations while ensuring safe handling of sensitive data.Blocks:
Workflows:
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