Thea
October 20, 2025, 7:34am
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Hi @realscapemedia , welcome to the community!
That’s a solid use case. Here’s a simpler version of how you can set it up:
You can use either the “Run Script” action or the “Send HTTP Request” action to fetch data from a URL, then write that data back into a field in the same record.
Here are two helpful tutorials:
The “Webhook Received” trigger is an advanced feature that requires specific configuration. Here’s a step-by-step guide to capture and use its output data, using an example where data sent via Postman is stored in a database via Bika Automation:
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Enable the Automation:
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When importing external data into Bika’s database, many users initially attempt Automation workflows combining “Send Http Request” actions with Loop + Create Record actions. While this approach works for simple data transfers, it reveals limitations when you need to:
Clean raw data from external sources
Transform formats (e.g., date normalization to ISO 8601)
Implement complex business logic
Handle API error cascading
This guide provides a script that shows you how the Run Script action empow…
