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You can use Sequin to build Glide apps on top of APIs like Salesforce and HubSpot. Sequin will sync your API data to a Postgres database so you can write your integration in SQL. Changes you make to your database records will be applied to the API and your database at the same time.

While Glide has several out-of-the-box integrations, it’s much faster to build with their Postgres adapter. You don’t have to worry about rate limits and all your source data is instantly at your finger tips.

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Setup a Sequin sync

Before you can use Sequin with Glide, you’ll need to create a sync. Sequin will guide you through authenticating, selecting the data you want to sync, and connecting to your database. Read our getting started guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Create a Postgres integration on Glide

An integration on Glide is a connection to a 3rd-party tool like a database or an API.

Sequin uses a Postgres Proxy to interface with your Sequin-synced tables. The Proxy lets Sequin capture inserts, updates, and deletes you make in your database and commit them to the API.

To add Sequin’s Postgres Proxy as a Glide integration, you can treat it as a regular Postgres database and enter the connection details in the resource configuration.

Step 1: Open an existing Glide app or create a new one. If you need step-by-step instructions, check out the their quickstart guide.

Step 2: Now, add an integration to your app by clicking on Settings from the top-right. Select Integrations, scroll down to PostgreSQL, and click Add.

Step 3: In the configuration tab that opens, give the integration a name, set the Connection type to SSL/TLS, and paste the host, database name, database username, and database password from the Connection instructions tab of your Sequin dashboard:

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Using the Postgres integration in Glide

Now, Sequin is syncing your API data to Postgres. You’ve also connected Glide to Postgres via Sequin’s Proxy. To add this data in your Glide app, go back to your Glide dashboard and select the app you just created:

Step 1: Navigate to the Data tab from the top and click the Add (+) button. Select SQL and then choose PostgreSQL.

Step 2: Select a table in the modal that appears. Click Continue and in a few seconds, you should have data flowing from Airtable through the Sequin Proxy to your Glide app. In the example below, data from an Airtable base used for tracking bugs is now immediately available in Glide.

Step 3: Navigate back to the Layout tab, click the Add (+) button next to Navigation, and select Custom screen.

Step 4: From the right-hand configuration menu, choose Table. This should populate your table with the data from your Postgres database.

Step 5: Click Publish to publish your Glide app.

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Writing back to the API

With Sequin, you can also mutate records via your database. Inserts, updates, and deletes you make to Sequin-synced tables are first applied to the API. If they pass validation, they’re committed to your database.

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Inserts

You can insert data into your table by clicking on the Add button at the top. This opens a modal on the right-side where you can enter data corresponding to different rows. After entering them, click Submit to save the data to your upstream source via the Sequin Proxy.

If you don’t have the option to add a row, make sure it is enabled on your collection. Click on the table, in the drawer on right navigate to the Actions tab, and enable the option to add items.

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Updates

To edit table data, click on a row and select the Edit option. You can also click on the 3-dot icon next to a row and select Edit. Once you make the required changes, click Submit.

If you don’t have the option to edit a row, make sure it is enabled on your collection. Click on the table, go to the Actions tab, and enable the option to edit items.

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Deletes

To delete table data, click on the 3-dot icon on a row and select Delete. If you don’t have the option to delete a row, make sure it is enabled on your collection. As with inserts and edits, click on the table, go to the Actions tab, and enable the option to delete items.

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Errors

Your upstream source is the source of truth for your data. The Sequin Proxy validates all operations against the upstream source. When a validation fails, the Sequin Proxy returns an error and Glide displays this as an error notification.

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Next steps

You can now use Glide to build on top of sources like Salesforce, Stripe, and HubSpot. If you have any questions, please reach out to us.