# API Request Assistant

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### Add an External API Request function to your function stack.&#x20;

This is located inside of the **APIs & Lambdas** category.
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### Click ![](https://3699875497-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F2tWsL4o1vHmDGb2UAUDD%2Fuploads%2F1G2mEZvVXlOR6d9kiD6I%2FCleanShot%202025-04-02%20at%2015.44.45.png?alt=media\&token=53cbbf6d-62b9-4a06-893c-c5e14b6fb3d1) from the panel that opens.


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### Tell the AI Assistant about the API you want to access, and any specifics about the request you want to make.

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://3699875497-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F2tWsL4o1vHmDGb2UAUDD%2Fuploads%2FjT1vrsN9at0cDSPSsqoy%2FCleanShot%202025-04-02%20at%2015.57.03.png?alt=media&#x26;token=2312e5ad-08f1-44c2-8972-3fe01ceb90b6" alt="" width="446"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>
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### You can either choose to apply the AI's suggestion, or continue to converse with the AI to iterate or make changes.

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://3699875497-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F2tWsL4o1vHmDGb2UAUDD%2Fuploads%2F0dc9zZTKSIf6xRICbJdP%2FCleanShot%202025-04-02%20at%2015.58.52.png?alt=media&#x26;token=48c8ed4d-2f55-42f7-b64f-b91cc46563b1" alt="" width="435"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>
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### For things like API keys, you can either pass them to the AI or fill them in manually after you've applied the suggestion.![](https://3699875497-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F2tWsL4o1vHmDGb2UAUDD%2Fuploads%2F2QElXqiTiOIkcD0CVPE6%2FCleanShot%202025-04-02%20at%2016.00.32.gif?alt=media\&token=9e4c1fb4-7c59-4031-850d-53711c86567a)
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