> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.xano.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# API Request Assistant

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add an External API Request function to your function stack.">
    This is located inside of the **APIs & Lambdas** category.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click API Request Assistant from the panel that opens.">
    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/xano-997cb9ee/Zmn_DUDgqMkazo6J/images/e9d0ad4f-image.jpeg?fit=max&auto=format&n=Zmn_DUDgqMkazo6J&q=85&s=673f8fb2b0902db6b156f379995fa141" width="185" height="34" data-path="images/e9d0ad4f-image.jpeg" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Tell the AI Assistant about the API you want to access, and any specifics about the request you want to make.">
    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/xano-997cb9ee/Zmn_DUDgqMkazo6J/images/e59451d4-image.jpeg?fit=max&auto=format&n=Zmn_DUDgqMkazo6J&q=85&s=2b9fc51f3d81279dd33bccf98576da80" width="594" height="269" data-path="images/e59451d4-image.jpeg" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="You can either choose to apply the AI's suggestion, or continue to converse with the AI to iterate or make changes.">
    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/xano-997cb9ee/WBQXG-4Ngk82eYAW/images/fd7abad4-image.jpeg?fit=max&auto=format&n=WBQXG-4Ngk82eYAW&q=85&s=518bca61d0f08a2b3f8b984fd9e67cd7" width="580" height="297" data-path="images/fd7abad4-image.jpeg" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="For things like API keys, you can either pass them to the AI or fill them in manually after you've applied the suggestion.">
    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/xano-997cb9ee/dC3SQWgPCF_-1qn6/images/2c2a3f15-image.jpeg?fit=max&auto=format&n=dC3SQWgPCF_-1qn6&q=85&s=23d45db2da5a3e313f644fb72f11b8bb" width="530" height="800" data-path="images/2c2a3f15-image.jpeg" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>