Refine•14mo ago

Does anyone have a slightly more cutomizable rest-api data provider ?

The built in simple-REST is very constricting. Querying /resource/id/sub-resource

Isn't possible AFAIK . Do you just write your own instead?

kapa.ai•11/8/24, 2:25 PM

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kapa.ai•11/8/24, 2:26 PM

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Yes, it's possible to customize the REST API data provider in refine to handle more complex API structures like . You have a few options:

Customize the existing simple-rest data provider:You can swizzle the `@refinedev/simple-rest` data provider and modify it to suit your needs. This allows you to customize specific methods without rewriting the entire data provider. **Here's how to do it** (<https://refine.dev/docs/data/packages/simple-rest/#customizing-the-data-provider->).
Override specific methods:You can override specific methods of the data provider using the spread syntax. This is useful when you only need to change a particular function. **Here's an example** (<https://refine.dev/docs/guides-concepts/faq/#how-i-can-override-specific-function-of-data-providers>).
Create a custom data provider:If you need more extensive customization, you can create a custom data provider from scratch. This gives you full control over how API requests are handled. **You can refer to the tutorial for more information** (<https://refine.dev/tutorial/essentials/data-fetching/intro/#creating-a-data-provider>).

For your specific case of querying , you could customize the

getOne

getOne

method of the data provider to handle this structure. Here's a basic example of how you might do this:

kapa.ai•11/8/24, 2:26 PM

This approach allows you to maintain the functionality of the simple-rest data provider while adding the flexibility to handle sub-resources when needed.

Data Provider Customization (https://refine.dev/docs/data/data-provider/#faq)

Remember, the level of customization you need will determine which approach is best for your use case.
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kapa.ai•11/8/24, 2:26 PM

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