# Getting Started with Ruby

This integration guide is following the Quick Start Guide. We assume that you have fully completed its "Hands-on" path, and therefore can consume the API by browsing this url (opens new window).

If you haven't gone through the Quick Start Guide, the way you request a Strapi API with Ruby (opens new window) remains the same except that you will not fetch the same content.

# Create a Ruby file

Be sure to have Ruby installed (opens new window) on your computer.

mkdir ruby-app && cd ruby-app
touch script.rb

# Use an HTTP client

Many HTTP clients are available but in this documentation we'll use HTTParty (opens new window).

  • Create a Gemfile containing the following:
source "https://rubygems.org"

gem "httparty"
  • Install your gems by running the following command:
bundle install

# GET Request your collection type

Execute a GET request on the restaurant Collection Type in order to fetch all your restaurants.

Be sure that you activated the find permission for the restaurant Collection Type.

Example GET request

HTTParty.get('http://localhost:1337/restaurants',
  header: {
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json'
  })

Example response

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Biscotte Restaurant",
    "description": "Welcome to Biscotte restaurant! Restaurant Biscotte offers a cuisine based on fresh, quality products, often local, organic when possible, and always produced by passionate producers.",
    "created_by": {
      "id": 1,
      "firstname": "Paul",
      "lastname": "Bocuse",
      "username": null
    },
    "updated_by": {
      "id": 1,
      "firstname": "Paul",
      "lastname": "Bocuse",
      "username": null
    },
    "created_at": "2020-07-31T11:37:16.964Z",
    "updated_at": "2020-07-31T11:37:16.975Z",
    "categories": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "French Food",
        "created_by": 1,
        "updated_by": 1,
        "created_at": "2020-07-31T11:36:23.164Z",
        "updated_at": "2020-07-31T11:36:23.172Z"
      }
    ]
  }
]

# Example

require 'httparty'

class Restaurant
  include HTTParty

  def initialize
    @api_url = "http://localhost:1337"
  end

  def all
    self.class.get("#{@api_url}/restaurants")
  end

end

restaurant = Restaurant.new
puts restaurant.all

# POST Request your collection type

Execute a POST request on the restaurant Collection Type in order to create a restaurant.

Be sure that you activated the create permission for the restaurant Collection Type and the find permission for the category Collection type.

In this example a japanese category has been created which has the id: 3.

Example POST request

HTTParty.post("http://localhost:1337/restaurants",
  body: {
    name: 'Dolemon Sushi',
    description: 'Unmissable Japanese Sushi restaurant. The cheese and salmon makis are delicious',
    categories: [3],
  },
  header: {
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json'
  }
)

Example response

{
  "id": 2,
  "name": "Dolemon Sushi",
  "description": "Unmissable Japanese Sushi restaurant. The cheese and salmon makis are delicious",
  "created_by": null,
  "updated_by": null,
  "created_at": "2020-08-04T09:57:11.669Z",
  "updated_at": "2020-08-04T09:57:11.669Z",
  "categories": [
    {
      "id": 3,
      "name": "Japanese",
      "created_by": 1,
      "updated_by": 1,
      "created_at": "2020-07-31T11:36:23.164Z",
      "updated_at": "2020-07-31T11:36:23.172Z"
    }
  ]
}

# Example

require 'httparty'

class Restaurant
  include HTTParty

  def initialize
    @api_url = "http://localhost:1337"
  end

  def all
    self.class.get("#{@api_url}/restaurants")
  end

  def create(params)
    self.class.post("#{@api_url}/restaurants",
      body: {
        name: params[:name],
        description: params[:description],
        categories: params[:categories]
      },
      header: {
        'Content-Type' => 'application/json'
      }
    )
  end

end

restaurant = Restaurant.new
puts restaurant.create({
  name: "Dolemon Sushi",
  description: "Unmissable Japanese Sushi restaurant. The cheese and salmon makis are delicious",
  categories: [3]
})

# PUT Request your collection type

Execute a PUT request on the restaurant Collection Type in order to update the category of a restaurant.

Be sure that you activated the put permission for the restaurant Collection Type.

Example PUT request

HTTParty.put("http://localhost:1337/restaurants/2",
  body: {
    categories: [2]
  },
  header: {
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json'
  }
)

Example response

{
  "id": 2,
  "name": "Dolemon Sushi",
  "description": "Unmissable Japanese Sushi restaurant. The cheese and salmon makis are delicious",
  "created_by": null,
  "updated_by": null,
  "created_at": "2020-08-04T10:21:30.219Z",
  "updated_at": "2020-08-04T10:21:30.219Z",
  "categories": [
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "Brunch",
      "created_by": 1,
      "updated_by": 1,
      "created_at": "2020-08-04T10:24:26.901Z",
      "updated_at": "2020-08-04T10:24:26.911Z"
    }
  ]
}

# Example

require 'httparty'

class Restaurant
  include HTTParty

  def initialize
    @api_url = "http://localhost:1337"
  end

  def all
    self.class.get("#{@api_url}/restaurants")
  end

  def create(params)
    self.class.post("#{@api_url}/restaurants",
      body: {
        name: params[:name],
        description: params[:description],
        categories: params[:categories]
      },
      header: {
        'Content-Type' => 'application/json'
      }
    )
  end

  def update(id, params)
    self.class.put("#{@api_url}/restaurants/#{id}",
      body: {
        categories: params[:categories]
      },
      header: {
        'Content-Type' => 'application/json'
      }
    )
  end

end

restaurant = Restaurant.new
puts restaurant.update(2, {categories: [2]})

# Conclusion

Here is how to request your Collection Types in Strapi using Ruby. When you create a Collection Type or a Single Type you will have a certain number of REST API endpoints available to interact with.

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