Local API usage

kariyngva

2 weeks ago

Is the Local API not intended for use by FE applications?

Or am I just holding it wrong?

The listed common use cases don't include it but the "tip" on the documentation page says

The Local API is incredibly powerful when used with server-side rendering app frameworks like NextJS.

I'm running the following inside of the

getServerSideProps

of a page:

await payload.init({
    secret: process.env.PAYLOAD_SECRET ?? '',
    mongoURL: process.env.MONGODB_URI ?? '',
    local: true,
  });

And I'm getting a

cannot find Payload config.

Edit: my payload code and fe/next code are in separate repos so the config isn't "near by"

Jarrod
Payload Team
2 weeks ago
You will need the config in order to boot up payload. So if you
really
wanted to use the local api you would have to copy it over. The docs are mainly referring to scenarios where the FE/BE are colocated.

In your case though, I would probably save myself the hassle of copying configs, and make fetch requests to your hosted payload api endpoints.
kariyngva
2 weeks ago
Yeah it makes sense, kinda figured I'd need to provide the collections/globals at the very least. Thanks 😄

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