Data Type location

The Data Type location provides a custom interface for configuring how data is retrieved from your external systems. While a data source defines the connection to your API, a data type specifies the exact endpoint, query parameters, and request structure needed to fetch specific kinds of content.

This location appears when you create or edit a data type that belongs to your data connector. Common use cases include:

  • Configuring API endpoints for different content types (e.g., /api/products, /api/reviews)
  • Setting up query parameters and variables for the API endpoint
  • Defining request headers

When rendering this location, you receive useful metadata including the project ID and a copy of the parent data source to provide context for your configuration interface.

Data type editor for the commercetools integration.
Example: 'Single item' data type editor for the commercetools integration.

The data type location is configured within the data archetype:

{ "dataArchetypes": { "type-id": { "displayName": "Type name", "typeEditorUrl": "/data-type" } } }

Data type security

Data types are not intended to contain secret values such as authentication tokens. Values stored in data types are viewable by any user of your Uniform project with common permissions. To store secret values, please use Data Sources which are secured.

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