Indent Next.js Quickstart
Learn how to submit your first approval request using Next.js and Indent Approval Kit.
Prerequisites
- Node.js v18+
- Indent API key
1. Install
Start by creating your Next.js application:
npx create-next-app -e with-indent indent-approvals
For existing projects, install the Indent JavaScript SDK:
npm install --save @indent/approvals
2. Get your API Key
First, you'll need an Indent space and API token which you can find here: indent.com/api-keys
- Current User
- Sign in to get API key
- Can take actions on your behalf
- Appears in audit log as you
- Indent Space
- Access Token
- Note: this token is short lived and will expire soon
- .env
INDENT_SPACE= INDENT_API_TOKEN=************************************************************************************
The INDENT_SPACE is the Indent account you want to use for requests and an INDENT_API_TOKEN which is used for authentication. There are two kinds of API tokens: short-lived user access tokens and long-lived service account tokens. Read more about API authentication.
3. Try it for yourself
You can run the following command to start your Next.js app:
npm run dev
Open localhost:3000 with your browser to see the app and try creating a request using your API key. Here's a deployed version of what that looks like:
