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Bubble Element API

Visual element lifecycle hooks invoked by the Bubble page renderer.

Bubble Element API is one of 4 APIs that Bubble publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Element. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 4.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, virtual://plugin-runtime.

2 operations 2 paths 3 schemas 2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
4.0
Base URL
https://{appname}.bubbleapps.io/api/1.1
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Element 2

Visual element lifecycle hooks invoked by the Bubble page renderer.

POST
/elements/{elementName}/initialize
Initialize Element
initializeElement 1 param body → 200
POST
/elements/{elementName}/update
Update Element
updateElement 1 param body → 200

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ElementInstance
object
Element instance handle for setting state, publishing values, and triggering events.
ActionProperties
object
Map of property names to values, defined by the plugin author in the editor.
ClientContext
object
Client-side context passed to actions and element hooks.

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

bubble-element-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Bubble publishes across the network.

Bubble Action API
Bubble Context API
Bubble Thing API
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