Bolt.new AI and Marvel integration: Step-by-Step Guide 2025

 

Setting Up Marvel API Integration in Your Bolt.new AI Project

 

This guide explains how to integrate the Marvel API into your Bolt.new AI project using TypeScript. You will create a new TypeScript file for the Marvel API code, import a lightweight MD5 library from a CDN, and call the API from your main file.

 

Step 1: Create the Marvel API Integration File

 

• Create a new file named marvelAPI.ts (typically in your project’s source directory).
• This file will contain the logic to build the API URL and fetch data from Marvel.
• Add the following TypeScript code into marvelAPI.ts:

  
  import md5 from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/blueimp-md5';
  
  export async function fetchMarvelCharacters() {
    // Replace these with your Marvel API keys
    const publicKey: string = 'YOURMARVELPUBLIC_KEY';
    const privateKey: string = 'YOURMARVELPRIVATE_KEY';
    // Create the timestamp and hash required by the Marvel API
    const ts: string = new Date().getTime().toString();
    const hash: string = md5(ts + privateKey + publicKey);
    // Construct the API URL with proper query parameters
    const url: string = https://gateway.marvel.com/v1/public/characters?ts=${ts}&apikey=${publicKey}&hash=${hash};
    try {
      const response = await fetch(url);
      if (!response.ok) {
        throw new Error('Network response was not ok');
      }
      const data = await response.json();
      return data;
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Error fetching data from Marvel:', error);
      throw error;
    }
  }
      

  
  

 

Step 2: Modify Your Main Project File to Use the Marvel API Integration

 

• Open your main TypeScript file (for example, index.ts or similar entry point).
• Import the fetchMarvelCharacters function from marvelAPI.ts.
• Add code to call this function and handle the results. Insert the following snippet into your main file:

  
  import { fetchMarvelCharacters } from './marvelAPI';
  
  async function displayCharacters() {
    try {
      const data = await fetchMarvelCharacters();
      console.log('Marvel Characters:', data);
      // You can add additional processing or UI updates here
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Failed to fetch Marvel characters:', error);
    }
  }
  // Call the function to fetch and display Marvel characters
  displayCharacters();
      

  
  

 

Step 3: Handling Dependencies Without a Terminal

 

• Since Bolt.new AI projects do not offer a terminal, dependency installation is handled inline.
• In the code within marvelAPI.ts, the MD5 library is imported directly from a CDN:

  
  import md5 from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/blueimp-md5';
      

• This approach avoids the need for a separate dependency installation process.

 

Step 4: Save and Test Your Integration

 

• After inserting the above code snippets into their respective files, save your changes.
• Run your Bolt.new AI project using its built-in run functionality.
• Check the browser console output for the fetched Marvel data or any error messages to verify the integration works correctly.

 

Final Notes

 

• Ensure you replace YOURMARVELPUBLICKEY and YOURMARVELPRIVATEKEY with your actual Marvel API credentials.
• You can further customize the API query parameters (such as limiting the number of characters) by modifying the URL in marvelAPI.ts.
• This guide assumes you are familiar with basic TypeScript and project file organization in Bolt.new AI projects.