FlutterFlow and SurveyGizmo integration: Step-by-Step Guide 2024

Step-by-Step Guide on Integrating FlutterFlow with SurveyGizmo

Integrating FlutterFlow with SurveyGizmo involves creating a seamless connection between your FlutterFlow application and the SurveyGizmo platform to collect or manipulate survey data. Here’s a comprehensive step-by-step guide on how to achieve this integration:

Step 1: Set Up Your Environment

• FlutterFlow Account: Ensure you have an active FlutterFlow account. This is a platform where you can build your Flutter applications visually.
• SurveyGizmo Account: Login to your SurveyGizmo (now Alchemer) account. You need access to this platform to manage your surveys and generate API keys.

Step 2: Prepare SurveyGizmo for Integration

• Create or Identify Your Survey: If you haven’t already, create a new survey on SurveyGizmo that you want to integrate with FlutterFlow. Ensure your survey is published or in a mode that is accessible via API.
• API Access:
• Navigate to your user settings in SurveyGizmo.
• Go to the Integrations or API section (this can vary based on current version).
• Enable API access if it’s not already enabled and generate a new API key.
• Take note of your API Key and Secret, as you will need these for connecting SurveyGizmo with FlutterFlow.

Step 3: Set Up FlutterFlow Integration

• Open Your FlutterFlow Project: Login to FlutterFlow and open the project that you would like to integrate with SurveyGizmo.
• Navigate to the API Integration:
• Go to the Settings panel or API section within your project in FlutterFlow.
• Click on Add API to start creating a new integration.

Step 4: Configure API Details in FlutterFlow

• Enter API Request Details:
• In the API configuration, enter the API endpoint URL for the SurveyGizmo API. Example endpoint might be https://api.surveygizmo.com/v5/survey/.
• Specify the HTTP method required by the SurveyGizmo API. Typically, this involves GET to retrieve data or POST to send data.
• Authentication:
• Use your generated API Key and Secret from SurveyGizmo for authentication.
• You may need to configure the authentication header in the following format: Basic Auth or API Key Authentication.

Step 5: Define Data Models in FlutterFlow

• Identify Data Fields:
• Determine what data you will send to or retrieve from SurveyGizmo. This might include survey responses or metadata about the survey.
• Create Data Models:
• Go to the Data Models section in FlutterFlow.
• Create new models corresponding to the data structure from SurveyGizmo, like responses, questions, etc.
• Map your response variables in these models to correspond with SurveyGizmo’s data structure.

Step 6: Implement API Calls in FlutterFlow

• API Management:

• Create specific API calls to execute different actions (e.g., retrieve survey data).

• You may need to set the body of the request and the headers carefully according to the SurveyGizmo API documentation.

• Testing API Calls:

• Use a tool like Postman to test your API calls outside of FlutterFlow to ensure the endpoint configurations work as expected.

Step 7: Integrate Functionality in Your Application

• UI Elements and Interaction:

• Add the required UI components in FlutterFlow where you want users to engage with the SurveyGizmo data.

• For instance, create forms or display results based on the survey data.

• Connect API to UI:

• In the Interaction settings for your UI elements, connect the events to the API requests you configured.

• Example: Connect a button to trigger a POST request to send user input from FlutterFlow to SurveyGizmo.

Step 8: Testing and Debugging

• Simulator Testing:

• Run your FlutterFlow application in simulator or test mode.

• Verify the integration by conducting test surveys and ensuring data is being sent or retrieved correctly.

• Troubleshooting:

• Check network logs in the browser or use built-in debugging tools in FlutterFlow to identify any integration issues.

• Ensure that authentication and endpoint URLs are correct.

Step 9: Deployment and Monitoring

• Deploy Application:

• Once testing is complete, deploy your FlutterFlow application to the intended environment (e.g., Android, iOS, Web).

• Monitor Logs:

• After deploying, monitor API request logs to ensure smooth operation post-integration and resolve any issues that may arise in production.

Following these steps should help you seamlessly integrate FlutterFlow with SurveyGizmo, allowing for efficient data collection and interaction within your flutter applications.