monday.com Apps framework SDK for JavaScript

The monday.com SDK provides a toolset for application developers to build features and solutions on top of the monday.com Work OS platform. You'll find this SDK useful if you want to:

Access monday.com account data from your application, by utilizing the GraphQL client
Build Board Views & Dashboard Widgets that extend the monday.com UI
Build Integrations & Automations using your own external services and business logic

The SDK contains methods for server-side and client-side application development. Client-side capabilities assume a valid user session is present (and can seamlessly act on behalf of that user), while server-side methods can be used to access monday.com features using explicit credentials but without any client-side code.

Usage
Seamless authentication
SDK capabilities
Storage API

Usage

Using as an `npm` module

Install the SDK as a module:

npm install monday-sdk-js --save

Then import into your project:

import mondaySdk from "monday-sdk-js";
const monday = mondaySdk();

As a `<script>` tag directly in your HTML code

You can also load the SDK directly into your HTML code by adding:

<head>
  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/monday-sdk-js/dist/main.js"></script>
</head>

and then initialize the SDK anywhere in the page by declaring:

const monday = window.mondaySdk()

Seamless authentication

When used for client-side development, SDK methods that require to act on behalf of the connected user will work out-of-the-box by communicating with the parent monday.com running application. You're not required to initialize the SDK client with any explicit credentials.

Methods that use seamless authentication (including monday.api and monday.storage) offer capabilities that are scoped based on the permissions of the logged in user and the scopes you have configured in your app.

SDK capabilities

The SDK exposes the following capabilities:

SDK Object	Capability
`monday.api`	Performing queries against the monday.com API on behalf of the connected user
`monday.listen`	Listen to client-side events on the monday.com client running this app
`monday.get`	Retrieve information from the monday.com client running this app
`monday.execute`	Call an action on the monday.com client running this app
`monday.storage`	Read/write to the Storage API, a key-value storage service for apps
`monday.oauth`	Redirecting the client to the OAuth authorization server, with your client ID included

`monday.api(query, options = {})`

Used for querying the monday.com GraphQL API seamlessly on behalf of the connected user, or using a provided API token.

Parameters:

query: A GraphQL query, can be either a query (retrieval operation) or a mutation (creation/update/deletion operation). Placeholders may be used, which will be substituted by the variables object passed within the options.
options:

Option	Description	Required	Default
`token`	Access token for the API	Only on server	If not set, will use the credentials of the current user (client only)
`variables`	An object containing GraphQL query variables	No

Instead of passing the API token to the api() method on each request, you can set the API token once using:

monday.setToken('mytoken')

Returns:

A Promise that will be resolved to the API response.
If there was an unhandled GraphQL error in the API, a Promise will be rejected with an Error. In case of handled errors from GraphQL API (response with the 200 status), a Promise will be resolved with the API response.
You can check the list of GraphQL API errors here.

Examples:

A client-side query that fetch the ID and name of all the users within the account that the connected user is allowed to view:

monday.api(`query { users { id, name } }`).then(res => {
  console.log(res);
  /* { data: { users: [{id: 12312, name: "Bart Simpson"}, {id: 423423, name: "Homer Simpson"}] } } */
});

A server-side query that fetches all the names of users in the account:

monday.setToken('ac5eb492f8c...');
monday.api('query { users { name } }').then(res => {...})

A mutation that sends an in-app notification to user user_id, which upon clicking will take the user to item item_id:

monday.api(`
  mutation {
    create_notification(
      text: "I've got a notification for you!",
      user_id: ${user_id},
      target_id: ${item_id},
      target_type: Project,
      internal: true
    ) { 
      id 
    }
  }
`);

For more information about the GraphQL API and all queries and mutations possible, read the API Documentation

`monday.get(type, params = {})`

Used for retrieving data from the parent monday.com application where your app is currently running. This object can only be used when your app is running inside an iframe. This can only be used in client-side apps.

Parameters:

type: The type of requested information (available values below)
params: Reserved for future use

The available types that can be requested are:

Type	Description
`'context'`	Information about where this app is currently displayed, depending on the type of feature
`'settings'`	The application settings as configured by the user that installed the app
`'itemIds'`	The list of item IDs that are filtered in the current board (or all items if no filters are applied)
`'sessionToken'`	A JWT token which is decoded with your app's secret and can be used as a session token between your app's frontend & backend

Returns:

A Promise that will be resolved with the requested data.

Examples:

Requesting context and settings data:

monday.get("settings").then(res => ...);
monday.get("context").then(res => ...);

Example context objects that return for a board view and a dashboard widget:

// Board view context
{
  "boardViewId": 19324,
  "boardId": 3423243,
  "mode": "fullScreen", // or "split"
  "theme": "light"  // or "dark"
}

// Dashboard widget context
{
  "widgetId": 54236,
  "boardIds": [3423243, 943728],
  "theme": "light"  // or "dark"
}

Requesting the list of items currently in view in the board:

monday.get("itemIds").then(res => console.log(res));
// => [234234, 4564, 234234, 67675, 576567]

`monday.listen(typeOrTypes, callback, params = {})`

Creates a listener which allows subscribing to certain types of client-side events.

Parameters:

typeOrTypes: The type, or array of types, of events to subscribe to
callback: A callback function that is fired when the listener is triggered by a client-side event
params: Reserved for future use

You can subscribe to the following types of events:

Type	Description
`'context'`	Fired when one of the parameters in the context changes
`'settings'`	Fired when a setting value is changed by the user
`'itemIds'`	Fired when the board filter changes, which impacts the list of items currently in view
`'events'`	Fired when an interaction takes place with the board/dashboard

Returns:

This method does not have a return value.

Examples:

Subscribe to changes in settings and context:

const callback = res => console.log(res);
monday.listen(['settings', 'context'], callback);

Subscribe to interaction-based events on the board:

const callback = res => console.log(res);
const unsubscribe = monday.listen("events", callback);

// When an item/s are created on the board:
// => { type: "new_items", itemIds: [5543, 5544, 5545], boardId: 3425 }

// When a column value changes for one of the items:
// => { type: "change_column_value", itemId: 12342, value: {...} }

`monday.execute(type, params)`

Invokes an action on the parent monday client.

Parameters:

type: Which action to perform
params: Optional parameters for the action

Returns:

A Promise that will optionally be resolved to the return value from the action executed

Action types:

Open item card

Opens a modal with information from the selected item

type 'openItemCard'

params

Parameter	Type	Description	Required	Default Value
itemId	Integer	The ID of the item to open	Yes
kind	String	On which view to open the item card. Can be "updates" / "columns"	No	"columns"

Example

monday.execute('openItemCard', { itemId: item.id });

Confirmation dialog

Opens a confirmation dialog to the user type 'confirm'

params

Parameter	Type	Description	Required	Default Value
message	String	The message to display in the dialog	Yes
confirmButton	String	The text for the confirmation button	No	"OK"
cancelButton	String	The text for the cancel button	No	"Cancel"
excludeCancelButton	Boolean	Either to exclude the cancel button	No	false

Example

monday.execute("confirm", {
   message: "Are you sure?", 
   confirmButton: "Let's go!", 
   cancelButton: "No way", 
   excludeCancelButton: false
}).then((res) => {
    console.log(res.data);
    // {"confirm": true}
});

Notice message

Display a message at the top of the user's page. Usefull for success, error & general messages.

type 'notice'

params

Parameter	Type	Description	Required	Default Value
message	String	The message to display	Yes
type	String	The type of message to display . Can be "success" (green), "error" (red) or "info" (blue)	No	"info"
timeout	Integer	The number of milliseconds to show the message until it closes	No	5000

Example

monday.execute("notice", { 
   message: "I'm a success message",
   type: "success", // or "error" (red), or "info" (blue)
   timeout: 10000,
});

Open files preview dialog

Opens a modal with the preview of an asset

type 'openFilesDialog'

params

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
boardId	Integer	The ID of the board	Yes
itemId	Integer	The ID of the item, which contains an asset	Yes
columnId	String	The ID of the column, which contains an asset	Yes
assetId	Integer	The ID of the asset to open	Yes

Example

monday.execute('openFilesDialog', {
  boardId: 12345,
  itemId: 23456,
  columnId: 'files',
  assetId: 34567
})

Trigger file upload process

Opens a modal to let the current user upload a file to a specific file column.

Returns a promise. In case of error, the promise is rejected

After the file is successfully uploaded, the "change_column_value" event will be triggered. See the monday.listen('events', callback) method to subscribe to these events.

Requires boards:write scope

type 'triggerFilesUpload'

params

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
boardId	Integer	The ID of the board	Yes
itemId	Integer	The ID of the item, which contains an asset	Yes
columnId	String	The ID of the file column, where file should be uploaded	Yes

Example

monday.execute('triggerFilesUpload', {
  boardId: 12345,
  itemId: 23456,
  columnId: 'files'
})

Open modal

Opens a new modal window as an iFrame.

type 'openAppFeatureModal'

params

Parameter	Type	Description	Required	Default Value
url	String	The URL of the page displayed in the modal	No	current iFrame's URL
urlPath	String	Subdirectory or path of the URL to open	No
urlParams	Object	Query parameters for the URL	No
width	String	The width of the modal	No	"0px"
height	String	The height of the modal	No	"0px"

Example

monday.execute('openAppFeatureModal', { urlPath, urlParams, height, width }).then((res) => {
   console.log(res.data);
   {"close": true}
   // The above is a callback to see if a user closed the modal from the inside. This is useful should you want to run some logic within the app window. 
});

Note: make sure the urlPath you pass is a relative URL and not an absolute URL.

Close modal

Closes the modal window.

type 'closeAppFeatureModal'

params This method does not have any parameters.

Example

monday.execute('closeAppFeatureModal').then((res) => {
  console.log(res.data);
});

`monday.oauth(options = {})`

Performs a client-side redirection of the user to the monday OAuth screen with your client ID embedded in the URL, in order to get their approval to generate a temporary OAuth token based on your requested permission scopes.

Parameters:

options: An object with options as specified below

Option	Required	Description
`clientId`	No, defaults to your client ID	The OAuth client ID of the requesting application
`mondayOauthUrl`	No	The URL of the monday OAuth endpoint

Returns:

This method does not have a return value.

`monday.storage`

Provides access to the Storage API. See below for methods and explanation.

Storage API (`monday.storage`)

The Storage API is in early beta stages, its API is likely to change

The monday apps infrastructure includes a persistent, key-value database storage that developers can leverage to store data without having to create their own backend and maintain their own database.

The database currently offers instance-level storage only, meaning that each application instance (i.e. a single board view or a dashboard widget) maintains its own storage. Apps cannot share storage across accounts or even across apps installed in the same location.

Available methods:

monday.storage.instance.getItem(key) - Returns a stored value from the database under key
monday.storage.instance.setItem(key, value) - Stores value under key in the database

Returns:

All methods return a Promise which will be resolved to the Storage API's response

Versioning:

You may face cases where multiple monday.com users will be working on the same app instance and writing to the same key in an unsynchronized fashion. If you're storing a compound data structure (like JSON) in that key, such operations may overwrite each other.

The getItem() and setItem() each return a version identifier which can be used to identify which value is currently stored in a key. Whenever a write that changes the value occurs, the version identifier in the database changes. This allows you to identify whether a value was already changed from another location and prevent that from being overwritten.

Example of using versioning:

monday.storage.instance.getItem('serialKey').then(res => {
  const { value, version } = res.data;
  sleep(10000); // someone may overwrite serialKey during this time

  monday.storage.instance.setItem('serialKey', { previous_version: version }).then(res => {
    console.log(res);
  }
});
// => '{ "success": false, "reason": "version_conflict" }'

Examples:

Store a value in the database:

monday.storage.instance.setItem('mykey', 'Lorem Ipsum').then(res => {
  console.log(res);
});
// => { "success": true }

Retrieve a previously stored value in the database:

monday.storage.instance.getItem('mykey').then(res => {
   console.log(res.data.value);
});
// => 'Lorem Ipsum'

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Usage

Using as an `npm` module

As a `<script>` tag directly in your HTML code

Seamless authentication

SDK capabilities

`monday.api(query, options = {})`

`monday.get(type, params = {})`

`monday.listen(typeOrTypes, callback, params = {})`

`monday.execute(type, params)`

Open item card

Confirmation dialog

Notice message

Open files preview dialog

Trigger file upload process

Open modal

Close modal

`monday.oauth(options = {})`

`monday.storage`

Storage API (`monday.storage`)

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Usage

Using as an npm module

As a <script> tag directly in your HTML code

Seamless authentication

SDK capabilities

monday.api(query, options = {})

monday.get(type, params = {})

monday.listen(typeOrTypes, callback, params = {})

monday.execute(type, params)

Open item card

Confirmation dialog

Notice message

Open files preview dialog

Trigger file upload process

Open modal

Close modal

monday.oauth(options = {})

monday.storage

Storage API (monday.storage)

Using as an `npm` module

As a `<script>` tag directly in your HTML code

`monday.api(query, options = {})`

`monday.get(type, params = {})`

`monday.listen(typeOrTypes, callback, params = {})`

`monday.execute(type, params)`

`monday.oauth(options = {})`

`monday.storage`

Storage API (`monday.storage`)