Dashboard page not loading data from External API & JSON collections (only local collection works)

Question
#1

I am building a dashboard page that needs to display data coming from multiple sources on the same page:

  1. A local collection (created manually in DrapCode)
  2. A collection populated from a JSON file
  3. A collection connected to an External API

The issue I’m facing is that only the manually created local collection data is displayed correctly on the dashboard.

Data from:

  • the External API collection, and
  • the JSON-based collection

does not render on the page, even though:

  • the collections are created correctly,
  • data exists in those collections,
  • the list/repeater components are mapped properly,
  • and permissions/read access appear to be configured.
    All three data sources are used on the same dashboard page, but only the local collection loads.

Could you please clarify:

  1. Whether DrapCode supports rendering data from multiple data sources (local + JSON + External API) on the same page?
  2. Are there any limitations, required settings, or recommended patterns (e.g. Finders, async loading, page-level configuration) to make this work?
  3. Is additional configuration required for JSON or External API collections to be available on dashboard pages?
    Any guidance or documentation references would be greatly appreciated.
    Thank you for your support.

Best regards,
Ivan

#2

Hi @Ivsol,

If the data is stored in a database, and you are able to see it on the collection in Builder, then there is no reason why it should not appear on the dashboard.

Can you please send us the link of the dashboard page along with the login credentials (if any), so that we can check and let you know what’s the issue?

Thanks.

#3

Hello,

Thanks for getting back to me.
Please see the dashboard.

make and model in this case is not populating.

thanks!