How can I query the API with a simple script?

Developing with Prismic
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Hi @david.al.fox,

We're currently working on updating and simplifying the vanilla JavaScript documentation.

You won't need the req argument in that call. The req argument enables previews in Node.js, and you won't need previews for Algolia.

I can't tell why you would get that error from the information you've provided. Could you share your project files with me so I can take a closer look? (Feel free to send them in a DM.)

A few things you could try:

  • If you're using @prismicio/client v6 (rather than v5), you might get an error like that. You're probably not on v6, as it's still in beta, but you could check.
  • You could try restructuring this using async await, which would look something like this:
const init = async () => {
  const api = await Prismic.client(apiEndpoint)
  console.log(api) // Check to see if things are working
  const response = await api.query("")
  console.log(response)
}

init()

That might also help give you some insight into what's happening.

If you're interested in testing out our new JavaScript documentation and giving feedback, let me know and I can send you a DM to a preview link. (But a heads up, the new docs use @prismicio/client v6, which might mean changing some of your code. v6 does have a method to fetch all docs, which will make your Algolia integration a little easier.)

Sam