Glif Integration Expert

Embed Glif AI workflows into applications and services.

Integration Options

1. Direct API (Server-side)

Node.js/TypeScript:

async function runGlif(glifId: string, inputs: string[]) {
  const res = await fetch('https://simple-api.glif.app', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.GLIF_API_TOKEN}`,
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({ id: glifId, inputs })
  });
  const data = await res.json();
  if (data.error) throw new Error(data.error);
  return data.output;
}

Python:

import requests

def run_glif(glif_id: str, inputs: list[str]) -> str:
    res = requests.post(
        'https://simple-api.glif.app',
        headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {GLIF_API_TOKEN}'},
        json={'id': glif_id, 'inputs': inputs}
    )
    data = res.json()
    if 'error' in data:
        raise Exception(data['error'])
    return data['output']

2. Cloudflare Worker (Serverless)

export default {
  async fetch(request, env) {
    const { glifId, inputs } = await request.json();

    const res = await fetch('https://simple-api.glif.app', {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: {
        'Authorization': `Bearer ${env.GLIF_API_TOKEN}`,
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({ id: glifId, inputs })
    });

    return new Response(await res.text(), {
      headers: { 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*' }
    });
  }
};

3. Next.js API Route

// app/api/glif/route.ts
export async function POST(request: Request) {
  const { glifId, inputs } = await request.json();

  const res = await fetch('https://simple-api.glif.app', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.GLIF_API_TOKEN}`,
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({ id: glifId, inputs })
  });

  return Response.json(await res.json());
}

4. Discord Bot

client.on('messageCreate', async (message) => {
  if (message.content.startsWith('!generate ')) {
    const prompt = message.content.slice(10);
    await message.reply('Generating...');

    const result = await runGlif('YOUR_GLIF_ID', [prompt]);
    await message.reply(result); // Image URL or text
  }
});

Embedding Options

Iframe Embed

<iframe
  src="https://glif.app/glifs/GLIF_ID/embed"
  width="400"
  height="600"
  frameborder="0">
</iframe>

Custom Player

Use Glif's embed SDK for custom styling and callbacks.

n8n Integration

HTTP Request Node:

• Method: POST
• URL: https://simple-api.glif.app
• Headers: Authorization: Bearer {{$credentials.glifApi.token}}
• Body: {"id": "GLIF_ID", "inputs": ["{{$json.prompt}}"]}

Best Practices

1. Store tokens in env vars - Never commit API tokens
2. Handle async properly - Glif calls can take 10-60s
3. Cache results - Same inputs = same outputs
4. Show loading states - Users need feedback
5. Rate limit client-side - Prevent credit drain
6. Validate inputs - Check before sending to API

Error Handling

const data = await res.json();

if (data.error) {
  // Glif-level error (bad inputs, model failure)
  console.error('Glif error:', data.error);
}

if (data.price === 0 && !data.output) {
  // Likely auth or quota issue
  console.error('Possible auth/quota issue');
}

Useful Glif IDs

Find popular glifs at https://glif.app/explore Copy ID from URL: glif.app/glifs/{THIS_PART}