QUICKSTART / BUILD THE FIRST VERTICAL SLICE

Start small. Connect the whole path.

Build an orders example from a container to a working request, then connect a workflow and an interface.

01 / PROJECT & MODEL

Give the idea a data structure.

In your Tenant Panel instance, choose the tenant and project where the application belongs. Create a container named orders with the following fields.

Field	Type	Suggested configuration
orderNumber	string	Required and unique
status	string	Enum: draft, paid, shipped
total	float	Required

Suggested orders example fields

These are proposed fields for this guide. Save the container before using its dynamic routes.

02 / ACCESS POLICY

Choose who can do what.

Review the container route settings. Enable only the operations the application needs. Configure authentication and authorized roles separately for reads and writes.

For a private application, require authentication on record routes and configure the expected project roles. Test using the intended user session. Keep privileged credentials out of frontend code.

Read the security guide ↗

03 / FIRST WRITE

Create a record.

Run this on your own machine with your deployment values and an authorized token. The example uses shell environment variables; it does not contain a live credential.

export AUTOTABLE_BASE="https://YOUR_API_HOST/api/v1/YOUR_TENANT/YOUR_PROJECT"
# Set AUTOTABLE_TOKEN securely in your shell.

curl --fail-with-body "$AUTOTABLE_BASE/dynamic?schemaName=orders" \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AUTOTABLE_TOKEN" \
  --data '{"orderNumber":"A-1042","status":"draft","total":184.5}'

A successful create returns the saved record in data, including its _id. Save that ID when reading or updating the record.

04 / FIRST READ

Read the model back.

curl --fail-with-body \
  "$AUTOTABLE_BASE/dynamic/page?schemaName=orders&page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AUTOTABLE_TOKEN"

{
  "items": [{
    "_id": "YOUR_RECORD_ID",
    "orderNumber": "A-1042",
    "status": "draft",
    "total": 184.5
  }],
  "totalItems": 1,
  "totalPages": 1,
  "currentPage": 1
}

Illustrative response. Record IDs and pagination totals depend on the data in your project.

05 / LOGIC & INTERFACE

Complete the loop.

Add an after_create workflow to orders in Tenant Panel. Begin with a simple condition and one supported action, then inspect its execution result with test data.

Connect the record route to your own frontend, or use Ozmishow to compose a page with connected content. Check reads, writes, access rules, and the workflow together before expanding the model.

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