Set Up Real-Time Data Feed Max on Bubble

Expose any Bubble data type using the built-in Data API

Plan Pro

What Your Feed Should Look Like

Real-Time Data Feed Max accepts any public URL returning JSON or plain text. The AI reads whatever you give it — products, services, bookable slots, property listings, menus, opening hours, anything — and uses it to answer visitor questions. There is no required shape or field name.

The one exception is Dynamic Product Cards. If you want matching items to render as visual cards in the chat, use these specific field names: name, price, description, image_url, button_link, in_stock.

Example — products (triggers Dynamic Product Cards)

{
  "products": [
    {
      "name": "Wireless Headphones Pro",
      "price": "$149.99",
      "description": "Premium over-ear wireless headphones with ANC.",
      "image_url": "https://example.com/images/headphones.jpg",
      "button_link": "https://example.com/products/headphones",
      "in_stock": true
    }
  ]
}

Example — services (any shape works)

{
  "services": [
    {
      "service": "Deep tissue massage",
      "duration_minutes": 60,
      "price_from": "$95",
      "therapists_available": ["Anna", "Mark"],
      "booking_link": "https://example.com/book/deep-tissue"
    },
    {
      "service": "Haircut & style",
      "duration_minutes": 45,
      "price_from": "$55",
      "booking_link": "https://example.com/book/haircut"
    }
  ]
}

Example — plain text (works too)

Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 10-4, closed Sunday.
Delivery: Free over $30, minimum order $15, within 5 miles.
Lunch specials (weekdays only):
- Margherita pizza $12
- Caesar salad $9
- Soup of the day $7

Rule of thumb: Use descriptive field names the AI can interpret (service, duration, price, location, etc.). If Dynamic Product Cards make sense for your business, follow the exact field names above. If they don't, use whatever shape fits your data — the AI still searches it and answers questions correctly.

How Bubble Works

Bubble has a built-in Data API that exposes your app's data types as JSON over HTTPS. You enable it per data type — once on, anyone can read those records at a predictable URL.

Requires the Data API to be enabled in your app settings (available on paid plans).

Setup via Data API

Enable the Data API Bubble editor → Settings → API tab → tick Enable Data API.

Expose the data types you want to share In the same API tab, tick each data type under Data API endpoints (e.g. Product, FAQ, Service).

Set privacy rules (important!) Data → Privacy → for the data type, make sure the rule includes Everyone else (the non-logged-in audience) with View all fields granted. Without this, the Data API will return empty results.

Build your feed URL The format is your-app.bubbleapps.io/api/1.1/obj/{datatype}.

https://your-app.bubbleapps.io/api/1.1/obj/product?limit=100
// Or with a custom domain:
https://your-domain.com/api/1.1/obj/product?limit=100

Replace product with the lowercase name of your data type.

Privacy rules gotcha: Bubble's default privacy rules often block anonymous Data API reads. If your feed comes back with an empty results array, it's almost always because the privacy rules don't grant field access to Everyone else. Double-check there.

Reshape with a Proxy (for product cards)

Bubble's Data API returns results wrapped as { response: { results: [...], cursor, count } } with your custom field names. For Dynamic Product Cards, run it through a proxy:

// Cloudflare Worker
export default {
  async fetch() {
    const r = await fetch('https://your-app.bubbleapps.io/api/1.1/obj/product?limit=100');
    const { response } = await r.json();
    const products = response.results.map(p => ({
      name:        p.name,
      price:       p.price ? `$${p.price}` : '',
      description: p.description,
      image_url:   p.image,
      button_link: `https://your-app.bubbleapps.io/product/${p._id}`,
      in_stock:    p.in_stock,
    }));
    return new Response(JSON.stringify({ products }), {
      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    });
  }
};

Wskazówka: Bubble caps the Data API at 100 results per request. For larger datasets, your proxy should paginate using the cursor parameter until count matches remaining.

Rozwiązywanie problemów

I see a password page instead of JSON

Your site is in maintenance, staging, or password-protected mode. Real-Time Data Feed Max needs a fully public URL.

Real-Time Data Feed Max says the feed failed

Open the URL in a private browser window. If you don't see JSON, the URL is wrong or the endpoint is down. If you see JSON but we still fail, the response may be missing a Content-Type: application/json header or exceeding the 10,000,000 character limit.

Product cards don't render

Dynamic Product Cards require specific field names (name, price, image_url, button_link, in_stock). If your platform uses different names, reshape the response in a small custom script before exposing it.

Data looks wrong or outdated

The feed auto-refreshes every 24 hours. For immediate updates, click Refresh Now in Real-Time Data Feed Max. For live fields (price, stock), the AI pulls fresh data on every message — so the 24h cycle only affects which items are known, not their current state.

Feed size exceeded

Real-Time Data Feed Max accepts up to 10,000,000 characters (~25,000 items). If you exceed that, trim fields (skip long HTML descriptions), split your catalog, or use the standard Real-Time Data Feed alongside for secondary data.

Still stuck? Start with the simplest option for your platform and verify the URL works in a browser before pasting it into Real-Time Data Feed Max. You can always upgrade to a more advanced option later — only the URL field changes on our side.

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