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Define a custom API boundary

Model one bounded external operation as a declared connector boundary while keeping its endpoints and credentials outside the workflow.

Expected outcome

You can describe the operation, credential boundary, failure posture, and workspace review condition without pretending that a public page configured or invoked it

You can use this public guide without a Tempera account, product credential, or private workspace. Product access begins only after private onboarding.

Before you start

  • One API operation with a clear business purpose and owner
  • An understanding of what the operation may read or change

Steps

  1. 01

    Name one operation

    Start with the narrowest useful operation rather than an entire provider account or a broad integration category

  2. 02

    Keep the credential reference separate

    The workflow should reference a named connection and operation. Endpoint values and credentials remain inside Tempera Connectors after private provisioning

  3. 03

    Classify a failure before changing anything

    A missing permission, rate limit, or changed response shape needs evidence and a bounded recovery path. A failure is not a reason to silently rewrite an integration

  4. 04

    Set the change boundary

    A recovery that would change an endpoint, permission, or effect stays a bounded proposal for workspace review. A failure does not authorize an automatic repair

What success looks like

  • The workflow sees a declared operation, not the credential material behind it
  • A failure can be investigated and proposed for recovery without implying an automatic change
  • The owner can explain the workspace policy and review path required before a private connection is configured or invoked

If something is blocked

  • If the operation needs a broad credential, reduce the operation boundary or complete the security review before continuing
  • If a recovery would change an endpoint, permission, or effect, keep it as a reviewable proposal rather than treating it as an automatic repair