Docs update: Calling a logic function from a front component (#21057)

Documents how a headless front component calls a server-side logic
function over HTTP via the /s/ route, so AI agents have a clear
reference for implementing this pattern.
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## Calling a logic function
Front components run browser-side in a sandboxed Web Worker, while [logic functions](/developers/extend/apps/logic/logic-functions) run server-side. There is no direct in-process call between the two — instead, a front component reaches a logic function over HTTP.
A logic function declared with `httpRouteTriggerSettings` is exposed under the `/s/` endpoint at `${TWENTY_API_URL}/s<path>`. Your front component calls that route with `fetch`, authenticating with the `TWENTY_APP_ACCESS_TOKEN` that Twenty injects into the worker.
A small reusable helper keeps the call sites clean:
```ts src/shared/call-app-route.ts
export async function callAppRoute(
path: string,
body: Record<string, unknown>,
): Promise<unknown> {
const apiUrl = process.env.TWENTY_API_URL ?? '';
const token = process.env.TWENTY_APP_ACCESS_TOKEN;
const res = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/s${path}`, {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
...(token ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } : {}),
},
body: JSON.stringify(body),
});
if (!res.ok) {
throw new Error(`Logic function failed (${res.status})`);
}
return res.json();
}
```
A headless front component can run the call on mount via the `Command` component, then unmount automatically:
```tsx src/front-components/sync-prs.tsx
import { defineFrontComponent } from 'twenty-sdk/define';
import { Command } from 'twenty-sdk/command';
import { callAppRoute } from 'src/shared/call-app-route';
const SyncPrs = () => {
const execute = async () => {
await callAppRoute('/github/fetch-prs', {
owner: 'twentyhq',
repo: 'twenty',
});
};
return <Command execute={execute} />;
};
export default defineFrontComponent({
universalIdentifier: '...',
name: 'sync-prs',
description: 'Triggers the fetch-prs logic function',
isHeadless: true,
component: SyncPrs,
});
```
The `path` passed to `callAppRoute` must match the logic function's `httpRouteTriggerSettings.path` (the `/s` prefix is added by the helper):
```ts src/logic-functions/fetch-prs.logic-function.ts
import { defineLogicFunction } from 'twenty-sdk/define';
import type { RoutePayload } from 'twenty-sdk/logic-function';
const handler = async (event: RoutePayload) => {
const { owner, repo } = (event.body ?? {}) as { owner: string; repo: string };
// ...fetch from GitHub and persist records...
return { ok: true };
};
export default defineLogicFunction({
universalIdentifier: '...',
name: 'fetch-prs',
handler,
httpRouteTriggerSettings: {
path: '/github/fetch-prs',
httpMethod: 'POST',
isAuthRequired: true,
},
});
```
<Note>
`TWENTY_API_URL` and `TWENTY_APP_ACCESS_TOKEN` are injected automatically — see [Application variables](#application-variables). Because secret application variables are never exposed to front components, keep API keys and other sensitive logic in the logic function, not in the front component.
</Note>
## Accessing runtime context
Inside your component, use SDK hooks to access the current user, record, and component instance:
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ export default defineLogicFunction({
Available trigger types:
- **httpRoute**: Exposes your function on an HTTP path and method **under the `/s/` endpoint**:
> e.g. `path: '/post-card/create'` is callable at `https://your-twenty-server.com/s/post-card/create`
<Note>
To invoke a route-triggered logic function from a (headless) front component, see [Calling a logic function](/developers/extend/apps/layout/front-components#calling-a-logic-function).
</Note>
- **cron**: Runs your function on a schedule using a CRON expression.
- **databaseEvent**: Runs on workspace object lifecycle events. When the event operation is `updated`, specific fields to listen to can be specified in the `updatedFields` array. If left undefined or empty, any update will trigger the function.
> e.g. `person.updated`, `*.created`, `company.*`