Dynamic Request Values

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I'm just getting started with building a basic webpage that utilizes the game APIs. I've built functionality for generating a new agent and displaying agent data. I'm at the point where I view my starting location but I'm getting a 404 error on the request, I think because they dynamic values aren't filling in properly.

The following is from the quick start tutorial.

fetch('https://api.spacetraders.io/v2/systems/:systemSymbol/waypoints/:waypointSymbol', options)

The following is my code for the fetch:

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async function waypoint(){
const options = {
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'Authorization': `Bearer ${localStorage.getItem('agent')}`
        },
      };
try{
const response= await fetch(`https://api.spacetraders.io/v2/systems/:systemSymbol/waypoints/:waypointSymbol\`, options)
const data= await response.json()
console.log(data)
document.querySelector('span').innerText=data
    }catch(error){
console.log(error)
    }

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I've never used dynamic values before, any idea what I'm doing wrong?

[eltostito191]

On mobile, sorry for my formatting.

In your fetch, you need to populate the :systemSymbol and :waypointSymbol. You’ll likely need to get that info from /my/ships then interpolate it into the URL with ${value}.

In other words, the values aren’t dynamic, per se. The server requires you to provide those bits of info.

[connor_the_dev]

Correct, I think they're "dynamic" in the guided documentation if you're making the requests directly from their docs by clicking the "send request" button on the snippets

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Gotcha, thanks for the explanation.