external_apis

You can proxy external API requests securely through Replit-managed passthrough billing, which handles credential management for you. This simplifies access to third-party services by routing requests through a controlled billing layer.

To query Brave for images, use the simple call pattern externalApi__<connector_name> with a specified path, method, and optional query parameters. The Skill handles the proxy routing and returns the response body for downstream processing.

Yes, Replit passthrough billing is designed for real-time data access scenarios. It enables controlled billing and credential management when interacting with external APIs like Brave for tasks such as image search.

Using a proxy with managed billing is an effective approach for third-party API billing in automated workflows. This method routes external API requests securely, applying controlled billing without requiring direct credential handling.

Yes, the external API proxy accepts optional query parameters. You include them in the call pattern alongside the path and method to customize your requests to connectors like Brave, then handle the response body.