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External Entities

Posted February 27, 2021 | Updated July 19, 2025
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https://www.drupal.org/project/external_entities
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Configure external API endpoints as Drupal entities. On entity save, fetch data from the api and cache results in the field.

Version 3 is in development, some modules are not compatible.

3.x Compatible

  • View xnttmanager on Drupal.orgxnttmanager
    • Unreleased 2.x branch
  • View xnttstrip on Drupal.orgxnttstrip
    • Updated in 1.x dev

Not yet compatible

  • View external_entities_field_processors on Drupal.orgexternal_entities_field_processors
  • View xnttdb on Drupal.orgxnttdb
  • View xnttfiles on Drupal.orgxnttfiles
  • View xnttjson on Drupal.orgxnttjson
  • View xnttmulti on Drupal.orgxnttmulti
  • View xnttsv on Drupal.orgxnttsv
  • View xnttviews on Drupal.orgxnttviews
  • View xnttwiki on Drupal.orgxnttwiki
  • View xnttxml on Drupal.orgxnttxml
  • View xnttyaml on Drupal.orgxnttyaml

 

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Configure External Entities 3.x For Drupal.org Rest API
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Add basic test coverage
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