# Bubble Element API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/bubble/bubble-element-api/  
**Provider:** Bubble — https://apis.io/providers/bubble/  
**Base URL:** https://{appname}.bubbleapps.io/api/1.1  
**Documentation:** https://manual.bubble.io/core-resources/api/the-bubble-api/the-data-api.md

Bubble Element API is one of 4 APIs that [Bubble](https://apis.io/providers/bubble/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Element. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

Visual element lifecycle hooks invoked by the Bubble page renderer.

## Operations (2)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `/elements/{elementName}/initialize` | Initialize Element |
| POST | `/elements/{elementName}/update` | Update Element |

## Machine-readable artifacts (5)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bubble/refs/heads/main/openapi/bubble-element-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://manual.bubble.io/account-and-marketplace/building-plugins.md
- **APIReference** — https://manual.bubble.io/account-and-marketplace/building-plugins/updating-to-plugin-api-v4.md
- **Tutorials** — https://manual.bubble.io/account-and-marketplace/building-plugins/building-actions.md
- **Tutorials** — https://manual.bubble.io/account-and-marketplace/building-plugins/building-elements.md

## Other Bubble APIs (3)

- [Bubble Action API](https://apis.io/apis/bubble/bubble-action-api/)
- [Bubble Context API](https://apis.io/apis/bubble/bubble-context-api/)
- [Bubble Thing API](https://apis.io/apis/bubble/bubble-thing-api/)

## Tags

Element

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/bubble/bubble-element-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/bubble/.