Authorize Framer

Whalesync connects to Framer with the project URL and a Server API key from that project. A connection reaches one Framer project, and that project is the base the connection syncs.

Connect a Framer project

1. Open the project in Framer and copy its URL from your browser's address bar. It looks like https://framer.com/projects/My-Site--aBcD1234.
2. In the project, open Site Settings and go to the General section to generate an API key. Keys are bound to one project, so create the key in the same project as the URL. Framer's Server API is in beta. Framer's own guide is here.
3. In Whalesync, choose Framer, paste the URL into Framer project URL and the key into Framer Server API key, and click Authorize. Whalesync checks the URL and key with Framer before it saves the connection.
4. Pick the project. A connection reaches one project, so there is one to pick.
5. Pick the collections to sync.

To sync a different Framer site, add another connection with that site's URL and API key.

Errors

Message	What to do
Framer didn't accept this API key for this project. Create the key in the same project's settings and try again.	The key is wrong, was deleted, or belongs to a different project. Generate a key in this project's Site Settings and reconnect.
Framer couldn't find a project at this URL. Copy the project URL from your browser's address bar while the project is open in Framer.	The URL is mistyped or is not a project URL. Copy it again from the address bar.
Enter both your Framer project URL and a Server API key.	One of the two boxes was empty. Fill in both.
This connection already syncs a different Framer project. Use the URL and API key of that project.	When reconnecting, use the same project. To sync another site, add a new connection.
Couldn't reach Framer to check this project. Try again in a moment.	Framer did not respond. Try again.
This Framer collection has N items, more than the 5,000 Whalesync can sync from one Framer collection. Contact support to raise the limit.	Contact support.
Framer needs a slug for every item. Fill in (field), which this collection builds its slugs from, or map a field to Slug in this sync.	Fill in that field in your other app, or map a field to Slug. See Slugs.
Framer rejected a duplicate slug "(slug)". Each item's slug must be unique within a collection.	Change the slug in your other app.
This Framer collection no longer exists. It may have been deleted in Framer. Re-check the sync's table mapping.	The collection was deleted or replaced in Framer. Update the sync's table mapping.
Framer rejected this record: followed by Framer's own message	Framer refused the record and gave a reason, which usually names the field. Check the record in your other app.