Connectors without start and end items (free standing lines)

[MTRNord]

Hi.

I am wondering how I would get the size of a connector without start and end items. This happens if you draw a line on a frame/board.

In the api it looks like this:

{
  "shape": "straight",
  "boardId": "redacted",
  "id": "redacted",
  "createdAt": "2025-01-15T15:12:06.000Z",
  "createdBy": { "id": "redacted", "type": "user"},
  "isSupported": false,
  "links": {
    "self": "https://api.miro.com/v2/boards/uXjVLvatKbA%3D/connectors/redacted"
  },
  "modifiedAt": "2025-01-15T15:12:06.000Z",
  "modifiedBy": { "id": "redacted", "type": "user" },
  "style":  {
    "endStrokeCap": "none",
    "startStrokeCap": "none",
    "strokeColor": "#333333",
    "strokeStyle": "normal",
    "strokeWidth": "2.0"
  },
  "type": "connector"
}

Meaning there is no position info available. Is this an api bug? If so where do I file this?

[bishopwm]

Hey @MTRNord ,

Good question. At the moment, I'm afraid it's not possible to get the position or size details of a connector via API if it doesn't have an associated start and end item (freestanding lines).

However, you may be able to get more helpful detail via our Web SDK. You can test this quick by calling the connector or selection methods from your browser console:

It's great feedback to support freestanding lines more comprehensively though, and I'm happy to share this feedback.

[MTRNord]

Hm interesting. But your example also I think is still missing the coordinates to actually position it 🤔 So its also incomplete to actually know where a line is.

Sadly for my usecase this is not a solution right now. It would be nice to have it via the API. However its not in any way urgent or anything currently as I have enough other tasks to deal with anyway :) Thanks for providing an api at all!