How to filter the data that enters through an API when it arrives in several formats?

1.)Add a tester behind it or

2.)can u set the query of data what you need in the parameter settings ?

You can find it under "Schema Scan Mode" -> "Auto" is default - "JSON Query" is an option- when u set the reader.

The tester works great thank you! Not sure how I had not come across this before. Now all I need to do is expand these files which the API have downloaded so I can see their geometry and clip them.

Clipper is the Transformer you need :)

Is the clipper able to expand this files?

or you use the "Search Envelope" in the Parameter Settings for your JSON Reader - for the Area you need.

Upon having a look I still think ive missed a step, in a test run where the data was in my own system the clipper worked fine and I could see the geometery but with the api data this time I cant view the geometry or clip it. Im not sure if i have exposed the shpfiles within the areas on the screen shot above

JSON Data and Clipper Area are in the same CoordinateSystem ?

Can you see through the Data in the Data Inspector ?

try the GeometryExtraktor - Option JSON

Thats a good point they probably are not. I cant seem to see what the API's coordinate system is anywhere

https://osdatahub.os.uk/ ? i think you get ur api from here ?

or try EPSG: 3857 or EPSG: 27700 for UK Data ;)

OS Maps API is available as EPSG:27700 (British National Grid which is applicable just for GB) and EPSG:3857 (Web Mercator which is a global coordinate system)

Before i respond i just wanna say thank you for all this help!

If thats the case with the API then it shoukd appear within the geometry but it still want display oddly

Try the Esri json reader - i think this is the right way to go ?

https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_Desktop_Documentation/FME_ReadersWriters/esrijson/esrijson.htm?

Ill give it a try! :)