![]() Fortunately there is paid sponsor/support option. If you'd like assistance using REST APIs to integrate web solutions with FileMaker, please contact us today.ĭid you know we are an authorized reseller for Claris FileMaker Licensing?Ĭontact us to discuss upgrading your Claris FileMaker software.The BaseElements Plugin is extremely useful, open source, and free!. ![]() Because all REST APIs use the same conventions and principles, working with RESTful APIs will only get easier the more you work with them, and there is no time like now to start learning. REST is a great addition to any FileMakers developer's toolkit, allowing FileMaker to integrate with some of the most used services on the web today and we're only going to see more of it in the future. In the sample file we have integrated with a simple Ruby on Rails app we spun up that manages usernames while most services you'll work with will be more complicated than this, it's still a great example of how to work with a REST API. If you run into this your best option is to use the excellent BaseElements Plugin by Goya, which has the capability to set HTTP headers using the BE_HTTP_Set_Custom_Header function, which works with the following functions: BE_HTTP_GET, BE_HTTP_POST, BE_HTTP_PUT_DATA, BE_HTTP_DELETE.ĭownload the sample file below to look under the hood. This is sometimes necessary for authentication or telling the API what the data format being submitted is. One limitation you will probably run into quickly is the inability to set custom HTTP headers before sending a request. FileMaker has a unique way of handling POST requests, to do one you would start your URL with either 'httppost' or 'httpspost'. Whenever you insert from a URL that starts with 'https' or 'http' you are doing a standard GET request. The "Insert from URL" script step is capable of doing GET requests and POST requests. The main way to interact with a RESTful API from FileMaker is using the "Insert from URL" script step. Updates post number 1’s title to New Title. Retrieves all comments from post number 1. Go ahead and test the GET commands by clicking on the routes below to view some sample data. Understanding the basic structure and actions of a RESTful API will make working with them so much easier.īelow are the standard routes used when working with a RESTful API. PUT and PATCH are used to update an existing record, and finally DELETE is obviously used to delete a record. ![]() POST is used to submit data to a server and is generally used to add a new record or pass more data than would reasonable to put in a URL. The rest of the HTTP methods like POST, PUT, and DELETE can only be performed by web forms or built-in functions provided by most libraries. GET is the most common method, and happens anytime you browse the web, or type in a specific URL into the address bar and is what you would use for the “read” in CRUD. In order to fully work with a REST API you must understand the different types of HTTP methods you can make. With these four actions, you can do anything to a system using an easy-to-understand format. Another thing you’ll hear a lot when talking about REST is CRUD, which stands for Create, Read, Update, and Delete. The representational part of REST means that the URL or route you use to access or manipulate the data should correspond with the data, so accessing /users should show users, and /posts, should only show posts, and all actions will take place on those URLs. What this means is that REST is a standard for manipulating data in a standardized format that represents the data. Unfortunately, that doesn’t really tell us much. REST stands for “REpresentational State Transfer”.
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