API Fundamentals for FileMaker Developers (2023)

FAQs

Does FileMaker have an API? ›

The FileMaker Data API is an application programming interface (API) that allows web services to access databases hosted by FileMaker Server or FileMaker Cloud. Because this API conforms to Representational State Transfer (REST) architecture, the FileMaker Data API is a REST API.

What does API stand for? API stands for Application Programming Interface. In the context of APIs, the word Application refers to any software with a distinct function. Interface can be thought of as a contract of service between two applications.

The FileMaker Dynamic Markup Language or FDML was a markup language used in the earlier versions of FileMaker introduced in 1998. FDML is also often referred to as Claris Dynamic Markup Language or CDML, named after its former company Claris.

As a database developer, you can use Claris® FileMaker Pro® to create database solutions without any knowledge of SQL. But if you have some knowledge of SQL, you can use a FileMaker Pro database file as an ODBC or JDBC data source, sharing your data with other applications using ODBC and JDBC.

There are four principal types of API commonly used in web-based applications: public, partner, private and composite. In this context, the API "type" indicates the intended scope of use.

API is an acronym that stands for “application programming interface,” and it allows apps to send information between each other. While there are numerous protocols and technologies involved, the underlying purpose of APIs is always the same: to let one piece of software communicate with another.

- FileMaker will grow, taking market share away from OTHER FRAMEWORKS (all-in-one, and other DBs - YOUR COMPETITION), with aggressive pricing and innovative features.

If you're a FileMaker developer and already familiar with APIs, you can easily connect to the free QR Code Generator API to create QR codes.

FileMaker, the innovative low-code platform. your data deserve

FileMaker allows you to design collaborative and cross-platform applications (Windows, macOS, iPhone/iPad, Web), but also to integrate with your other data systems (e-mail, calendar, cloud…), to automate and orchestrate them.

Do people still use FileMaker? ›

We have data on 23,318 companies that use FileMaker Pro. The companies using FileMaker Pro are most often found in United States and in the Information Technology and Services industry. FileMaker Pro is most often used by companies with 10-50 employees and 1M-10M dollars in revenue.

Java is a programming language that FileMaker Server uses for the following components: Web Publishing Engine. Server Administration Console (FileMaker Server 16 and earlier) Admin Server (FileMaker Server 16 and earlier)

FileMaker is an easy-to-use and flexible platform for creating a CRM solution that's customizable and cost effective for small businesses.

Fiber is one of the fastest frameworks for building APIs.

There are also three common types of API architectures: REST, a collection of guidelines for lightweight, scalable web APIs. SOAP, a stricter protocol for more secure APIs. RPC, a protocol for invoking processes that can be written with XML (XML-RPC) or JSON (JSON-RPC).

The Google Maps API and Twitter API may be among the most widely used API examples, but most software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers offer APIs that let developers write code that posts data to and retrieves data from the provider's site as well.

The API may have a limit on the number of active sessions an organization or user can have at any given time (example, NetSuite). This adds an implied constraint on how you interact with the API during the session. For example, an error may occur while performing a lookup to the same API you are using for source data.

What exactly is an API and how do they work? ›

API stands for “Application Programming Interface.” An API is a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other. In other words, an API is the messenger that delivers your request to the provider that you're requesting it from and then delivers the response back to you.

We have data on 23,318 companies that use FileMaker Pro. The companies using FileMaker Pro are most often found in United States and in the Information Technology and Services industry. FileMaker Pro is most often used by companies with 10-50 employees and 1M-10M dollars in revenue.

Data that's stored externally is by default encrypted, using secure storage, and can only be read by the FileMaker Pro application. FileMaker Pro manages the encrypted files automatically. However, you can use the open storage option, which removes encryption and keeps the files in their native formats.

Set up FileMaker app with scripts to send a text message and to process the response. Set up a Twilio account and project. Create a Claris Connect webhook which our FileMaker app will call to send the text message. Create a flow, triggered by the webhook, to ask Twilio to send the message.

The Fulcrum JSON API uses REST endpoints for querying, creating, updating, and deleting data. The API provides users the ability to: query the URL for information using a GET request, update the object by sending a PUT, or delete the object by sending a DELETE request.

FileMaker Barcode Add-On

The Barcode Add-On provides you up to 18 different barcodes to choose from, including Code128 and Code39, and generates a barcode image from field data. Easily add the Barcode Generator Add-On in layout mode by dragging and dropping directly onto a layout.

FileMaker can now send HTML emails natively! By using a little scripting and some simple cURL options, you can send beautifully designed HTML emails, eliminating the need of 3rd-party products and helping you grab your customers attention. Contact us if you would like help sending native HTML emails out of FileMaker.

And yet, Claris FileMaker remains. The relational database program, now on version 19, continues to have a dedicated following of business and power users. Besides Mac, FileMaker is also available on Windows and iOS.

API is the acronym for Application Programming Interface, which is a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other. Each time you use an app like Facebook, send an instant message, or check the weather on your phone, you're using an API.

What does full API access mean? ›

API access ensures that only authorized users can obtain specific bundles of resources from your API. Simply put, API access is the process of allowing mobile apps, developers' frameworks, building management tools, and software applications to access and use pertinent data from a given API.

Integration Platform as a Service (IPaaS) and Extract, Transform, and Load (ETLs) are both data integration systems. You can use them to consolidate data from various sources into a single dataset, acting as your one source of truth.