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FileMaker Data API Postman Test Figure 4. Each test demonstrates the various actions that the FileMaker Data API allows. You can import this Postman collection once you have the tool installed. The Postman test requests have been saved as a “Postman collection,” which you can download below. It allows you to construct API calls and see what you get back from the web service. Postman is a free testing tool our development team uses quite often.

For this post, I’ve created a collection of Postman test requests. FileMaker Data API – Get Record Example 1: Authentication This detailed documentation provides good examples of what to send and what you receive in return. Online help for FileMaker Data API is available on the machine where FileMaker Server is installed, at the URL shown below. The web service then replies with a response in the JSON format. The most common header here is the authentication token to prove that you are an authorized user.Īnd finally, a JSON-formatted body contains the data you want to send to your FileMaker app. The next part of the request is one or more headers. Then use one of the HTTP methods (verbs) to indicate what your desired action is (GET to retrieve data, POST to create records, PUT to update records, DELETE to delete).

You can reach the web service (your FileMaker app) through a URL endpoint that looks something like this: (We’ll explain the structure of this URL later.) It essentially turns your FileMaker app into a web service. It’s a very powerful and welcome addition to the FileMaker product line. Any application or system that can make an HTTP call and works with received JSON data in response can use FileMaker Data API. It’s open to any kind of integration, not just web services. The truth is – it’s even better than that. Its description explains that web services can use it to access FileMaker data. In FileMaker Server 16, under Web Publishing, you will find a brand-new entry called FileMaker Data API.