Using REST and cURL with FileMaker’s Data API

FileMaker 19 introduced a couple of important new features related to using the FileMaker Data API. Here, we’ll cover an overview of the new authorization endpoint, Validate Session, API versioning updates, as well as a new script step, Execute FileMaker Data API.

At the end of this article, you’ll find the demo file for learning more and trying out various REST and cURL functionality with FileMaker’s Data API. Enjoy!

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FileMaker Pro/Rails integration methodology

[Authored by Ian]

Here’s a synopsis of my findings on integrating Rails with FMP.

Goals:

  • allow two-way data transmission between FileMaker Pro (FMP) and Rails
  • minimize development time required for both FMP and Rails
  • accommodate as many clients (which may be another application written with FMP, Rails, or anything else) as possible

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