This means FileMaker 19 can accept v1, v2, and vLatest as valid API versions. A Note on API VersioningįileMaker 19 accepts API requests from a new “v2” version for its REST API endpoints. Note that when called, the validateSession endpoint itself does not extend the life of the token.

Tokens are invalidated when a user logs out with the token or due to inactivity if no API requests have been made with the token for 15 minutes. Sending a GET request to this endpoint will check if the given API token that is part of the authorization header is still valid. If you’ve ever wondered whether an API token you’ve generated can still be used to make additional API requests, FileMaker 19 added a useful validateSession endpoint.

This allows you to make HTTP requests against the files hosted on the server.

FileMaker 19 – 1 new auth endpoint, Execute FileMaker Data API Script Stepįor any newbies, don’t forget to turn on the setting for FileMaker Data API, under Connectors > FileMaker Data API – General Settings within FileMaker Server.

FileMaker 18 – 5 new metadata endpoints and nicer documentation.

FileMaker 17 – Official release of FileMaker Data API with 10 endpoints.

FileMaker 16 – FileMaker Data API in “beta”.

Here are links to these previous updates, if you want to review the evolution of the FM Data API over the years, or if you’re new and need a refresher on how it all works. Darren has been sharing resources for learning and using the FileMaker Data API since it was first introduced with FileMaker 16. This blog post, and the latest example/tutorial file (see below) were put together by two Beezwax developers, Annie Ho and Darren Burgess. Enjoy! FileMaker Data API: A Brief History 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.Īt 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. FileMaker 19 introduced a couple of important new features related to using the FileMaker Data API.

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