Operation catalog

This matrix is a quick index of the operation catalogs and verbs exposed by the current filemaker release. Use the installed filemaker help command for each operation's exact input, output, constraints, and error codes.

Catalog and operation matrix

Catalog Supported operations Covers
account create, read, update, delete FileMaker accounts and their privilege-set assignments
authorization read, delete This file's half of each authorized-file pairing
baseDirectory create, read, update, delete Base directories for externally stored container data
calculation validate, evaluate Parsing or evaluating a FileMaker calculation without storing it
customFunction create, read, update, delete Custom functions and their folders
customMenu create, read, update, delete Custom menus and their items
customMenuSet create, read, update, delete Named sets of custom menus
extendedPrivilege create, read, update, delete Extended-privilege keywords and their grants
externalDataSource create, read, update, delete References to other FileMaker files and data sources
field create, read, update, delete Fields, data types, storage, auto-enter, and validation options
font read Fonts referenced by layout content and managed by FileMaker
graphNote create, read, update, delete Notes on the relationships graph
layout create, read, update, delete, duplicate Layouts, folders, objects, parts, themes, and script triggers
persistentData create, read, update, delete Per-file key-value data used by add-ons
privilegeSet create, read, update, delete Privilege sets and their access rules
relation create, read, update, delete Relationships between table occurrences
script create, read, update, delete Scripts, folders, steps, and step-level edits
table create, read, update, delete Base tables
tableOccurrence create, read, update, delete Table occurrences on the relationships graph
valueList create, read, update, delete Value lists and their sources

A catalog's existence does not imply that it supports every common verb. For example, font is read-only, and authorization supports reading and revoking an existing authorization but not creating or updating one.

The script catalog also has a step reference below its operation help. Use filemaker help script steps to list the supported script steps and filemaker help script steps "Set Variable" to inspect one step's input.

Get the current operation reference

Start with the catalog or operation you need:

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filemaker help
filemaker help layout
filemaker help layout duplicate
filemaker help field create options validation

Each answer lists the valid next path segments. An operation page includes its accepted keys, their types, whether they are required, enforced checks, notes, example, and possible errors.

For scripts or generated documentation, request the same contract as JSON:

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filemaker help --json layout duplicate
filemaker help --json --all

Note  The installed help is authoritative This matrix can become outdated as filemaker adds or changes operations. The help generated by the installed binary comes from the same contract used to validate requests and takes precedence over this page.