Changing FileMaker Data API settings

Note  Change FileMaker Data API settings only when the databases are not being used. Clients can lose unsaved work when the FileMaker Data API Engine restarts.

The FileMaker Data API allows you to share your data with applications via a set of REST-compliant API statements.

To host a database for access via the FileMaker Data API:

  1. Prepare your database for FileMaker Data API access using FileMaker Pro. See FileMaker Data API Guide.

  2. In Admin Console, click Connectors > FileMaker Data API, then set FileMaker Data API to Enabled.

  3. Upload the database file to FileMaker Cloud. See Uploading, encrypting, and opening database files.

  4. Use a REST-compliant web service to send HTTPS requests in the form of URLs that specify the FileMaker Data API statements.