Introduction

Claris FileMaker Cloud is a service that provides access in the cloud to custom apps (databases) that use Claris FileMaker Pro, Claris FileMaker Go, and Claris FileMaker WebDirect. FileMaker Cloud uses the Claris ID integrated sign-on system to authenticate users.

• Claris Customer Console is a web-based application for managing Claris ID accounts, groups, hosts, settings, and subscriptions.

• FileMaker Cloud Admin Console is a web-based application for monitoring and managing your FileMaker Cloud instance.

• The Claris FileMaker Data API is an application programming interface (API) that allows web services to access data in hosted databases. Because this API conforms to Representational State Transfer (REST) architecture, the FileMaker Data API is a REST API.

• OData (Open Data Protocol) is a REST-based protocol for querying and updating data, allowing REST API client applications to access data in databases hosted by FileMaker Cloud.

• The Claris FileMaker Admin API is a REST-based API that allows web services to perform administrative tasks on FileMaker Cloud and Claris FileMaker Server.

FileMaker Cloud hardware and software requirements are listed in FileMaker Technical Specifications.