Hosting databases for FileMaker Data API access

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Note The following information is for server administrators.

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. In FileMaker Pro, open the database and edit the privilege set for the account that will access the database. Enable the extended privilege Access via FileMaker Data API - FMS only.

Note If your FileMaker database solution uses more than one FileMaker database file, all of the database files accessed using the FileMaker Data API must have the extended privilege Access via FileMaker Data API - FMS only enabled.

2. In FileMaker Server Admin Console, use the Deployment assistant to enable FileMaker Data API, if you haven’t already.

Choose Server menu > Edit Deployment. In the Deployment assistant, confirm your settings and click Next until you reach the Enable Web Publishing Technologies step. See Enabling technologies for data sharing and web publishing.

3. In Admin Console, configure the settings on the Web Publishing > FileMaker Data API tab. See FileMaker Data API settings.

4. Prepare databases for access via the FileMaker Data API. See FileMaker Data API Guide.

5. Upload the database file to FileMaker Server. See Uploading database files using FileMaker Pro.

Note If your FileMaker database solution uses more than one FileMaker database file, all of the database files accessed using the FileMaker Data API must be on the same computer.

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

For information on writing web services that use the FileMaker Data API, see FileMaker Data API Guide.