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The HTTP API is a collection of calls for accessing Quickbase applications over the web. It is an API over HTTP with XML payloads and an interface only; no components, modules, or libraries are installed at the app end.
In this guide:
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Overview – Explains the basics about how the API works and how to set up and authenticate users using the API.
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Quickbase API Call Reference – Describes each API call in detail (these are listed alphabetically.)
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Appendix A: Error Codes – Lists and describes the messages Quickbase returns when it encounters an error.
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Appendix B: Managing Files – Provides an overview of uploading and downloading file attachments
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Appendix C: Building Queries – Provides examples of how to use the different components that make up a query.
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Appendix D: APIs and International Use of Quickbase – Provides information on API calls that are affected by changes to Quickbase's currency symbols, their placement relative to a number, number formats, and date formats.
Using the Quickbase HTTP API, you can:
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Provide secure access to Quickbase and Quickbase apps.
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Manage access through the Quickbase roles feature.
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Automate the app lifecycle: creation, deletion, and copying (cloning) of apps.
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Create, modify, and delete the app’s tables and fields
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Add, update, delete, and query table records
Find answers
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Search. Use the Search field in the upper right corner of the page to search within the API Guide. Use the in-product Help button on the Quickbase Global bar to search all help resources.
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Index. Help also contains an index to help you find specific topics. Click the Index tab in the left-hand pane, and type a word in the Search Index box.
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Table of Contents. Click the Contents tab in the left hand pane to browse Quickbase topics.
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Quickbase Online Help. Click the Online Help button in the toolbar above the right-hand pane to jump to topics that explain all of the features available with Quickbase.