jadeallencook / FileMaker-Server-API

API made using PHP to work with FileMaker databases using AJAX calls.

FileMaker-Server-API

API made using PHP to work with FileMaker databases using AJAX calls.

'Users' Table

id	name	age
110	Jade	20
111		22
112	Jay	27

First Row

Return the first row of a table by just passing the API the layout name.

$.ajax({
    url: 'api.php',
    method: 'post',
    data: {
        layout: 'Users'
    },
    success: function (user) {
        console.log(user);
    }
});

Results

{
    id: 110,
    name: 'Jade',
    age: 20
}

Row By ID

You can return a row that is equal to an ID by passing it both the ID and what field to find it in.

$.ajax({
    url: 'api.php',
    method: 'post',
    data: {
        find: 'id',
        id: 112,
        layout: 'Users'
    },
    success: function (user) {
        console.log(user);
    }
});

Results

{
    id: 112,
    name: 'Jay',
    age: 27
}

Adding New Row

Add a new row of information to the end of any layout.

$.ajax({
    url: 'api.php',
    method: 'post',
    data: {
        save: true
        data: {
            layout: 'Users',
            id: 113,
            name: 'Josh',
            age: 25
        }
    },
    success: function (save) {
        console.log(save);
    }
});

Updating Row By ID

Update a certain entry by passing the API the row and ID to update along with the data.

$.ajax({
    url: 'api.php',
    method: 'post',
    data: {
        layout: 'Users',
        save: true,
        find: 'id',
        id: 111,
        data: {
            name: 'Nick'
        }
    },
    success: function (save) {
        console.log(save);
    }
});