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Quick Base HTTP API Reference

The HTTP API is a collection of calls for accessing Quick Base applications over the web. It is a REST API and an interface only; no components, modules, or libraries are installed at the application end.

Using the Quick Base API, you can:

Provide secure access to Quick Base and Quick Base applications.
Manage access through the Quick Base roles feature.
Automate the application lifecycle: creation, deletion, and copying (cloning) of applications.
Create, modify, and delete the application’s tables and fields
Add, update, delete, and querying table records

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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 Quick Base Global bar to search all help resources.
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Quick Base 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 Quick Base.

In this guide

This guide contains these sections:

Overview – Explains the basics about how the API works and how to set up and authenticate users using the API.
Quick Base API Call Reference – Describes each API call in detail (these are listed alphabetically.)
Appendix A: Error Codes – Lists and describes the messages Quick Base returns when it encounters an error.
Appendix B: Managing Files – Provides an overview of uploading and downloading file attachments
Appendix C: Building Queries – Provides examples of how to use the different components that make up a query.
Appendix D: APIs and International Use of Quick Base – Provides information on API calls that are affected by changes to Quick Base's currency symbols, their placement relative to a number, number formats, and date formats.