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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:
Overview – Explains the basics about how the API works and how to set up and authenticate users using the API.
Quickbase API Call Reference – Describes each API call in detail (these are listed alphabetically.)
Appendix A: Error Codes – Lists and describes the messages Quickbase 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 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:
Provide secure access to Quickbase and Quickbase apps.
Manage access through the Quickbase roles feature.
Automate the app lifecycle: creation, deletion, and copying (cloning) of apps.
Create, modify, and delete the app’s tables and fields
Add, update, delete, and query table records
Find answers
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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Table of Contents. Click the Contents tab in the left hand pane to browse Quickbase topics.
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.