Quickbase HTTP API Reference

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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

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.

• 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.