API Add_Record using URL Alternative and Field NAMEs rather than ID
Usually, I post new records via API using field IDs. For a new specific case, I have to use Field NAMES.
I see in the API documentation that this is supposed to be possible in theory. But in application, it does not seem to work. A new record will be posted but all the fields come out blank.
Does anyone have the same problem?
https://target_domain/db/target_dbid?a=API_AddRecord&_fnm_second_year=1776&_fid_8=changed&ticket=auth_ticket&apptoken=app_token
From API guide
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Using field IDs and field names
When specifying fields, you can use either field IDs (fids) or field names. Field names are nearly identical to field labels; if you know the field label, you can determine the field name by converting all characters to lowercase and replacing all non-alphanumeric characters (including spaces) with an underscore.
For example, for a field with this label...
Event Name
...you should use this field name:
event_name
You can use a mixture of fids and field names in the same API call.
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To obtain a field name, first determine the field's label (using API_GetSchema, or by viewing the field in the Quick Base application UI.) You can derive the field name by replacing uppercase characters with lowercase characters and using underscores instead of all non-alphanumeric characters.
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To obtain a fid, use API_GetSchema. If you are an application manager, you can also obtain the fid using the Quick Base UI by customizing field properties."
https://help.quickbase.com/api-guide/add_record.html
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Manny Hernandez
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