QuickBase API POST vs GET
Hey Everyone, Wanted to see if I could get some advice/input on using different methods for the RESTful JSON API. I've been messing around with the API calls on a custom application to see if I...
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You're going to want to POST to https://api.quickbase.com/v1/records/query so that you can put the query parameters in the body of the call. Here's the documentation on that: https://developer.quickbase.com/operation/runQuery
They don't support a GET request to that endpoint. Their old XML api supports a GET request to query records via the URL Alternative at the bottom of this document, but I would recommend using the new API if possible and just using the POST method.
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Justin Torrence
Quickbase Expert, Jaybird Technologies
jtorrence@jaybirdtechnologies.com
https://www.jaybirdtechnologies.com/#community-post
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They don't support a GET request to that endpoint. Their old XML api supports a GET request to query records via the URL Alternative at the bottom of this document, but I would recommend using the new API if possible and just using the POST method.
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Justin Torrence
Quickbase Expert, Jaybird Technologies
jtorrence@jaybirdtechnologies.com
https://www.jaybirdtechnologies.com/#community-post
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Ok, my thoughts as well and still using the POST method to get the 'data' for all these fields I'm pulling over.
Felt like I should have been using GET for that, but if POST will accomplish my same goal then I'm fine with it. Just wanted to double-check with those more experienced in the New QuickBase API!
Thanks Justin!
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Alex Bennett
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Felt like I should have been using GET for that, but if POST will accomplish my same goal then I'm fine with it. Just wanted to double-check with those more experienced in the New QuickBase API!
Thanks Justin!
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Alex Bennett
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