OttoFMS API - Create a Data API Key

Create an OttoFMS Data API Key

This endpoint creates a Data API Key for the specified FileMaker files with the given user and password. These credentials must have the fmrest privilege set for Data API access and/or fmodata for OData access.

Request Body

application/json

POST /otto/api/api-key Request body

database?string

(Legacy) Single database this key can access. Use 'databases' for multiple.

Match.fmp12

databases?array<>

List of database names this key can access

label?string

Default"(no label)"

user*string

pass*string

isDataApi?boolean

Defaulttrue

isOData?boolean

allowAnyDatabase?boolean

If true, this key can access any database on the server

returnExisting?boolean

If true, will return an existing key with matching settings

Response Body

`application/json`

curl -X POST "https://your.server.net/otto/api/api-key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "user": "string",
    "pass": "string"
  }'

curl -X POST "https://your.server.net/otto/api/api-key" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "user": "string",    "pass": "string"  }'

{
  "response": {},
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 0,
      "text": "ok"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "response": {},
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 18011,
      "text": "OttoFMS sample error"
    }
  ]
}

Create a Data API Key

Create an OttoFMS Data API Key

Request Body

Response Body

200application/json

400application/json

`application/json`

`application/json`