JSON Fundamentals

Productive Computing, Inc.

Learn JSON Fundamentals for FileMaker and API integrations.

Learn how to create and parse JSON in FileMaker.

JSON Fundamentals for FileMaker Developers from Productive Computing University teaches you how to work with JSON inside your FileMaker solutions. JSON has become a standard format for exchanging data between systems, making it essential for developers working with APIs, artificial intelligence services, JavaScript integrations, and modern web technologies.

In this course, you will learn how JSON works and how it can be used inside FileMaker scripts and calculations. The lessons demonstrate how to create JSON structures, parse incoming JSON data, and use JSON to exchange information with external services.

Understanding JSON opens the door to many advanced development opportunities. Once you know how to create and manipulate JSON formatted data, you can begin integrating FileMaker with APIs, automation services, and other external technologies.

Course topics include:
• Understanding what JSON is and why it is important for FileMaker development
• Creating JSON objects and arrays
• Parsing and interpreting JSON data within FileMaker
• Generating JSON using script steps and calculations
• Using AI tools to generate sample JSON test data
• Working with nested JSON structures and loops
• Parsing complex JSON data such as contacts, invoices, and line items
• Using JSON for multi value script parameters and integrations

The course includes more than three hours of instruction, over twenty five lessons, and downloadable demo files that allow you to practice the techniques demonstrated in the lessons.

By completing this course, you will gain the skills needed to use JSON effectively in your FileMaker solutions and prepare your applications for modern integrations with APIs, automation tools, and AI services.

This course is good for beginner through advanced FileMaker Developers.

We provide subtitles in 12 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Hebrew, Hindi, Korean, and Japanese.