API Reference
Introduction
Fundamental concepts of Formbox’s API.
Base URL
Formbox’s API is built on REST principles and is served over HTTPS. To ensure data privacy, unencrypted HTTP is not supported.
The Base URL for all API endpoints is:
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Authentication
Authentication to Formbox’s API is performed via api-key
. To authenticate, you need to include the api-key
header with your API key in your requests like so:
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Learn more about how to get your API key.
Response Codes
The API returns standard HTTP response codes to indicate the success or failure of an API request. Here are a few examples:
Code | Description |
---|---|
200 | The request was successful. |
400 | The request was invalid or cannot be served. |
401 | The request requires user authentication. |
403 | The server understood the request, but refuses to authorize it. |
404 | The requested resource could not be found. |
429 | Too many requests. |
500 | The server encountered an unexpected condition which prevented it from fulfilling the request. |
Caveats
- Formbox’s API is currently in public beta and is subject to change. However, we will do our best to keep breaking changes to a minimum.