Connecting to Claris apps

Claris Connect provides the following connectors for working with the Claris platform:

• Claris Studio - For working with hubs, views, users, and records

• Claris FileMaker - For working with files hosted on both FileMaker Cloud and FileMaker Server as well as tables in Claris Studio. FileMaker Server 21.1.1 at minimum is supported.

• Claris FileMaker Cloud - For working with files hosted on FileMaker Cloud

• Claris FileMaker Server - For working with files hosted on FileMaker Server

• Claris FileMaker Server On-premise - For working with files hosted on FileMaker Server On-premise deployments

• Claris FileMaker Server Admin API - For using FileMaker Admin API commands on files hosted on FileMaker Server

• Claris FileMaker Cloud Admin API - For using FileMaker Admin API commands on files hosted on FileMaker Cloud

Note  The FileMaker Cloud and FileMaker Server connectors have been deprecated in favor of the universal Claris FileMaker connector.

For all connectors, a Claris ID is required to sign in, and you must be part of a team. See Claris Customer Console Help.

For FileMaker Cloud hosted files:

• a Claris ID is required to sign in with for files hosted on FileMaker Cloud. See Setting up authentication in FileMaker Cloud Help.

For FileMaker Server hosted files:

• a user name and password is required to sign in with for files hosted on FileMaker Server. See Editing accounts and privilege sets in FileMaker Server Help and Editing FileMaker file accounts in FileMaker Pro Help.

• the database server must be hosted on the internet. See Hosting databases in FileMaker Server Help.

• a valid third-party SSL certificate must be installed on the database server. See Securing your data in FileMaker Server Help and Requesting an SSL certificate in the FileMaker Server Installation and Configuration Guide. You can also use a third-party SSL certificate checker to ensure that your certificate is valid.

• (On-premise only) you must use an on-premise agent to set up a connection to a FileMaker data source. See Setting up an on-premise agent.

For bothFileMaker Cloud and FileMaker Server hosted files:

• the FileMaker Data API must be enabled on the host. See FileMaker Data API settings in FileMaker Server Help, Changing FileMaker Data API settings in FileMaker Cloud Help, and Enable FileMaker Data API access in the FileMaker Data API Guide.

• custom apps must have the FileMaker Data API extended (fmrest) privilege enabled. See Editing extended privileges for a privilege set in FileMaker Pro Help.

The information required to establish the connection differs between FileMaker Server and FileMaker Cloud connectors.

FileMaker Server	FileMaker Cloud
Domain (DNS name)	Organization (team) name
User name	Instance URL
Password
Database name (with optional extension)	Database name

Because Claris Studio, FileMaker Cloud, and Claris Connect authenticate with Claris ID, you are automatically authenticated when adding a Claris Studio or FileMaker Cloud step and don't have to specify your username and password.

If you are still unable to connect to your FileMaker app after verifying the above settings, contact support.