API v3 Does everything except make warm beer

API v3 It does everything except make warm beer

What are we going to cover? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What problem does it solve? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is the API ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What does an API call look like? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],API Explorer: /civicrm/ajax/doc List of params: /civicrm/api/doc (as of the next version)

4 ways of accessing APIs PHP code REST {crmAPI} Ajax .crmAPI() PHP OO

A Pretty Intuitive example Functional requirement: Society visits companies in various countries, at the moment the visiting agents send in a report of the visit by email. This should be done online Solution in CiviCRM: ?

Cheat Sheet ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The profile ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The hook ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The API ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Pop quiz for the free beer - is it possible to create a participant record with a linked contribution in a single API call

"yes, use API Chaining" ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The problem ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The solution ? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Miss MoneyPenny ,[object Object]

Planned features ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Testing The API is heavily tested but there are still a lot of features not covered. If you want it to work after your next upgrade ... help make sure it's tested

Recent features ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],These are implemented in the 'wrapper' function & work across all API

Recent features (in the generic API) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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