Any web page or outside program that accesses QuickBase through the QuickBase HTTP API should use application tokens. This includes some QuickBase add-ons offered by Intuit, like the Forms wizard (which lets you add a form to any web page and have it populate your QuickBase) and other automated wizards that are available in the QuickBase KnowledgeBase.
A token is an extra string of characters a programmer must insert within an API call. That string must match application tokens assigned to the application that the API call targets. Intuit-developed add-ons come with a token code. To make the add-on work, do one of the following:
Disable tokens for the application. Disabling tokens is a workaround solution, but you'll lose the additional level of security that tokens supply. Why should I use application tokens?
Assign the add-on's token to the application. Each Intuit-created add-on has its own token. Just assign that token to the application and API calls that the add-on makes to your application will work. A list of add-ons and their tokens follows.*
Note: Though an exact form uses the QuickBase API, this feature does not require application tokens. In fact, to use exact forms, you must leave tokens disabled, or, if you've required tokens for the app, disable them.
| Feature | Token |
| Forms Wizard | cwfcy7gdzqrsyncqbi2bn4u4kr |
| Copy records across tables or applications wizard | cgs8xrquzvwcbcp6dv88jefam6 |
| Copy
a Master record along with its detail records wizard Note that QuickBase has a Copy Master and Detail Records feature. If your application is not already using the wizard, use the QuickBase feature instead. |
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To copy the appropriate token and assign it to the application with which you'll use the add-on feature:
Open the application.
In the menu bar on any application page, select Customize > Application.
On the left side of the Settings tab, click Advanced Settings.
In the Application Tokens section, click the Manage Application Token link.
The Application Tokens page displays.
At the top of the page, click the Assign Application Token button.
Select Assign Existing Token.
Paste or type in the Application Token.
Type in a Description.
The description will remind you what the token does. Name it for the add-on, like Forms Wizard, for example.
If you want QuickBase to copy this token when you copy the application, turn on the OK to copy checkbox.
Click OK.
Assignment is complete. API calls containing this token, can now interact with the application.
*A few other less popular add-ons also require tokens. The token requirement is noted in the KnowledgeBase article or instruction page for any wizard that requires tokens.