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## [What's better/safer/standard? External SQL table within Filemaker or API with POST](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/whats-better-safer-standard-external-sql-table-within-filemaker-or-api-with-post/5094)

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**Author:** [@JasonMark](https://the.fmsoup.org/u/JasonMark)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://the.fmsoup.org/t/whats-better-safer-standard-external-sql-table-within-filemaker-or-api-with-post/5094 "2025-10-20T11:27:58Z")

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I have a Filemaker solution for a school which includes an iPad sign-in-sign-out system. It’s tied to all sorts of other student data, this all works locally in their building and is firewalled off from the rest of the w…