This topic was raised through a forum post. I also saw a similar inquiry came internally, too. I thought it's worth a little bit of explanation. Q. We would like to get a list of issues filtered by project and issue type. However, we do not find any API option... Read more →

Q. I want to update a custom field of a given issue through the Field API. Is it possible? A. It is possible to update a portion of fields of an issue. You can use the call: POST /fieldapi/issues/v1/update https://bim360field.autodesk.com/apidoc/index.html#issues_api_method_12 In fact, it is similar to what we have showed... Read more →

While updating to the latest Field iPad app, I've noticed this: Indeed, BiM 360 Field iPad app shows in German when your language setting of your iPad is German: This is certainly a big productivity help for those whose native language is German. Personally, this also gives me a high... Read more →

Here is another question I got today. Q. I’m using Field Checklists API to retrieve Checklists. But I cannot seem to distinguish items under different sections. A. First, please make sure you use APIs under /fieldapi/. /api/get_checklists is deprecated. You can use the following two REST calls to retrieve checklists... Read more →

We received this question. I thought somebody else might need it, so posting it here. Q. I need to get the IP addresses of the servers where my BIM 360 Field project is hosted. This is to open the correct range of IP addresses inside of the firewall. Is it... Read more →

This issue using BIM 360 Field API was brought up a few times in the past. Unfortunately the documentation isn't updated, yet. So let me write about it. Q. I'm trying to retrieve checklists for a given project in BIM 360 Field. I’m using REST call /api/get_checklist_headers. This request does... Read more →

(This is a continuation from the previous post: Lab3 "Field API Web Intro") The last piece of functionalities that we want to add to our Intro Labs app is a simple reporting feature. We will add a chart that shows the number of issues sorted by status (i.e., Open, Completed,... Read more →

(This is a continuation from the previous post: Lab2 "Field API Intro") So far, we have written a program that is a desktop client application. Next, we will write a simple ASP.NET web application. For now, we keep the basic functionality same as Lab2 (i.e., login, get a list of... Read more →

(This is a continuation from the previous post: Lab1 “Hello Field World”.) In Lab1, we learned how to obtain a ticket or authenticate, and got familiarized ourselves with the basics of REST call. In this lab, we retrieve a list of issues in a project. We then create a new... Read more →

How to extend BIM’s values from design and construction phase to facility operation and maintenance (O&M) phase? This is a question that many facility owners with pioneering spirits have been asking. All the valuable information captured in the design and construction process does not have to die after the handover – it can connect with existing Facilities Management (FM) applications and serve as digitized data repository to be used for O&M purposes. Read more →