Synchronizing Database Data Using an API

by Jason Gilmore

August 23, 2019

Synchronizing database data using an API is a topic that comes up repeatedly in conversations with DreamFactory users. The reasons for doing so are many, but perhaps the most commonplace is the need to fill in data gaps found in a new database. For instance, you might wish to periodically consult a customer database and synchronize relevant data with a marketing campaign database. So how might this be accomplished?

Read "Synchronizing Data Between Two Databases".

Also of related interest, we recently published a new section in the Salesforce chapter explaining how to synchronize data between Salesforce and a MySQL database. Related reading: API Management Solutions

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Jason Gilmore

Jason is the author of almost a dozen books on web development, including most recently Easy Laravel 5, and Beginning PHP and MySQL, 4th Edition. He's the co-founder of the CodeMash Conference, one of the largest software conferences in the Midwestern United States. Jason serves as a technical advisor to the boards of several technology startups. His free time is spent playing with his kids and reading.