Question

You need a token to do anything with the FogBugz XML API. How do I get one?

Answer 1

Open a browser and load the following URL into it, replacing the text in [square brackets] with values appropriate to your install:

https://[yourfogbugz]/api.asp?cmd=logon&email=[youremail]&password=[yourpassword]

Two important notes:

• If you're on FogBugz On Demand, you must use HTTPS, not HTTP.
• FireFox works really well for these kinds of API calls.

The API should give you an XML response with a token that looks something like this:

<response>
<token>tfhqpjantio6dav0er9lsjqpl5f2i8</token>
</response>

Copy the token value. This is how you use it to do a search for "foo":

https://[yourfogbugz]/api.asp?token=[yourtoken]&cmd=search&q=foo

See also the full XML API documentation.