Backendless REST Console is a tool capable of driving REST queries against Data Service. It is useful when you need to validate a REST command or for testing and diagnostics purposes. REST Console is available in a dedicated tab on the Data screen of Backendless Console.

The user accounts of a Backendless application are managed by the User Service, part of our user management feature. However, the data for the accounts is stored in the Data Service storage. As a result, you can use the Data Service API to load the user objects for an application. Moreover, any search queries, paging,…

Today we are going to demonstrate how to create and save new data objects using the very convenient REST Console in Backendless. The console lets you easily test your REST APIs prior to deployment.

In this edition of Backendless Spotlight, we visit the Pacific Northwest where a group of local leaders has created an app to guide tourists through a historically significant part of Tacoma, Washington, known as Japantown.

Today, we are going to look at a useful and interesting, but hidden, feature of Backendless. This function will give us the ability to create a multi-column table schema with a single query.

In this edition of Backendless Spotlight, we cross the Atlantic to take a closer look at TopAnimals, an educational sticker-collecting app out of Italy. With TopAnimals, users can collect animal stickers of varying rarities that offer descriptions, curiosities, and habitat information. TopAnimals is brand new to the market, launching on iTunes just last week. Editor’s Note:…

Backendless gives you the capability to implement your own License Manager for creating and validating product licenses for your customers. Here, we examine how to put this into action using JavaScript and API services.

The mission of Backendless is to simplify the app development process. We strive to empower software developers like you to build apps without spending any time on monotonous and repetitive coding tasks. In most cases, a developer working with Backendless should barely think about the server-side and focus entirely on the user experience. Backendless and…

All available APIs for creating, updating and deleting objects in the Backendless database operate on single objects. This means that when you need to store multiple objects in the database, each object requires a separate API call. This increases the number of API calls your app makes. While it is great for us (hey, our…