Application programming interface. See also Developing with ftrack

A unique key that is used for authenticating requests made via the API. Can be either the personal key of a specific user, found on their account page, or a globally configured key available from System settings ‣ Security ‣ API keys.

An implementation (typically a Python plugin) for accessing a particular type of storage using a specific protocol.

Actions in ftrack provide a standardised way to integrate other tools, either off-the-shelf or custom built, directly into your ftrack workflow. See also Integrating using actions

A container for asset versions, typically representing the output from an artist. For example, ‘geometry’ from a modeling artist. Has an asset type that categorises the asset.

A container to hold tasks that together define the work involved when creating something reusable such as a 3D model. An asset build is part of the visible project hierarchy and should not be confused with asset.

A configurable prefix to use when constructing asset paths.

Category for a particular asset. Defined in ftrack web interface under Settings ‣ Asset types.

A specific version of data for an asset. Can contain multiple components.

A Python interface to Amazon Web Services. Read more at http://docs.pythonboto.org/en/latest/