Change your table data using AJAX and then reinitialize your FooTable.

Load more data via ajax

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First Name Last Name Status
WhineyLanPulpwood Cutter30 Jul 1964Disabled
LucilaGuilfordHigh School History Teacher1 Jul 1975Active
BarHogleWindow Trimmer21 Mar 1970Suspended
ElodiaFallsPipe Organ Technician13 Oct 1970Disabled
AnnamariaSmelcerAircraft Landing Gear Inspector5 Dec 1972Disabled

Refresh After Populating By Ajax

You can easily tell Footable to redraw by triggering the footable_redraw event on the table:

$('.get_data').click(function() {
	$.ajax({
		url : '/some/api',
		success : function(data) {
			$('table tbody').append(data).trigger('footable_redraw');
		}
	});
});