I cannot use the PUT method of the Object API's Batch endpoint with External Reference Codes (ERC)
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Orsolya Hegedus
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Issue
- It is not possible to mass update a custom object's entries if:
- using the PUT method of the object's batch API endpoint
- and the External Reference Code (ERC) is given instead of the object entry's ID.
- The operation fails with
NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "java.lang.Long.LongValue()" because "objectEntryId" is null
Resolution
- This is the expected behavior. This endpoint identifies which object entries to update via their IDs.
- A possible workaround:
- Use this endpoint with the POST method
- Add the
createStrategy=UPSERT parameter to your request URL
- So, a request URL for this operation will look something like this:
http://your_domain/o/c/your_objects/batch?createStrategy=UPSERT
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