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Qrew Cadet

5 years ago

API Call add and update records in one function

Currently I am importing a file into an existing table matching to records based on the KEY field I made ("customerID-Invoice#"). There are hundreds of records in this file, some do not match the Qui...

APIs and custom code

BlakeHarrison

Qrew Captain

If you're using the standard API, you'll receive an error stating that the record doesn't exist. If you want to pull records in using the API and want to effectively do an Upsert, you'll have to do one of two things. 1) Import your data via CSV using API_ImportFromCSV call OR 2) Use the new JSON API for Records which supports Upserts.

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Blake Harrison
bharrison@datablender.io
DataBlender - Quick Base Solution Provider
Atlanta GA
404.800.1702 / http://datablender.io/
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RussellBeaubien

Qrew Cadet

5 years ago

So If I use API-ImportFromCSV when I import it will update existing and create new if it doesn't match then?

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Russell Beaubien
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BlakeHarrison
Qrew Captain
5 years ago
Yes.

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Blake Harrison
bharrison@datablender.io
DataBlender - Quick Base Solution Provider
Atlanta GA
404.800.1702 / http://datablender.io/
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- RussellBeaubien
  Qrew Cadet
  5 years ago
  Awesome!!
  thank you for the Help
  
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  Russell Beaubien
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