Description: This web service is used to update an authority object
URL:
https://BASE_URL/api/VERSION/authorities/{id}URL with external_id:
https://BASE_URL/api/VERSION/authorities/reference/{id}Method: PUT
Request content type: application/json
Parameters:
| Name | Description | Type | Required | Example values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | id of the desired record to update | Long/String | yes | 777 |
| name | String | yes |
The name of authority can be used as an external ID
Success Output
Success case: response.status = 20
{
"id": 11,
"name": "CEO",
"dateCreated": "2016-09-09T08:18:51Z",
"lastUpdated": "2016-09-09T08:18:51Z"
}
Failure Output
Failure case:response.status = 400
{
"error": "missing_param",
"error_description": "name parameter is missing"
}{
"error": "save_failed",
"error_description": "Failed to save instance"
}{
"error": "not_found",
"error_description": "The authority with the id 999 doesn't exist."
}Failure case:response.status = 500
{
"error": "server_error",
"error_description": "Oops! Something went wrong..."
}