(Quick Reference)
Service: Upsert
Description: This web service is used to insert a unit object to the database if it does not already exist, or update it.
URL with external_id:
https://BASE_URL/api/VERSION/units/reference/{id}: POST
Request content type: application/json
Parameters:
| Name | Description | Type | Required | Example values |
|---|
| name | the name of the new unit | String | Yes | |
reference must be unique
Success Output
Success case: response.status=201
{
"id": 16,
"name": "packet",
"reference": "PA",
"organization": "Lyon",
"dateCreated": "2016-08-18T12:53:26Z",
"lastUpdated": "2016-08-18T12:53:26Z"
} Failure Output
Failure case:response.status = 400
{
"error": "missing_param",
"error_description": "reference parameter is missing"
}{
"error": "not_unique",
"error_description": "reference already used"
}{
"error": "save_failed",
"error_description": "Failed to save instance"
} Failure case:response.status = 500
{
"error": "server_error",
"error_description": "Oops! Something went wrong..."
}
