unicodeCpp / Zoho CRM REST APIs / Inserting a subform lookup record through an external field in the associated module
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#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkHttpResponseW.h>
void ChilkatSample(void)
{
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
CkHttpW http;
bool success;
// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
// The following JSON is sent in the request body.
// {
// "data": [
// {
// "Last_Name": "Contact with a Subform",
// "Subform_External": [
// {
// "Deal_Lookup": {
// "External_Deal_ID": "userdeal1"
// }
// }
// ]
// }
// ]
// }
CkJsonObjectW json;
json.UpdateString(L"data[0].Last_Name",L"Contact with a Subform");
json.UpdateString(L"data[0].Subform_External[0].Deal_Lookup.External_Deal_ID",L"userdeal1");
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.put_AuthToken(L"<access_token>");
http.SetRequestHeader(L"X-EXTERNAL",L"Contacts.External_ID");
CkHttpResponseW *resp = http.PostJson3(L"https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts",L"application/json",json);
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
return;
}
wprintf(L"%d\n",resp->get_StatusCode());
wprintf(L"%s\n",resp->bodyStr());
delete resp;
}
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "X-EXTERNAL: Contacts.External_ID"
-d '{
"data": [
{
"Last_Name": "Contact with a Subform",
"Subform_External": [
{
"Deal_Lookup": {
"External_Deal_ID": "userdeal1"
}
}
]
}
]
}'
https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Inserting a subform lookup record through an external field in the associated module",
"request": {
"auth": {
"type": "bearer",
"bearer": [
{
"key": "token",
"value": "{{access-token}}",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "X-EXTERNAL",
"value": "Contacts.External_ID",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"data\": [\n {\n \"Last_Name\": \"Contact with a Subform\",\n \"Subform_External\": [\n {\n \"Deal_Lookup\": {\n \"External_Deal_ID\": \"userdeal1\"\n }\n }\n ]\n }\n ]\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2/Contacts",
"host": [
"{{api-domain}}"
],
"path": [
"crm",
"v2",
"Contacts"
]
},
"description": "In this example, Subform_External is the API name of the subform in the Contacts module. It has a look up field to the Deals module. The Deals module has an external field External_Deal_ID. We will reference this external field in the subform and insert a record in the Contacts module."
},
"response": [
]
}