Edit multiple catalog items
/catalogs/{catalog_name}/items
Use this endpoint to edit multiple existing items in your catalog.
Each request can support up to 50 items. This endpoint is asynchronous.
Prerequisites
To use this endpoint, you’ll need an API key with the catalogs.update_items
permission.
Rate limit
This endpoint has a shared rate limit of 16,000 requests per minute between all asynchronous catalog item endpoints, as documented in API rate limits.
Path parameters
Parameter | Required | Data Type | Description |
---|---|---|---|
catalog_name |
Required | String | Name of the catalog. |
Request parameters
Parameter | Required | Data Type | Description |
---|---|---|---|
items |
Required | Array | An array that contains item objects. The item objects should contain fields that exist in the catalog. Up to 50 item objects are allowed per request. |
Example request
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curl --location --request PATCH 'https://rest.iad-03.braze.com/catalogs/restaurants/items' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR-REST-API-KEY' \
--data-raw '{
"items": [
{
"id": "restaurant1",
"Name": "Restaurant",
"Loyalty_Program": false,
"Location": {
"Latitude": 33.6112,
"Longitude": -117.8711
},
"Top_Dishes": {
"$add": [
"Biscuits",
"Coleslaw"
],
"$remove": [
"French Fries"
]
},
"Open_Time": "2021-09-03T09:03:19.967+00:00"
},
{
"id": "restaurant3",
"City": "San Francisco",
"Rating": 2,
"Top_Dishes": [
"Buffalo Wings",
"Philly Cheesesteak"
]
}
]
}'
The $add
and $remove
operators are only applicable to array type fields, and are only supported by PATCH endpoints.
Response
There are three status code responses for this endpoint: 202
, 400
, and 404
.
Example success response
The status code 202
could return the following response body.
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{
"message": "success"
}
Example error response
The status code 400
could return the following response body. Refer to Troubleshooting for more information about errors you may encounter.
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{
"errors": [
{
"id": "invalid-fields",
"message": "Some of the fields given do not exist in the catalog",
"parameters": [
"id"
],
"parameter_values": [
"restaurant1"
]
}
],
"message": "Invalid Request"
}
Troubleshooting
The following table lists possible returned errors and their associated troubleshooting steps.
Error | Troubleshooting |
---|---|
catalog-not-found |
Check that the catalog name is valid. |
ids-too-large |
Item IDs can’t be more than 250 characters. |
ids-not-strings |
Item IDs must be of type string. |
ids-not-unique |
Item IDs must be unique in the request. |
invalid-ids |
Item IDs can only include letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores. |
invalid-fields |
Confirm that all fields you are sending in the API request already exist in the catalog. This is not related to the ID field mentioned in the error. |
invalid-keys-in-value-object |
Item object keys can’t include . or $ . |
items-missing-ids |
There are items that do not have item IDs. Check that each item has an item ID. |
item-array-invalid |
items must be an array of objects. |
items-too-large |
Item values can’t exceed 5,000 characters. |
request-includes-too-many-items |
Your request has too many items. The item limit per request is 50. |
too-deep-nesting-in-value-object |
Item objects can’t have more than 50 levels of nesting. |
unable-to-coerce-value |
Item types can’t be converted. |