Update data object

Use this endpoint to merge attributes into an existing data object.

important

Data Objects is currently in early access. Your workspace must be enabled before the Data Objects API key permissions appear on Settings > API Keys.

Prerequisites

To use this endpoint, you need an API key with data_objects.update.

Rate limit

This endpoint is in the Data Objects write bucket with a default limit of 50 requests per minute.

Path parameters

The following table lists and describes the path parameters for the /data_objects/objects/{type_name}/{external_id} endpoint.

Request parameters

The following table lists and describes the JSON request body parameters for the /data_objects/objects/{type_name}/{external_id} endpoint.

Example request

This section includes a sample JSON payload and a sample cURL request.

Sample request payload

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{
  "attributes": {
    "credits": 750
  }
}

Sample cURL request

This example updates the credits attribute on acct-123 and leaves the record’s other attributes unchanged.

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curl --location --request PATCH 'https://rest.iad-01.braze.com/data_objects/objects/account/acct-123' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_REST_API_KEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{ "attributes": { "credits": 750 } }'

Response

This section includes a sample successful response and the response fields.

Example success response

The status code 200 could return the following response body. The attributes object reflects the result of the merge.

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{
  "data_object": {
    "type_name": "account",
    "external_id": "acct-123",
    "attributes": { "name": "Acme", "credits": 750 }
  }
}

Response parameters

The following table lists and describes the fields in a successful response.

Errors

The following table lists common errors for this endpoint and how to resolve them.