REST API Developer Guide

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Update Records Using sObject Relationships

Updates a parent record based on the specified object, record ID, and relationship field name. Field values provided in the request body replace the existing values in the record. Only a child-to-parent relationship can be traversed when you update records.

If the fields parameter is used with fields that don’t exist or aren’t visible to the consumer by field-level security, a 400 error response is returned. For other error messages, see Status Codes and Error Responses.

Syntax

URI: /services/data/vXX.X/sobjects/sObject/id/relationshipFieldName

Formats: JSON, XML

HTTP Method: PATCH

Authentication: Authorization: Bearer token

Parameters

Parameter Description
sObject The name of the object. For example, Contact.
id The identifier of the record. For example, 003R0000005hDFYIA2, the contact ID.
relationshipFieldName The name of the field that contains the relationship. For example, Account. Account is the name of the relationship on the child Contact object.

Example

For an example of updating a record using PATCH, see

Update a Record.