REST.patch
REST.patch() Function
Note: This function can only be used in a Trusted Macro
• Introduced in version 1.5
Perform an HTTP patch request, to the specified URL, to make a partial update to the specified resource.
Usage
REST.patch(url, payload, mediaType, getFullResponse)
REST.patch(url, payload, mediaType, headers, getFullResponse)
Parameters
url
- String containing the URL to the resource or collection of resources.payload
- JSON object containing the key:value pairs.mediaType
- String containing a MIME type and charset. See example.headers
- JSON object containing header key:value pairs.getFullResponse
- Boolean (0:1) to get full response.
Returns
HTTP response as JSON (if full response) or server response, usually JSON but can be XML, HTML, or other formats.
Example
Update user data with contents of payload.
[h: baseURL = "https://reqres.in"]
[h: path = "/api/users/2"]
[h: mediaType = "application/json; charset=utf-8"]
[h: getFullResponse = 1]
[h: payload = '{ "name": "morpheus", "job": "zion resident" }']
[h: response = REST.patch(baseURL + path, payload, mediaType, getFullResponse)]
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[r: json.indent(response, 2)]
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Returns:
{
"status": 200,
"headers": {
"access-control-allow-origin": ["*"],
"cf-ray": ["4b927aa4ea915414-LAX"],
"content-type": ["application/json; charset=utf-8"],
"date": ["Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:42:16 GMT"],
"etag": ["W/\"50-xvMYBAeY4FNOMM/22NyIcimiIYc\""],
"expect-ct": ["max-age=604800, report-uri=\"https://report-uri.cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/beacon/expect-ct\""],
"server": ["cloudflare"],
"set-cookie": ["__cfduid=d97966d3e9434720192d81096687475ff1552862536; expires=Mon, 16-Mar-20 22:42:16 GMT; path=/; domain=.reqres.in; HttpOnly"],
"x-powered-by": ["Express"]
},
"body": {
"name": "morpheus",
"job": "zion resident",
"updatedAt": "2019-03-17T22:46:47.729Z"
}
}
See Also
Version Changes
- 1.5 - Added to main MapTool build.