PUT: Update multiple instances

To update more than one instance, PUT data for more than one instance.

Example: PUT request for defects

The following example illustrates how to update multiple defects.

Request: Data array of entity objects to update by ID.
Response: Data array of entity objects for which the update was successful

*** Request ***

PUT .../api/shared_spaces/<space_id>/workspaces/<workspace_id>/defects/
{
                "data": [{
                                "id": "1003",
                                "description": "This is the description for defect 3",
                                "name": "This is defect 3",
                                "severity": {
                                                "type": "list_node",
                                                "id": " 1073"
                                }
                },
                {
                                "id": "1004",
                                "description": "This is the description for defect 4",
                                "name": "This is defect 4",
                                "severity": {
                                                "type": "list_node",
                                                "id": " 1074"
                                }
                }]
}

*** Response ***

{
                "total_count": 2,
                "data": [{
                                "type": "defect",
   l>",
                                "id": "1003"
 
                },
                {
                                "type": "defect",
                                "id": "1004"
                }]
}

Example: PUT request, partial success

This PUT request example is for defects. It demonstrates trying to update defect ID 1004 by referencing a non-existing release whose ID is 1040.

Request: Data array of entity objects to update by ID.
Response: Data array of entity objects for which the update was successful, and an error array of error objects for entities for which the update was not successful.

*** Request ***

PUT .../api/shared_spaces/<space_id>/workspaces/<workspace_id>/defects/
{
                "data": [{
                                "id": "1003",
                                "release": {
                                                "type": "release",
                                                "id": " 1002"
                                },
                                "description": "This is defect 3",
                                "name": "defect3"
                },
                {
                                "id": "1004",
                                "release": {
                                                "type": "release",
                                                "id": "1040"
                                },
                                "description": "This is defect 4",
                                "name": "defect4"
                }]
}

*** Response ***

HTTP/1.1 409 Conflict
{
                "total_count": 1,
                "data": [{
                                "type": "defect",

                                "id": "1003",
                }],
                "errors": [{
                                "index": 1,
                                "error_code": "platform.entity_not_found",
                                "description": "The entity by id 1040 of type release does not exist",
                                "properties": {
                                                "entity_type": "release",
                                                "entity_id": "1040"
                                }
                }]
}