2284463 - How to perform an Odata API Upsert call via Chrome Rest extension

This article helps to understand how to upsert (import/update) data into successfactors via Odata API through non-middleware applications like Google chrome Rest extension.

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Successfactors HCM Core

To POST data to successfactors via webservice (Odata API) without the involvement of a middleware.

 

From the REST client,

1. Choose the appropriate api end-point corresponding to the data center of your account.

(For example- If you are customer with data center location 4, you would use the end-point as mentioned below

https://api4.successfactors.com/odata/v2/upsert?$format=json

2. Choose the API operation = POST

3. Enter the below in the Headers box

accept: application/json
Authorization: Basic XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

4. Payload to be entered in the below format (for example)

{"__metadata":{"uri":"Candidate('XX')"},"firstName":"XXX","lastName":"X","primaryEmail":"XXXXX@XXXXXX.com","cellPhone" : "XXX-XXXXXX","country":"XXXXX"}

Note - The name of the Odata API entity is mentioned within the payload here ie, the entity name is "Candidate" in this example.

 

If you are new user of Rest Client, Please go through the below KBA to understand, download and to setup the authorization header.

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