Update Records Using sObject Rows

External objects that are associated with non-high-data-volume external data sources use the 18-character Salesforce ID for the id. Otherwise, external objects use the External ID standard field of the external object for the id.

For information about the items in the response body, see DescribeSObjectResult in the SOAP API Developer Guide.

If the object is an Account object, the response also contains an ETag header. For example: ETag: "ddpAdaTHz+GcV35e7NLJ9iKD3XXVqAzXT1Sl2ykkP7g=--gzip" This ETag can be used with the If-Match and If-None-Match headers. For more information, see Conditional Request Headers.

Syntax

URI

/services/data/vXX.X/sobjects/sObject/id/

Formats

JSON, XML

HTTP Method

PATCH

Authentication

Authorization: Bearer token

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Content-Type	An optional header that specifies the format for the request and response. The possible header values are: Content-Type: application/json Content-Type: application/xml
sObject	The name of the object. For example, Account and CustomObject__c.
id	The identifier of the object. For example, 001R0000005hDFYIA2.
If-Match	An optional header specifying a comma-delimited list of one or more ETags. This only has an effect when used with Account objects. The request is only processed if the Account’s ETag matches one of the ETags in the list. For example: If-Match: "94C83JSreaVMGpL+lUzv8Dr3inI0kCvuKATVJcTuApA=--gzip", "ddpAdaTHz+GcV35e7NLJ9iKD3XXVqAzXT1Sl2ykkP7g=--gzip".
If-None-Match	An optional header specifying a comma-delimited list of one or more ETags. This only has an effect when used with Account objects. The request is only processed if the Account’s ETag does not match one of the ETags in the list. For example: If-None-Match: "94C83JSreaVMGpL+lUzv8Dr3inI0kCvuKATVJcTuApA=--gzip", "ddpAdaTHz+GcV35e7NLJ9iKD3XXVqAzXT1Sl2ykkP7g=--gzip".
If-Modified-Since	An optional header specifying a date and time. The request returns records that have been modified after that date and time. The format is EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z For example: If-Modified-Since: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:34:54 MST.
If-Unmodified-Since	An optional header specifying a date and time. The request returns records that have not been modified after that date and time. The format is EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z For example: If-Unmodified-Since: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:34:54 MST.

Example

For an example of updating a record using PATCH, see Update a Record.