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MergeResult

The merge() call returns an array of MergeResult objects.

A MergeResult object has these properties.

Name Type Description
errors Error[] If an error occurred during the merge() call, an array of one or more Error objects providing the error code and description.
id ID ID of the primary record, the record into which the other records were merged.
mergedRecordIds ID[] ID of the records that were merged into the primary record. If successful, the values match mergeRequest.recordToMergeIds.
success boolean Indicates whether the merge was successful (true) or not (false).
updatedRelatedIds ID[] ID of all related records that were moved (reparented) as a result of the merge, and that are viewable by the user sending the merge call.