Update Records Using sObject Relationships
Updates a parent record based on the specified object, record ID, and relationship field name. Field values provided in the request body replace the existing values in the record. Only a child-to-parent relationship can be traversed when you update records.
If the fields parameter is used with fields that don’t exist or aren’t visible to the consumer by field-level security, a 400 error response is returned. For other error messages, see Status Codes and Error Responses.
URI: /services/data/vXX.X/sobjects/sObject/id/relationshipFieldName
Formats: JSON, XML
HTTP Method: PATCH
Authentication: Authorization: Bearer token
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
sObject | The name of the object. For example, Contact. |
id | The identifier of the record. For example, 003R0000005hDFYIA2, the contact ID. |
relationshipFieldName | The name of the field that contains the relationship. For example, Account. Account is the name of the relationship on the child Contact object. |
For an example of updating a record using PATCH, see
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