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API :: Attachment

Uploading

POST Attachment

  • Method: POST
  • Action: Attachment
  • Headers: Content-Type: application/json

Payload attributes:

  • name – file name;
  • type – mime type;
  • role – specify value Attachment;
  • relatedType – entity type attachment is related to (only for fields of File type);
  • relatedId – record ID attachment is related to (only for fields of File type);
  • parentType – entity type attachment is related to (only for fields of Attachment Multiple type);
  • field – field name of related record attachment is related through;
  • file – file contents.

Note: parentId attribute is available when uploading and will be ignored.

Example (File field)

The attachment to be stored in the field of File type.

Step 1. Upload attachment

POST Attachment

{
    "name": "test.txt",
    "type": "text/plain",
    "role": "Attachment",
    "relatedType": "Document",
    "field": "file",
    "file": "data:text/plain;base64,FILE_CONTENTS_ENCODED_WITH_BASE64"
}

Returns attachment record attributes:

{
    "id": "{some-id}",
    "name": "test.txt"
}

Then you need to send the 2nd request that creates (or updates) the Document record. You will need to fill fileId attribute with ID returned after POST Attachment request.

Create:

POST Document

{
    "name": "document-name",
    "fileId": "{id-of-attachment}"
}
Update:

PUT Document/{document-id}

{
    "fileId": "{id-of-attachment}"
}

Example (Attachment-Multiple field)

Step 1. Upload attachment

The attachment to be stored in the field of Attachment-Multiple type.

POST Attachment

{
    "name": "test.txt",
    "type": "text/plain",
    "role": "Attachment",
    "parentType": "Note",
    "field": "attachments",
    "file": "data:text/plain;base64,FILE_CONTENTS_ENCODED_WITH_BASE64"
}
Step 2. Set attachment ID in parent record

Then you need to send the 2nd request that creates (or updates) the parent Note record. You need to specify attachmentsIds attribute with an array that contains ID returned after POST Attachment request.

Create:

POST Note

{
    "post": "Some text",
    "type": "Post",
    "attachmentsIds": ["{id-of-attachment}"]
}

Update:

PUT Note/{id-of-note-record}

{
    "attachmentsIds": ["{id-of-attachment}"]
}

Note: If you are attaching to an existing record, you need also to add current attachments, otherwise they will be unlinked from the record.

Downloading

GET Attachment/file/{id}

Where {id} is an ID of the attachment record.

Returns attachment contents.