Rest upsert callout

apexcalloutrestupsert

How can i make an upsert callout? I have object Contact with custom ExtId with Custom_Object__c id. So i am tried post, patch method and without/with '?_HttpMethod=PATCH'; What do i need to do? I can only update or insert. HttpRequestHandler just do common part.

 Map<String, String> headers = new Map<String, String>();
            headers.put('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + credentials.Access_Token__c);
            headers.put('Content-Type', 'application/json');
            headers.put('accept', 'application/json');
`String endpoint = 'https://login.salesforce.com/services/data/v52.0/sobjects/contact/' + contact.ExtId__c + '?_HttpMethod=PATCH';`

HttpRequestHandler req = new HttpRequestHandler ('PATCH', body, endpoint, credentials, headers);

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you need to specify the external id field in the endpoint, like these:

String endpoint = 'https://login.salesforce.com/services/data/v52.0/sobjects/contact/ExtId__c/' + contact.ExtId__c;

If you are doing the callout in Apex, you can check this example to set the HTTP method before and after Winter 21 releasement

How can I make a PATCH HTTP Callout from Apex?

Reference: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/dome_upsert.htm

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SFDC has two ways of exposing REST API

1)Custom apex Built

2)Standard REST API

You are trying to use JSForce for apex built while your endpoint is of Standard REST API .

Use the below for standard REST API to create records

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[SalesForce] How to use upsert in REST callout JSON

To make upsert update records you have to specify either record Id or External Id. When neither is specified, Salesforce treats the record as new and inserts it.

Example with record Id:

Product2 prod = new Product2();
prod.Id = '<salesforce id here>';

upsert prod;

Example with record External Id:

Product2 prod = new Product2();
prod.Warehouse_Key__c = '<extenral id here>';

upsert prod Warehouse_Key__c; // this is important since it specifies the field which Salesforce will use to match the record.

Upserting Records

To determine whether a record already exists, the upsert statement or Database method uses the record’s ID as the key to match records, a custom external ID field, or a standard field with the idLookup attribute set to true.

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