Hiding data in PATCH call

JayyyTeee

When making a Patch call that edits data within an object, in order to ensure the data does not end up "null" or "false" i have to input the existing variable's data within each data set.

Is there a way to not have to input the existing variable's data?

Even when i hide the data from the API it still sets it as "null" or "false" when making the call.

Michael Udinski

Hi @JayyyTeee Xano performs full object replacements, if you want to conditionally edit fields based on the presence of a value for an input, you can use the conditional set filters:

https://youtu.be/WvOlaXmoq5o

note: that false is not considered an empty value so you would need an actual conditional for booleans.

Michael Udinski

re"Hiding": you would also need to hide the fields in the edit record function - that's what's most important and what is actually doing the editing. So you could have an API designed to only edit certain fields by utilizing this

gbdoin

Is there any functional difference between the way Xano handles a PATCH and a POST?

Michael Udinski

@gbdoin The endpoint functionality is handled within the function stack. So for example, the Edit Record function does not change functionality depending on the HTTP verb - Xano still performs complete object replacements.