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cgrinton
Expert
6 years ago

body (and other?) fields cleared when updating a message to add a label using API v2

I am seeking to add a label to a message using API v2, but am finding that the body field on updated messages is getting cleared by the update. Can somebody help me better understand this behavior, a...
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cgrinton
Expert

Thanks for the pointer VikasB. Using the v1 API (rather than the v2 API) avoids my problems.

I'd been assuming that v1 was deprecated and not ideal to use for new work, but I think you're teaching me that maybe my assumption has been wrong!

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luk
Boss
6 years ago

I think this should be looked into by the devs/product team, smells like a bug or at least something that should be clarified in the docs, what do you think SuzieH DougS?

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    SuzieH
    Khoros Alumni (Retired)
    6 years ago

    luk cgrinton Thank you for bringing this up. This is a regression and the team has created a ticket to get this fixed. In the meantime, use the V1 call mentioned earlier.

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      SuzieH
      Khoros Alumni (Retired)
      6 years ago

      @luk @cgrinton Look for a fix for this in the 18.12 release.

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        RhallTalend
        Guide
        6 years ago

        This issue still exists. I am trying to update the body of a message using the v2 API. The body is changed, the labels remain, but the associated image is always dropped. Surely an update should only change what is provided in the body of the message