POST Data to Slate

Posting to a Source Format

Define a Source Format within Slate, then click the Web Services link to view the endpoint URL. Authentication can be basic or certificate-based. The username and password are not specific to the source format but instead belong to a Slate user account, typically a service user.

<layout type="json" node="/row">
  <f id="Application GUID" s="aid" />
  <f id="Record Found" s="found" />
  <f id="Registered" s="registered" />
  <f id="Registered Date" s="reg_date" />
  <f id="Withdrawn" s="withdrawn" />
  <f id="Registered Credits" s="credits" />
</layout>

The source format needs an XML definition (XPath syntax) that correponds to the JSON body you will send. Example:

A matching JSON request body:

{
    "row": [
        {
            "found": true,
            "registered": false,
            "withdrawn": false,
            "credits": "0.00",
            "aid": "0d6d5e78-f89a-4a93-98e1-058aecd5fe93"
        },
        {
            "found": true,
            "registered": true,
            "reg_date": "2021-04-07",
            "withdrawn": false,
            "credits": "12.00",
            "aid": "0425e15a-6c55-4c3c-9e83-d9b9d40cbacf"
        }
    ]
}

As usual with Source Formats in Slate, you must click **Remap** and define mappings between your external source columns and internal destinations.

Posting to a Portal

See Portal POST methods.