by Eugene Tolmachov (SherpaDesk IT Developer)

The Importance of Rate Limiting

Last year we explored how to rate limit your API. We explained the advantages and benefits of doing so in order to ride out a big surge in API requests that otherwise would threaten your system (and ours :p ).

Now we'd like to explore the best way to process data in bulk using the SherpaDesk API and how to build effective strategies around it.

Bulk Update and Create Operations

We have now introduced new BULK ADD and UPDATE commands.

The command for previewing available updating items is (PUT) and for new items is (POST).

Bulk operations on Update Assets

Use this API command:

PUT /assets/bulk?format=json

Bulk list contains a list of update requests as a list of URLs.

{ "bulk" :
        [
          "assets/826717?note=My new note",
          "assets/826717?owner_id=909666",
          "assets/826717?checkout_id=1032264",
          "assets/826717?status_id=1&location_id=171897&unique1_value=10028", "assets/826717?checkout_id=0"
        ]
}

Examples

1) This command will update an asset with id 826717 with a new NOTE "My new note":
"assets/826717?note=My new note"

2) This command will update an asset with id 826717 with a new Status_id = 1, a new Location_id = 171897, and a new Unique1_value = 10028:
"assets/826717?status_id=1&location_id=171897&unique1_value=10028"

As a result you will get this response log:

[
  "Command 1 - Asset with ID:826717 - Updated Success!\n",
  "Command 2: nothing to change\n"
]

Bulk Operations On Add Assets

Use this API command:

POST /assets/bulk?format=json

Bulk list contains the list of add requests as a list of URLs.

{ "bulk" :
        [
          "assets?note=My new note",
          "assets?owner_id=909666",
          "assets?checkout_id=1032264",
          "assets?status_id=1&location_id=171897&unique1_value=10028", "assets/826717?checkout_id=0"
        ]
}

Examples

1) This command will add an asset with a new NOTE "My new note":
"assets/826717?note=My new note"

2) This command will add asset with new Status_id = 1, new Location_id = 171897, and new Unique1_value = 10028:
"assets/826717?status_id=1&location_id=171897&unique1_value=10028"

As a result you will get this response log:

[
  "Command 1 - Asset with ID:826717 - Added Success!\n",
  "Command 2: nothing to change\n"
]

Bulk Operations On Update Profiles

Please use this API command:

PUT /profile/bulk?format=json

Bulk list contains a list of add requests as a list of URLs.

{ "bulk" :
        [
          "profile/123?title=My new title",
          "profile/333?unique_id=909666"
        ]
}