SugarCRM Rest API Rules

Question

Are there any rules of thumb for what constitutes a "valid" Rest API post request? E.g in the following request: 
 POST sg-richarddemo.demo.sugarcrm.eu/.../Notes 
 { "name": "Test Note 16", "parent_id": "6c39e3a2-b234-11e6-876e-02b6c8b587a1", "parent_type": "Accounts", "note_type_c": "note", "assigned_user_id": "1", "team_name": { "id": "1", "name": "Global", "primary": "true", "selected": "false" } } 
 which are the fields that are necessary to ensure the Note appears under the specified account in the SugarCRM GUI. Thanks.

Timothy Parkin · Answer

Minimum required fields for that scenario are: 
 
 name 
 parent_type 
 parent_id 
 team_name 
 assigned_user_id

If not specified assigned_user_id it will remain empty. 
 If not specified team_name it will inherit from user who created the record. 
 Both parent_type and parent_id are required in order to specify a Parent record.

Timothy Parkin · Answer

Hi Timothy, That's a business logic - either to be aware of how to deal with it via code or employ configuring Therefore, you are trying to put some data into Sugar via API, there is an option for non-developer to make it in two steps: 1) to put data as it is by declaring a custom endpoint 2) design data transformations and data population with Logic Builder instead of coding them - here is the example of your case - e.g. to create a Note and relate it to the Account without knowledge of API business logic: It took 15 min to make it with design, so I can help you to make it work in your Sugar - just drop me a line via Sugar Messages or dch@integroscrm.com