interact with API using python

Question

Hi Everyone there, 
 Could anybody help with below: I want to get, post and put from sugarCRM cloud API using python . 
 I can make get Contacts work, but the filter just doesn't work...

hdr = { 
 "Cache-Control" : "no-cache" , 
 "Content-Type" : "application/json" , 
 "OAuth-Token" : session[ "access_token" ], 
 }

pload = { "max_num" : 1000}

resp = requests.get(urljoin(SITENAME, 'Contacts'), json =pload, headers =hdr) 
 
 Above code will give me all records for Contacts, 
 but I tried this pload 
 
 pload = {"max_num":1000, "filter": [{ "name" :{ "$starts" : "Olivia" }}]} 
 
 , and the filter doesn't work as I expected.

sophie sun · Accepted Answer

Hi Sophie, 
 
 You re URL seems wrong. The ID you defined as a Param must replace your :record in your URL. 
 
 For mass update, take a look at the Bulk api. 
 
 Ben aware that you can access the whole api Doc of your instance by adding rest/v11_4/help at the end of your sugar url in your brosser. 
 
 Fred