Insight REST API support for updating inbound/outbound references

Question

Does the JSM Insight REST API support updating the inbound and outbound references of an object? I'm trying to ascertain whether it is possible to modify the Hypervisor reference for a Virtual Guest via the API but I can't find a straightforward method.

Andrea_1cqcdz · Accepted Answer

Hey @Boswell, Richard ,

Does the JSM Insight REST API support updating the inbound and outbound references of an object?

Yes, you can do this by updating the reference attributes on the objects. I just tried this out using the PUT object API (https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/insight/rest/api-group-object/#api-object-id-put).

To do this you'll need:

* the attribute id of the outbound reference attribute on your object
* the key(s) or ID(s) of the object to update
* the key(s) or ID(s) of the new outbound reference

e.g. to update object "AB-123" to have an outbound reference to "CD-456" you'd call that PUT API with url

https://api.atlassian.com/jsm/insight/workspace/{yourworkspaceid}/v1/object/AB-123

with a body like

{
  "attributes": [
    {
      "objectTypeAttributeId": "674",
      "objectAttributeValues": [
        {
          "value": "CD-456"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

To do this to update the "inbound reference" you'll need to update the attribute of the object you want to be a new inbound reference.