# UpdateRecord() method=PATCH URL Parameters?

**URL:** <https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/updaterecord-method-patch-url-parameters/1214>\
**Category:** REST API\
**Created:** [June 23, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/updaterecord-method-patch-url-parameters/1214 "2015-06-23T13:11:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![garybronson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@garybronson](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/garybronson)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/updaterecord-method-patch-url-parameters/1214/1 "2015-06-23T13:11:24Z")

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I’m attempting to update a record in a table using URL Parameters but need some help with syntax for the JSON data i need to tack on the end of the URL. Here is what i tried

[https://dsp-midata.cloud.dreamfactory.com/rest/midataAPI/SensorData/SENSOR1?method=PATCH&app\_name=myappname&RecValue=123](https://dsp-midata.cloud.dreamfactory.com/rest/midataAPI/SensorData/SENSOR1?method=PATCH&app_name=myappname&RecValue=123)

Where RecValue is the value i want to update. According to the API Doc it should be a PATCH. I can update the value in using API Doc by don’t know how to put that all together in the URL as a parameter. The API Doc just gives me the a URL but doesn’t expose the parameters in the URL for me to use.

This format works using API Doc: {“RecValue”:“123”}

Any help appreciated.

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**Author:** ![formerstaff](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.dreamfactory.com/formerstaff/32/1133_2.png) [@formerstaff](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/formerstaff)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/updaterecord-method-patch-url-parameters/1214/3 "2015-06-23T15:20:54Z")

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Gary, is there a restriction that prevents you from passing posted data (a data payload?)

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**Author:** ![garybronson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@garybronson](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/garybronson)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/updaterecord-method-patch-url-parameters/1214/4 "2015-06-23T15:57:15Z")

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Sort of. Here’s the thing…I am testing the URL version of PATCH in Dreamfactory so i can then use it in the NBEclipse IDE by NetBurner. At the moment i have only figured out how to use a full URL to GET data from my Azure Tables via Dreamfactory. I was able to copy the URL it produces and use it in NBEclpse .NBEclpse compiles C++ and uploads it to a development board. The development board has sensors attached to it that change value. I need to send those changed vales to the cloud. I’m working with Netburner support as well since they did provide a sample that would utilize the data payload but it didn’t work. Netburner’s first comment was that maybe Dreamfactory wasn’t expecting a POST. In NBEclipse that was what i was trying to do. The function i used was DoJsonPost which took 4 parameters. 1 was the URL, 2 was the JSON formated data object, 3 is the JSON result object and finally a timeout value. So it goes something like this.

//I build a JSON object that holds the name-value pair. Dreamfactory will accept JSON  
JsonOutToDF.StartBuilding();  
JsonOutToDF.Add(“RecValue”,“444”);  
JsonOutToDF.DoneBuilding();

//I assume I use DoJsonPost for a PATCH  
bool result2=DoJsonPost(UrlReq,JsonOutToDF,JsonResult,10\*TICKS\_PER\_SECOND);  
if(result2)  
{  
JsonResult.PrintObject(true);  
}  
else  
iprintf(“DF - Result failed \r\n”);  
}

NBEclipse link:  
[http://www.netburner.com/products/netburner-software/nbeclipse-ide](http://www.netburner.com/products/netburner-software/nbeclipse-ide)