Is there a reference somewhere for how to update a record over the API in Python?

[humble void]

https://docs.directus.io/reference/introduction.html

You basically do a PATCH request to your directus instance.
https://docs.directus.io/reference/items.html#update-an-item

[harsh mortar]

Thanks. This doesn't seem to work. Log shows 200 PATCH and the endpoint, but nothing in the record changes. I'm backing up my VPS and upgrading to the latest version just in case.

[harsh mortar]

Updated to latest Directus, no change.

[patent void]

Do you have any flows setup that would revert this?

[harsh mortar]

I don't have any flows set up at all.

[humble void]

What is the response body from the api?

[harsh mortar]

{'data': {'catalognumber': '3-3-F', 'date_created': '2021-11-24T10:55:11.000Z', 'date_updated': '2022-12-14T19:54:52.000Z', 'donated': False, 'donor_id': None, 'filmdamaged': False, 'filmincomplete': False, 'firstdraftdone': False, 'firstdraftneeded': False, 'firstdrafturlpatreon': None, 'firstdrafturlvideo': None, 'iadescription': None, 'iaframescansuploaded': False, 'iakeywordsdone': False, 'iareadmeuploaded': False, 'iasoundtrackuploaded': False, 'iauploadverified': False, 'iaurl': None, 'id': 1000, 'notes': None, 'originalyoutubetitle': None, 'orphanfilm': True, 'orphansound': False, 'patreonpostbody': None, 'presound': False, 'problem': False, 'publisher_id': 2, 'releasevideouploaded': False, 'restoredone': False, 'restoreurlpatreon': None, 'restoreurlyoutube': None, 'scanned': True, 'series_id': 1000, 'slug': 'tips-on-writing-the-short-story-by-howard-f-decker', 'sort': None, 'sounddamaged': False, 'soundincomplete': False, 'soundtrack_media_type_id': None, 'title': 'Tips on Writing the Short Story by Howard F. Decker', 'uploadedtoia': False, 'user_created': '8f72bdd1-5be0-4f3d-90fa-9e186bc3df37', 'user_updated': '8f72bdd1-5be0-4f3d-90fa-9e186bc3df37', 'year': 1966, 'youtubedescription': None, 'youtubeuploaddate': None}}

[humble void]

That's odd. Seems like everything is working. Maybe try turning that dict into a string and passing that to the body.

[harsh mortar]

I'm ashamed to say I probably don't know how to do that.

Changing the values variable assignment to values = {'data':{'problem': True}} doesn't change anything either.

[humble void]

Oh, try requests.patch(api_url, data=values)

[harsh mortar]

Unfortunately doesn't change anything. Directus still returning 200, no change to data.

[humble void]

And requests.patch(api_url, data="{'problem': true}")?

[harsh mortar]

Nope.

I wish I could see how Directus is interpreting what I'm sending it.

[humble void]

You could set LOG_LEVEL=debug in the .env file of directus to get more details

[harsh mortar]

I'll try that.

[harsh mortar]

Maybe a clue? I changed the loglevel in .env and it doesn't produce more info in the log.

[humble void]

Did you restart directus?

[harsh mortar]

Yes. I have it running straight off the command line so I can watch the log. I control-C'ed it and re-ran npx directus start

[humble void]

You could also use a rest client to see if you can manually update directus outside of python.

[harsh mortar]

Let me give that a try

[humble void]

Then you at least know if it is a problem in Directus or something not working as expected with python 😄

[harsh mortar]

Okay, so it works in a REST client.

[humble void]

So my guess was correct that python is doing something weird. ^^

[harsh mortar]

Yeah. The question is what. Thanks for the suggestion though.

[sand lodge]

Try using a incoming request inspector like https://webhook.site/ and compare the not working python request and the working rest client request and see if there are any differences