Attempt to PATCH Constituent Address gives weird informationsource error

Julian Daniel

(My data has been anonymized)


Using cURL:
https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/constituent/v1/addresses/123456

-X PATCH --header "Content-type: application/json" --header "Bb-Api-Subscription-Key: 12345678901234567890" --header "Authorization: Bearer abc[snipped]123" --data-raw "{\\"address_lines\\":\\"123 Main Road\\",\\"city\\":\\"Victoria\\",\\"constituent_id\\":\\"87654\\",\\"country\\":\\"Canada\\",\\"do_not_mail\\":false,\\"postal_code\\":\\"V8N 1Z1\\",\\"preferred\\":true,\\"state\\":\\"BC\\",\\"type\\":\\"Home\\"}"


Gives the following error:

[{"message":"The argument 'informationsource' was not assigned a valid value.","error_name":"ContactBusinessLogicArgumentNotValid","error_code":50010,"raw_message":"The argument 'informationsource' was not assigned a valid value.","error_args":["informationsource"]}]


The constituent_id is correct and the address id has been double- and triple-checked.


There is an address entity information_source property, but it's not required, and it also has an underscore in its name, whereas the error message refers to informationsource minus the underscore.


I can PATCH other entities using the same code and appropriate properties, and don't get an error.


Any idea what's causing this error? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Ben Lambert

Hi Julian,


I just tried (using the SKY API Console app) and was unable to reproduce your issue.  I was able to use the EditConstituentAddress endpoint and send the following request to update an address (btw you don't need to provide constituent_id in the request body, as it can't be changed on an existing address).


Here's the exact request I'm using - I wonder if you could try to repro your issue using the Console?

 

PATCH https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/constituent/v1/addresses/1611 HTTP/1.1<br/>Host: api.sky.blackbaud.com<br/>Content-Type: application/json<br/>Bb-Api-Subscription-Key: {redacted}<br/>Authorization: Bearer {redacted} <br/><br/>{<br/>    "address_lines": "100 Main Road",<br/>    "city": "Victoria",<br/>    "country": "Canada",<br/>    "do_not_mail": false,<br/>    "postal_code": "V8N 1Z1",<br/>    "preferred": true,<br/>    "state": "BC",<br/>    "type": "Home"<br/>  }

Let me know if you're still seeing the same error (even more odd since you're not updating the info source field) and we'll troubleshoot further.

Julian Daniel

It turns out that it was the constituent_id that was causing the problem. Once I eliminated that field, everything worked without error.