Mapp Connect: Partial Updates for User Attributes in the Connect API

16 January 2025: We’re excited to announce a new improvement to the Connect API - partial updates for Custom User Attributes. With this feature, updating user attributes becomes more robust and flexible.

Key Benefits

• Error Resilience: Isolated errors no longer disrupt the entire update process.

• Improved Efficiency: Ensures valid rows are processed without unnecessary retries.

• Simplified Debugging: Focus on fixing specific issues without reprocessing the entire data.

How does it work?

When submitting a request to update custom user attributes, any errors encountered in a specific row will now only skip that row instead of dismissing the entire import. This ensures smoother operations and reduces the risk of losing valid updates.

The Partial Update feature is deactivated by default. To activate it, simply include the partialUpdate parameter set to "true" in the JSON body of your request.

Here’s an example of how to implement this feature:

{
    "email": "jane.smith@example.com",
    "updateonly": "false",
    "firstName:CORE": "Jane",
    "lastName:CORE": "Smith",
    "myCustomAttribute:CUSTOM": "Preferred Language: English",
    "myMemberAttribute:MEMBER": "Loyalty Tier: Gold",
    "myLinkedRdAttribute:RD": "Region: North America",
    "myAddonAttribute:ADDON": "Newsletter Subscription: Yes",
    "partialUpdate": "true" // Enable partial updates
}

Availability

This update has already been released.