[Closed] Update toolset meta data via the rest api

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[danielW-11]

Tell us what you are trying to do?
I have a custom type called 'transactions' which has two custom fields. I can add transactions via the rest API but I don't know how to set the values for the custom fields.

Is there any documentation that you are following?

Is there a similar example that we can see?

What is the link to your site?

[danielW-11]

Here is the ajax code I am using at the moment.

me.postIt = function() {
var jsondata = JSON.stringify({
title: 'Daniel Whittaker',
'toolset-meta': {
'transaction-data': {
value: 4.25,
VIPID: 160
}
},
status: 'publish'
});
jQuery.ajax({
type: "POST",
contentType: 'application/json',
url: 'hidden link',
data: jsondata,
beforeSend: function ( xhr ) {
xhr.setRequestHeader( 'X-WP-Nonce', tve_frontend_options.nonce );
},
success: function (data) {
alert("posted");
},
error: function (error) {
alert("FAILD:" + error);
}
});

};

[Nigel]

Hi Daniel

Toolset includes a very limited integration with the REST API, which allows you to include formatted custom field values in REST responses in a special property "toolset-meta".

See this document for details: https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/toolset-integration-with-the-rest-api/

There is no support for writing to Toolset custom fields.

But. Toolset custom fields are stored as standard post meta, and so you can use the normal WordPress REST API to store custom fields.

Explore the official handbook to learn more: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/

(There are also lots of tutorials online if you search.)

Just bear in mind that Toolset custom fields are stored in wp_postmeta with a 'wpcf-' prefix, so if you have a 'priority' custom field its slug would be 'wpcf-priority'. Also, most custom fields store a simple raw value (again, if priority was a select field with option and label combinations of "One":1, "Two":2, "Three": 3 etc., and a post had priority Two selected, then the value stored (or that would need storing) in wp_postmeta for wpcf-priority would be '2'.