Spendint API - POST /sn_spend_intg/spendint/availability
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Summary of Spendint API - POST /snspendintg/spendint/availability
The Spendint API allows customers to update the availability of supplier product records within the Procurement Service Management module. This API checks for existing supplier products using their SKU and updates the available units accordingly.
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Key Features
- Product Availability Update: Updates the available units for existing supplier products.
- Error Handling: Generates error messages if the specified product does not exist.
- Status Tracking: Enables querying of update requests and failures via the ServiceNow database using the Table REST API.
- Request Parameters: Supports multiple parameters including catalog ID, customer ID, and product details (SKU, available units, unit type).
- Asynchronous and Synchronous Modes: Offers support for both integration modes, allowing flexibility in processing requests.
Key Outcomes
By utilizing this API, ServiceNow customers can effectively manage and update product availability, ensuring accurate inventory records. Successful execution of requests leads to updated supplier product statuses, while error handling provides insights into any issues encountered during the process.
Updates the availability for supplier product records.
When supplier product records are available, the API uses the product SKU to find an existing supplier product. If a matching supplier product exists, the corresponding available_units field is updated. If no matching supplier product is found, an error message generates stating that the product for which you are trying to update availability for does not exist.
Status tables
To know the status of the update availability request, make a REST call into the ServiceNow database using the Table REST API. The response from the API lists the records where the update availability request failed. For update availability response, query the Availability Error table with the following parameter:
sysparm_query=outbound_error.supplier_id=<supplier_id>^outbound_error.state=20
The details on the customer ID, supplier ID, error type, unique import set ID, and state can be found in the Outbound Status table, which is the parent error table.
URL format
/api/sn_spend_intg/spendint/availability
Supported request parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| None |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| mode | Support
for asynchronous and synchronous modes for third-party
integration. Data type: String Valid
values:
Default: async |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| catalog_id | Required. Identifier for the catalog content that can be purchased by a
customer. Data type: String Maximum length: 100 |
| customer_id | Required. Identifier for the customer. Data type: String Maximum length: 100 |
| products | List of objects that define the products to update. Each transaction has a
limit of 1000 products. Data type: Array |
| products.available_units | Required for products that are kept in stock. Number of units available for
this product. Data type: String Maximum length: 40 |
| products.sku | Required. Number that is generated by a supplier that uniquely identifies a
product sold by that supplier. Data type: String Maximum length: 100 |
| products.unit | Required. Unit or rate at which the product is sold by the supplier. For
example, pieces, hours, and so on. Data type: String Maximum length: 100 |
| supplier_id | Identifier for the reseller or supplier that the customer can place orders
with. Data type: String Maximum length: 100 |
| third_party_import_id | Allows a third-party to pass a string value to uniquely identify a set of
imported data. Data type: String Maximum length: 100 |
Headers
The following request and response headers apply to this HTTP action only or apply to this action in a distinct way.
| Header | Description |
|---|---|
| Accept | Data format of the response
body. Supported types: application/json or
application/xml.
Default: application/json |
| Header | Description |
|---|---|
| None |
Status codes
The following status codes apply to this HTTP action.
| Status code | Description |
|---|---|
| success | Successful. The request was successfully processed. |
| failure | Unsuccessful. The request was processed with errors. |
Response body parameters (JSON)
These response body parameters are received when queried in synchronous mode.| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| error_response_body | Description of the errors, listed by sku and the error message. Data type: Array |
| error_response_body.error_message | Detailed error message. Data type: String |
| status_code | Response status such as "success" or "failure." Data type: String |
cURL request
curl "https://instance.servicenow.com/api/sn_spend_intg/spendint/availability" \
--request POST \
--header "Accept:application/json" \
--user 'username':'password'
{"root": [{
"customer_id": "AB-1234323",
"catalog_id": "ACME CORP",
"supplier_id": "SUP-123456",
"third_party_import_id": "DEL6789876",
"products": [
{
"sku": "5578874",
"unit": "Each",
"available_units": "20"
}
]
}
]}
Possible responses:
// Success response:
{
"result": {
"response": "success"
}
}
Error response:
{
"result": {
"response": [
{
"customer_id": "AB-1234323",
"supplier_id": "SUP-123456",
"third_party_import_id": "DEL6789876",
"status_code": "failure",
"error_response_body": [
{
"sku": "5578874",
"error_message": "The product for which you are trying to update availability does not exist\nField Value empty/Formatting issue Unit\n"
}
]
}
]
}
}