Create / Update Article

Create or update a knowledge base article.

Creating and updating an article from the API can be done by posting your article object to Supportbench.

The only difference between article creations and updates is including a article id within the article object.

When creating or updating a article , the below fields are available to you.

Name

Required

Limit

Default

Availability

Summary

id_prefix

no

5 characters

"AR"

New

The prefix of the article. You can assign new article prefix's within the API administration section.

id_source

no

25 characters

New

The source id of the article. You can assign custom ID's from existing systems or assign your own id.

id

no - when creating
yes - when updating

30 characters

Update

The full article id including the prefix.

title

yes

250 characters

New / Update

The article title.

summary

no

250 characters

New / Update

The article summary.

content

no

Unlimited

New / Update

The article content as HTML.

published

no

Boolean

False

New / Update

The published state of the article. 0 = Internal, 1 = available to the community.

status_id

no

Integer

10

New / Update

The status of the article.

owner_id

no

Integer

New / Update

The agent who owns this article.

hot

no

Boolean

False

New / Update

Whether the article is a hot article or not and available within the case addition screen.

queue_id

no

Integer

New / Update

The queue this article is assigned to.

review_date

no

DateTime

New / Update

The date this article will expire and trigger the review action.

review_action

no

Integer

10

New / Update

The action that takes place once the article has expired.

category_id

no

Integer

New / Update

The related case category id of the article.

priority_id

no

Integer

New / Update

The related case priority id of the article.

issue_id

no

Integer

New / Update

The related case issue id of the article.

outcome_id

no

Integer

New / Update

The related case outcome id of the article.

tags

no

100 characters per tag

New / Update

A tag array assigned to the article. If updating, the tags defined here will overwrite any existing tags.

fields

no

See field object

New / Update

A field array of custom fields to insert or update. Please see the field object below.

Fields Object

Name

Required

Limit

Default

Summary

id

yes

Integer

The field id of the field you wish to update. The field id must map to a valid field in the article.

value

yes

Dropdown list - Integer
Checkbox - Boolean
Text box - Unlimited

The value of the custom field. The value is dependent on the field type.

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