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External Reference → Update

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Summary

Updates an existing external reference with specified fields.

Inputs

  • externalReferenceId (required) — The unique identifier of the external reference to update.
  • updateFields — Collection of fields to update, such as description, external_id, source_name, or url.

Output shape

a single updated ExternalReference object

Returns the updated reference; optional fields may be omitted, and errors are propagated as node failures.

Examples

Example 1: Update description and URL of an external reference

Set externalReferenceId to "123", updateFields to {"description":"New desc","url":"https://example.com"}

Example 2: Update only external ID

externalReferenceId: "456", updateFields: {"external_id":"new-id"}

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