SOAP Web Services vs. REST Web Services Operation Mapping

add

POST

addList

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List operations are currently not supported in REST web services.

attach / detach

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The attach / detach operation is currently not supported in REST web services. You can use SuiteScript to define or remove a relationship between two records. For more information, see record.attach(options) and record.detach(options).

changeEmail

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Login through user credentials is not supported in REST web services.

changePassword

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Login through user credentials is not supported in REST web services.

checkAsyncStatus

GET

You can use the async service to retrieve the status of a single async operation.

delete

DELETE

deleteList

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List operations are currently not supported in REST web services.

get

GET

getAccountGovernanceInfo

governanceLimits

getAll

GET

getAsyncResult

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You can use the async service to retrieve the result of a single async operation.

getBudgetExchangeRate

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The budget exchange rate record is currently not available in REST web services. You can interact with the budget exchange rate record using SuiteScript. For details, see Budget Exchange Rate.

getCurrencyRate

GET

You can achieve the equivalent in REST by sending a GET request for a specific currency rate record.

getCustomizationId

In REST web services, you can return data about your customization objects by sending a request to the metadata catalog. For information, see Getting Metadata.

getDataCenterUrls

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REST web services only use account-specific domains.

getDeleted

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This functionality is not available in REST web services. You can retrieve information about deleted records by using the Deleted Record search type or a SuiteQL query. For information, see Searching for Deleted Records.

getIntegrationGovernanceInfo

governanceLimits

getItemAvailability

You can achieve the equivalent in REST by sending a GET request for a specific record.

getList

GET

You can retrieve a list of records of the same record type in REST.

getPostingTransactionSummary

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You can search for financial reports and summaries in the UI. For information, see Financial Statements Overview.

getSavedSearch

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Saved Search isn't supported in REST web services. REST web services supports SuiteAnalytics Datasets. For more information, see Working with SuiteAnalytics Datasets in REST Web Services.

getSelectValue

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The getSelectValue operation is currently not supported in REST web services.

getServerTime

serverTime

initialize / initializeList

In REST web services, you can transform a record from one type into an another, using data from an existing records. This is the equivalent of the initialize SOAP operation. For more information, see Transforming Records.

search

GET

searchMoreWithId

In REST web services, you can use collection paging to move between pages of search results.

update

PATCH

updateList

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List operations are currently not supported in REST web services.

updateInviteeStatus

PATCH

You can achieve the equivalent in REST by sending a PATCH request for a specific record.

updateInviteeStatusList

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List operations are currently not supported in REST web services. You can update calendar events one by one. For information, see updateInviteeStatus.

upsert

PUT

upsertList

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List operations are currently not supported in REST web services.