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2.6. edit

This method makes changes to an existing submission. Only values supplied within the API arguments will be overwritten.

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Authentication

This method requires an API key with write permissions for the form. If the API key does not have permissions to access the form, a 404 (not found) will be returned.

Arguments

• api_key (required)
• id - submission id (required)
• timestamp - the time that should be recorded for the submission. YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS format is expected. the existing timestamp will be preserved if left blank. (optional)
• user_agent - browser user agent value that should be recorded for the submission. the existing user agent will be preserved if left blank. (optional)
• remote_addr - IP address that should be recorded for the submission. the existing ip address will be preserved if left blank. (optional)
• field_x - value that should be stored for a specific field on the form. x must contain the id of the field whose value should be changed. (optional)

Example Request

https://www.formspring.com/api/edit?api_key=ABCDE&id=10001&field_1001=john&field_1002=smith

Response

• id - the id of the updated submission

Example XML Response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<response status="ok">
<id>10001</id>
</response>

Example JSON Response

{
"status" : "ok",
"response" : {
"id" : 10001
}
}

Example PHP Response

a:2:{s:6:"status";s:2:"ok";s:8:"response";a:1:{s:2:"id";i:10001;}}