Creating an item in the catalog via the API (PHP)

Jonathon — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 21:10:59 GMT

Hello,

I'm trying to create items thru the API using the provided PHP SDK, however I'm coming across an issue. When I follow along with the setup guide with its example (https://docs.connect.squareup.com/products/catalog/setup), I get the following error.

Exception when calling CatalogApi->batchUpsertCatalogObjects: [HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request] {"errors":[{"category":"INVALID_REQUEST_ERROR","code":"VALUE_EMPTY","detail":"Field must not be blank","field":"batches[0].objects[0].item_data.variations[0].id"}]}

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Here is the object I am sending

<pre>SquareConnect\Model\CatalogObjectBatch Object
(
[objects:protected] => Array
(
[0] => SquareConnect\Model\CatalogObject Object
(
[type:protected] => ITEM
[id:protected] => #itemID
[updated_at:protected] =>
[version:protected] =>
[is_deleted:protected] =>
[catalog_v1_ids:protected] =>
[present_at_all_locations:protected] =>
[present_at_location_ids:protected] =>
[absent_at_location_ids:protected] =>
[item_data:protected] => SquareConnect\Model\CatalogItem Object
(
[name:protected] => Nintendo Switch - Neon Blue and Red Joy-Con
[description:protected] => 045496590093
[abbreviation:protected] =>
[label_color:protected] =>
[available_online:protected] =>
[available_for_pickup:protected] =>
[available_electronically:protected] =>
[category_id:protected] =>
[tax_ids:protected] =>
[modifier_list_info:protected] =>
[image_url:protected] =>
[variations:protected] => Array
(
[0] => SquareConnect\Model\CatalogObject Object
(
[type:protected] => ITEM_VARIATION
[id:protected] => #itemID
[updated_at:protected] =>
[version:protected] =>
[is_deleted:protected] =>
[catalog_v1_ids:protected] =>
[present_at_all_locations:protected] =>
[present_at_location_ids:protected] =>
[absent_at_location_ids:protected] =>
[item_data:protected] => SquareConnect\Model\CatalogItemVariation Object
(
[item_id:protected] => #itemID
[name:protected] => Nintendo Switch - Neon Blue and Red Joy-Con
[sku:protected] =>
[upc:protected] =>
[ordinal:protected] =>
[pricing_type:protected] =>
[price_money:protected] => SquareConnect\Model\Money Object
(
[amount:protected] => 19435
[currency:protected] => USD
)

[location_overrides:protected] =>
[track_inventory:protected] =>
[inventory_alert_type:protected] =>
[inventory_alert_threshold:protected] =>
[user_data:protected] =>
[service_duration:protected] =>
)

[category_data:protected] =>
[item_variation_data:protected] =>
[tax_data:protected] =>
[discount_data:protected] =>
[modifier_list_data:protected] =>
[modifier_data:protected] =>
)

)

[product_type:protected] =>
[skip_modifier_screen:protected] =>
)

[category_data:protected] =>
[item_variation_data:protected] =>
[tax_data:protected] =>
[discount_data:protected] =>
[modifier_list_data:protected] =>
[modifier_data:protected] =>
)

)

)
</pre>

And here is the code I'm using

$defaultApiConfig = new \SquareConnect\Configuration();
$defaultApiConfig->setAccessToken($this->accessToken);

$defaultApiClient = new \SquareConnect\ApiClient($defaultApiConfig);
$catalogApi = new SquareConnect\Api\CatalogApi($defaultApiClient);

$price = new \SquareConnect\Model\Money;
$price->setAmount($data["price"] * 100);
$price->setCurrency('USD');

$itemData = new \SquareConnect\Model\CatalogItem;
$itemData->setName($data["name"]);
$itemData->setDescription($data["upc"]);

$item = new \SquareConnect\Model\CatalogObject;
$item->setType("ITEM");
$item->setId("#itemID");

$varData = new \SquareConnect\Model\CatalogItemVariation;
$varData->setName($data["name"]);
$varData->setItemId("#itemID");
$varData->setPriceMoney($price);
$varData->setUpc($data["upc"]);
$varData->setSku($data["sku"]);

$var = new \SquareConnect\Model\CatalogObject;
$var->setType("ITEM_VARIATION");
$var->setItemData($varData);

$itemData->setVariations(array($var));
$item->setItemData($itemData);

$batch = new \SquareConnect\Model\CatalogObjectBatch;
$batch->setObjects(array($item));

$body = new \SquareConnect\Model\BatchUpsertCatalogObjectsRequest();
$body->setIdempotencyKey(uniqid()); // uniqid() generates a random string.

$batches = array($batch);
$body->setBatches($batches);

try {

$result = $catalogApi->batchUpsertCatalogObjects($body);
echo 'Success!';
print_r($result);

} catch (Exception $e) {

echo 'Exception when calling CatalogApi->batchUpsertCatalogObjects: ', $e->getMessage(), PHP_EOL;

}

Re: Creating an item in the catalog via the API (PHP)

Chad — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 21:33:22 GMT

Hey @Jonathon!

It looks like you're passing in item_data on the variation object. When it should be item_variation_data. Also you will need a separate id associated to the item_variation _id that is the same format as the item_id, but not identical.

If you still need help please feel free to reach out to me.

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