---
title: "FormViews.batch_create_or_update"
method: POST
path: "/entities/FormViews/batch-modify"
tags: ["Form"]
---

# FormViews.batch_create_or_update

`POST /entities/FormViews/batch-modify`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://us-east.api.coevera.com/api/v100/rest/spaces/your_space_id`
- URL: `https://us-east.api.coevera.com/api/v100/rest/spaces/your_space_id/entities/FormViews/batch-modify`
- Auth: HTTP basic
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/coevera/apis/coevera-crm-api/docs/entities/FormViews/batch-modify/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Creates or updates FormView records in one request: an item with an id updates that record, an item without one creates a new record.

## Query parameters

- `validation-level` integer
- `rollback-method` 0 | 1

## Request body

- BatchFormViewInput[]
  - `account_type_id` string, uuid: Id of the account type the form view applies to. Set when the form view targets accounts.
  - `contact_type_id` string, uuid: Id of the contact type the form view applies to. Set when the form view targets contacts.
  - `hidden_item_ids` object: Ids of fields and webresources hidden from the form for this view.
  - `item_colors` object: Per-item color overrides for fields and webresources in the form, keyed by item id.
  - `lead_type_id` string, uuid: Id of the lead type the form view applies to. Set when the form view targets leads.
  - `name` string: Name of the entity and its default text representation.
  - `oppty_type_id` string, uuid: Id of the opportunity type.
  - `owner_id` string, uuid: Id of the owning user.
  - `share_mode` 0 | 1 | 2 | 3: Who besides the owner can use the form view: nobody (Private, the default), the users and sales units in sharing_clients and sharing_units (Standard), or all users (AllView to view, AllEdit to also edit). Integer enum value: 0 - Standard, 1 - Private, 2 - AllView, 3 - AllEdit
  - `use_lang` boolean: When true, the form view name is treated as a translation key and localized in the UI; otherwise the literal name is shown.
  - `revision` integer: Revision when entity was lastly changed.
  - `sharing_units` object[]: Sales units that have been granted shared access to this form view (custom share mode).
    - `id` string, uuid: Id of the related FormViewSharingSalesUnitRelation record.
  - `sharing_clients` object[]: Users that have been granted shared access to this form view (custom share mode).
    - `id` string, uuid: Id of the related FormViewSharingClientRelation record.
  - `id` string, uuid: ID of object to update.

## Response `200`

Result per item, in request order: the id of the created or updated record, or the error.

- object
  - `success` boolean: True when the request succeeded; false on error.
  - `data` union[]
    - union
      - string, uuid: Id of the created or updated record.
      - Error: The body of every REST error. `code` and `name` are stable identifiers; `message` is for people. The full list of codes is at https://developers.coevera.com/reference/errors/.
        - `http_status` integer, required: HTTP status code.
        - `code` integer: Numeric code of the API error.
        - `name` string: Name of the API error.
        - `message` string: Message describing the error.
        - `success` boolean, required: Always false on error.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request: a bad or unknown parameter (codes 117, 118), a missing permission (code 50), conflicting data (code 2002) or any other API error. The REST API answers 400 where others answer 403 or 409; check `code`.
- `401`: Not authenticated: missing or wrong credentials, a credential of another space, or an expired token (code 401, ERROR_UNAUTHORIZED).
- `422`: Validation failed (code 40000, with the failing fields) or a required parameter is missing (code 119). By default one failed item fails a whole batch and nothing is written.
- `429`: Too many requests (code 182). Wait for the seconds in Retry-After, then retry.
- `500`: Unexpected server error (code 1000, ERROR_UNKNOWN).

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