Creating or update articles via API

[Dangerous Boy]

The flow is very simple, first we check the category exist, if not then create the category, then create the article, if the category already exist then check if the article exist, if not then create the article, if the article exist then update, simple, isn't it...

for creating the article, I'm sending all the columns use in #__content even so, the API is telling me that a Field category is missing!

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{
	"sts": false,
	"ms": {
		"errors": [
			{
				"title": "Field required: Title\nField required: Category"
			}
		]
	}
}

Host: .com/api/v1/content/articles
Method: POST
Type: json
I'm sending all columns even some custom columns, I'm sending, title, alias, catid, language, params, intro text, full text, custom col... what am I missing?

[MarkRS]

Is there a reason you aren't using the "add", "edit", or "delete" routes (HTTP Request methods POST, PATCH or DELETE).

If you did J! would do all the work for you, wouldn't it?

[Dangerous Boy]

Is there a reason you aren't using the "add", "edit", or "delete" routes (HTTP Request methods POST, PATCH or DELETE).

If you did J! would do all the work for you, wouldn't it?

if I'm to use routes(edit, add, delete) then why having an API in the first place...

[MarkRS]

Err, sorry? I'm talking about using the API to do those things.

[Dangerous Boy]

Err, sorry? I'm talking about using the API to do those things.

Then, yes, I'm using what an API allows, POST, GET, DESTROY, PATCH,DELETE... for joomla POST and PATCH uses the same method POST just different header, one is POST the other PATCH for updates... for creating an article you just the basics, title, alias, catid, for patch you send the ID, and whatever cols needs to be updated... in my case for creating I'm sending all the cols needed and some extras, for the update just what needed to be update, yet it ask for the title and category fields...

[MarkRS]

An example of one of your API calls would be helpful.