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  • 19 June 2024
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I am trying to upload my contacts through the API, and I struggle to get the External Data Reference correct. If I upload data manually, the default name for that field is “External Data Reference”, but if I use that name programatically, it does not fill the column.

According to the reference, I should use the name “extRef”: api.qualtrics.com/bab13356ac724-create-transaction-contacts-import, but if I do that, I get an error message.

If I upload data and then download that same data again, the column of choice is actually called “extRef”

What is the correct naming (including capitalization, spaces, etc) to get this right?

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Hi @thijsheus ,

 

Please use the “extRef” field exactly as specified. If you still encounter errors, kindly provide the specific error message for further troubleshooting.

 

Thank you!

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Thanks! That confirmation got me into better debugging. It turns out that my extRef was an int, and as a result got rejected. Converting the extRef to a string fixed the issue.

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You're welcome! I'm glad to hear that the confirmation helped you with debugging.

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