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--- dev:web_api:v3:write_requests [2015/03/17 17:53] – [Saved Search Requests] dstillman
+++ dev:web_api:v3:write_requests [2018/12/28 02:52] – [JSON Object Data] Removing the Expect header in cURL no longer seems to be required dstillman
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 $ curl $URL > items.json
 $ vi items.json  # edit the item data
-$ curl -d @items.json -v -H "Expect:" $URL
+$ curl -d @items.json -v $URL
 </code>
-In this example, a JSON array of items is being saved to a text file, modified in a text editor, and then POSTed back to the same URL. (The ''-H %%"%%Expect:%%"%%'' is a requirement for cURL-based uploads, in order to disable sending of the unsupported ''Expect'' header.)
+In this example, a JSON array of items is being saved to a text file, modified in a text editor, and then POSTed back to the same URL.
 This approach allows a complicated task such as batch editing to be performed using only cURL and a text editor. Any objects modified in the text file will be updated on the server, while unmodified objects will be left unchanged.
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 ^ Common responses ^^
-| ''200 OK'' | The searches were created. |
+| ''200 OK'' | The request completed without a general error. See the response JSON for status of individual writes. |
 | ''409 Conflict'' | The target library is locked. |
 | ''412 Precondition Failed'' | The provided Zotero-Write-Token has already been submitted. |