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| * requirement: OPTIONAL – STRONGLY RECOMMENDED | * requirement: OPTIONAL – STRONGLY RECOMMENDED | ||
| * values: integer | * values: integer | ||
| - | * **special feature**: __it is used for POST UPDATES__ | + | * **special feature**: __it is used for POST UPDATES__! Read: [[Updating Posts via API]] |
| * description: it is provided for users to enter their own unique identifier for the post (internal ID). It is an optional tag and if received it is used by ClickaPost to make sure duplicate posts are not getting saved in the system. When provided, it is stored and associated with other post data so later on we can use it for comparison. This is mostly intended for people who do not only submit the new data via XML but rather run some kind of a “SYNC” of all their posts and ClickaPost. This way – only new posts will be submitted, __any posts already in the system and matching your <customId> will be automatically updated with the new post data provided__. | * description: it is provided for users to enter their own unique identifier for the post (internal ID). It is an optional tag and if received it is used by ClickaPost to make sure duplicate posts are not getting saved in the system. When provided, it is stored and associated with other post data so later on we can use it for comparison. This is mostly intended for people who do not only submit the new data via XML but rather run some kind of a “SYNC” of all their posts and ClickaPost. This way – only new posts will be submitted, __any posts already in the system and matching your <customId> will be automatically updated with the new post data provided__. | ||
| * if NOT set or set incorrectly: discarded and not used / all posts published as new (no updates possible in the future on the posts without <customId>) | * if NOT set or set incorrectly: discarded and not used / all posts published as new (no updates possible in the future on the posts without <customId>) | ||