You can override field values in the root record. For example, if none of the matched root records contain the correct spelling of the first name, you can specify the correct first name in the request body. Also, you can remove matched records or specify other matching records.

Use the following properties in the request body:

The following JSON code sample identifies two root records to merge with the target root record:

{
  keys: [
    {rowid: "2478246"},
    {rowid: "2478269"}
  ]
}

For an example of how to use the

overrides

and

MERGE

properties with the Merge Records API, see the request body for the Merge Preview API.