You can make REST calls to create, update, delete, and search for base object records and related child records in a business entity. You can perform operations, such as merge, unmerge, and match records. You can make REST calls to create, update, and search for tasks and perform tasks. You can also make REST calls to create, update, and delete files, such as attachments for tasks or records. Before you use the REST APIS to call the business entity services, validate the Operational Reference Store.

A REST business entity service call is a web service request in the form of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). The MDM Hub assigns a unique URL for each base object in a business entity. You can use the unique URL to identify which base object to create, update or delete.

You can specify either the business entity or business entity view in the URL of most REST API calls. For example, the Create Record REST API call can use the following formats:

http://<host>:<port>/<context>/<databaseID>/<business entity>?systemName=<name of the source system>

http://<host>:<port>/<context>/<databaseID>/<business entity view name>?systemName=<name of the source system>

Some REST APIs do not support business entity views. For example, REST APIs related to merge tasks, such as Preview Merge, Pending Merge, or Promote Merge, do not support business entity views.