Hubspot adding "BOOLEAN" dataType to propertyDefinitions in Object Type

[jvdesu]

Here’s a sample response when getting my Object type via the API

{"id":98242,"applicationId":191360,"baseUris":[],"dataFetchUri":"xxx","title":"Test Data","propertyDefinitions":[{"dataType":"BOOLEAN","name":"total_calls","label":"Total Calls","dataType":"NUMERIC"},{"dataType":"BOOLEAN","name":"connected_calls","label":"Connected Calls","dataType":"NUMERIC"},{"dataType":"BOOLEAN","name":"total_notes","label":"Total Notes","dataType":"NUMERIC"},{"dataType":"BOOLEAN","name":"total_emails","label":"Total Emails","dataType":"NUMERIC"}],"associatedHubSpotObjectTypes":["CONTACT"],"associatedHubSpotObjectTypeProperties":{"CONTACT":["associatedObjectId","associatedObjectType"]}}

Each propertyDefinition contains 2 dataTypes. I have tried modifying the Object Type from their website and via the Modify Object type API but the BOOLEAN datatype is still added somehow.

[IsaacTakushi]

Welcome, @jvdesu.

Apologies for the delayed response.

That’s strange, indeed. Are you still encountering this behavior?

I haven’t been able to replicate the issue. When I call extensions/sales-objects/v1/object-types/98242, I receive the following:

{
id:98242,
applicationId:191360,
baseUris:[ ],
dataFetchUri:"xxx",
title:"Test Data",
propertyDefinitions:[
{
dataType:"NUMERIC",
name:"total_calls",
label:"Total Calls"},
{
dataType:"NUMERIC",
name:"connected_calls",
label:"Connected Calls"},
{
dataType:"NUMERIC",
name:"total_notes",
label:"Total Notes"},
{
dataType:"NUMERIC",
name:"total_emails",
label:"Total Emails"}],
associatedHubSpotObjectTypes:["CONTACT"],
associatedHubSpotObjectTypeProperties:{
CONTACT:[
"associatedObjectId",
"associatedObjectType"]}}

[jvdesu]

Thank you for replying @IsaacTakushi !

Yes I am still having this error,

https://api.hubapi.com/extensions/sales-objects/v1/object-types/98242?hapikey=

[IsaacTakushi]

Hi, @jvdesu.

Please don’t include your API key in posts on this public forum. I’ve edited the key out of your last message.

I am still not getting those results… I clicked the link you provided and the following GET request rendered in my browser:

How are you making these requests? Can you send me a screenshot of the response in your browser or in a REST client? (Please redact all sensitive information.)

[jvdesu]

Thank you @IsaacTakushi,

We’ve just realized that the bug only occurs when openning the link in Chrome but not in firefox.

[jvdesu]

Our real problem is that we’re getting a Response deserilization error and I’m only guessing that this is the one causing it. I’ve posted another question here

https://community.hubspot.com/t5/APIs-Integrations/Response-deserialization-error/m-p/261927

Thank You!

[IsaacTakushi]

Hey, @jvdesu.

I’ve been able to reproduce this behavior in Chrome Incognito mode with my JSON viewer extensions disabled:

This seems to be more of a quirk with data formatting than an issue with HubSpot’s APIs.

JSON viewers and REST clients remove the "dataType":"BOOLEAN" field. In Firefox, for example, you can compare the results of the Raw Data tab:

to those in the JSON tab:

To this point, I’ve been seeing formatted JSON responses and those in REST clients.

I do not believe this formatting inconsistency is causing the “Response deserialization” error you report in this post, however.

When I retrieve an object type from my colleague @cbarley’s account, the "dataType":"BOOLEAN" field also appears in Chrome Incognito results, but does not trigger “Response deserialization” errors in his app:

[jvdesu]

You are right @IsaacTakushi, this wasn’t the cause of the “Deserialization error” but due to the contents of my CRM response. Your solution on the other post has fixed it.

Thank You for helping!

[IsaacTakushi]

So glad I could help, @jvdesu!