Custom value for entity id field

[definitepotato]

Is there a way to set my own value for the id of an entity when creating a new entity? I need a way to code some logic using the API that creates two different entities and associates them, ideally using python.

[definitepotato]

The way I'm solving for this is a multi-step process, importing all the entities then exporting them with their ids to then link them. I'd like to accomplish this in a single step instead of multiple. If I could generate my own uuid and insert my own value for the id, it will simplify my procedure.

[shalmaxb]

Could this help: https://forum.espocrm.com/forum/exte...m-by-devcrm-it

[definitepotato]

I don't think this would help unless I can link two entities using this UUID field. As I understand it, in order to link two entities I need the id field.

[definitepotato]

There's another way to simplify, by sending an API GET request as a List function after all the imports are completed. This will allow me to capture the id of the entities and create logic to link two entities, but there's a limit of 200 entities. If I try to set the maxSize beyond 200 I get a 403 error. Is this limit somewhere in settings or is this a limit of the API?

[shalmaxb]

in the folder data/config.php look for this line (around 239): 'recordListMaxSizeLimit' => 200,
and change that value.
But be aware not to exaggerate, as this could cause a timeout in the MySQL database and with many records can take a long time.

[definitepotato]

I'll try this, thank you!

[definitepotato]

Looks like the best way to solve this is to continue increasing the offset parameter until I've exhausted the length of the list returned in an API GET request.