Saving a Parse.com object with a custom 'objectId'

[brunocleite]

I'm trying to save a Parse.com Object with a custom objectId, but the object is not saved at all. I'm using the Javascript API. Here is an example:

var newsfeed = new Parse.Object("Newsfeed");
newsfeed.id = 'customid';
newsfeed.save();

But when looking at the list of Newsfeed object on Parse data it is not there.

If this is not possible there should be at least an error message.

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[andrewimm]

Creating objects with custom Ids is not supported behavior.

If you attempt the save above, it'll return from the server with a 404 error code. Saving is an asynchronous process, so .save() returns a Parse.Promise. If you wrote your code like this:

var newsfeed = new Parse.Object("Newsfeed");
newsfeed.id = 'customid';
newsfeed.save().then(function() {
  // on success
}, function(error) {
  // on error
  console.log('an error occurred');
});

you'll find that it prints out 'an error occurred.' The error case of the promise is designed to let developers write custom error handlers.

[brunocleite]

Thanks @andrewimm.
Is there any reason why using custom objectIds is allowed when using the import tool and it is not allowed programatically through the JS SDK?

[oallouch]

I have the same issue and plan to use direct mongodb request when creating those objects, then I'll use standard parse.

[drsounds]

I would like that this become possible with parse.

[rhuanbarreto]

This is possible today!

[felix-ht]

@rhuanbarreto
How?

[rhuanbarreto]

PR #6177

[rsmets]

Hmm forgive me, but I am unable to find PR#6177. @rhuanbarreto would you mind providing a link? Thank you!

[rhuanbarreto]

parse-community/parse-server#6177

You need to make a request to the REST API to have it working. The JS SDK doesn't yet support it. There's an open issue for it #1097

[NaturalLam]

@rhuanbarreto , does this support in swift API too?