Perform record CRUD via Odoo external API (XML-RPC or JSON-RPC)
domain: Odoo External API · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Authenticate by calling the XML-RPC endpoint /xmlrpc/2/common execute_kw with method 'authenticate', passing the database name, username, and password (or API key); receive the user UID integer on success.
For all subsequent operations call /xmlrpc/2/object with service 'execute_kw', the database, UID, password/API key, the model name (e.g., 'res.partner'), and the method ('search_read', 'create', 'write', or 'unlink').
To read records: call search_read with a domain filter list (e.g., [['is_company','=',True]]), a fields list, and optional limit/offset; the response is a list of dictionaries.
To create: call create with a single dictionary of field values; receive the new record ID integer.
To update: call write with a list of IDs and a dictionary of changed fields; to delete call unlink with a list of IDs.
Known gotchas
Odoo API keys (available in user preferences from Odoo 14+) are preferred over passwords for integrations; passwords may be disabled for security in newer Odoo.sh or cloud deployments.
Many2many and One2many fields use command tuples (e.g., [(4, id, 0)] to link, [(2, id, 0)] to delete) rather than plain lists; passing a plain list will silently fail or raise a validation error.
The available fields and their technical names differ from UI labels; use the fields_get method on the model to discover field names and types before building payloads.
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