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Domino and JSON data formats

The Domino REST API translates between native Domino and JSON schema derived data. Since it isn't a 1:1 mapping, refer to the following tables:

Single Values, JSON to Domino

Schema JSON native Text1 Number Date RichText
String String
Password String
int32 Number
int64 Number
Float Number
Double Number
Date String
DateTime String
Byte String
Boolean Boolean
Names String
Readers String
Authors String
RichText2 String
RichText2 Object

Notes field hierarchy

Multi Values JSON to Domino

Incoming JSON data comes as JSON arrays and turned into Multi-Value Notes items. The above table applies.

Single Values, Domino to JSON

Domino Documents might or might not contain expected items and those items might or might not comply to the expected data format. The following table shows what works:

Schema JSON native Text Number Date RichText
String String
Password String
int32 Number
int64 Number
Float Number
Double Number
Date String
DateTime String
Byte String
Boolean Boolean
Names String
Readers String
Authors String
RichText3 Object

Multi Values, Domino to JSON

  • Multiple Values are retrieved as a JSON array.
  • When defined as single value in the Schema, but contains more than 1 value only first is returned.

  1. Text includes Names, Authors, Readers ↩

  2. RichText can be MIME in Base64, plain or an Object ↩↩

  3. RichText is always returned as JSON object. For more information, see RichText. ↩