DataFormats

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

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.

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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 Rich Text. ↩