Setting different properties will retain the existing ones for this node. Note that a single value are submitted not as a map but just as a value (which is valid JSON) like in the example below.

Figure 22.33. Final Graph

Example request

"bar"

Example response

This will replace all existing properties on the node with the new set of attributes.

Figure 22.34. Final Graph

Example request

{
  "age" : "18"
}

Example response

Figure 22.35. Final Graph

Example request

Example response

{
  "foo" : "bar"
}

This example shows the response you get when trying to set a property to null.

Example request

{
  "foo" : null
}

Example response

{
  "message": "Could not set property \"foo\", unsupported type: null",
  "exception": "PropertyValueException",
  "fullname": "org.neo4j.server.rest.web.PropertyValueException",
  "stacktrace": [
    "org.neo4j.server.rest.domain.PropertySettingStrategy.setProperty(PropertySettingStrategy.java:151)",
    "org.neo4j.server.rest.domain.PropertySettingStrategy.setProperties(PropertySettingStrategy.java:92)",
    "org.neo4j.server.rest.web.DatabaseActions.createNode(DatabaseActions.java:189)",
    "org.neo4j.server.rest.web.RestfulGraphDatabase.createNode(RestfulGraphDatabase.java:204)",
    "java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)"
  ]
}

Nesting properties is not supported. You could for example store the nested JSON as a string instead.

Example request

{
  "foo" : {
    "bar" : "baz"
  }
}

Example response

{
  "message": "Could not set property \"foo\", unsupported type: {bar\u003dbaz}",
  "exception": "PropertyValueException",
  "fullname": "org.neo4j.server.rest.web.PropertyValueException",
  "stacktrace": [
    "org.neo4j.server.rest.domain.PropertySettingStrategy.setProperty(PropertySettingStrategy.java:151)",
    "org.neo4j.server.rest.domain.PropertySettingStrategy.setProperties(PropertySettingStrategy.java:92)",
    "org.neo4j.server.rest.web.DatabaseActions.createNode(DatabaseActions.java:189)",
    "org.neo4j.server.rest.web.RestfulGraphDatabase.createNode(RestfulGraphDatabase.java:204)",
    "java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)"
  ]
}

Figure 22.36. Final Graph

Example request

Example response

To delete a single property from a node, see the example below.

Figure 22.37. Starting Graph

Figure 22.38. Final Graph

Example request

Example response