ItemData Description Update Failed - Batch Upsert Catalog

Questions
1

Hi Square Team,
I triggered an exception for batch updating the catalog.
When I call the API for batch updating catalog, the description of the product is set to a null value.

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{
  "idempotency_key": "ITEM-96CE6FD1B170C80513EE",
  "batches": [
    {
      "objects": [
        {
          "type": "ITEM",
          "id": "G3CBOLUUFYELOAJSYVID5QLO",
          "version": 1747219343774,
          "present_at_all_locations": false,
          "present_at_location_ids": [
            "LW5CN6FQCFVC3"
          ],
          "item_data": {
            "name": "MP20250514001",
            "is_taxable": false,
            "tax_ids": [],
            "modifier_list_info": [
              {
                "modifier_list_id": "6QJYD555BWVLW6PC3757IP2N",
                "modifier_overrides": [
                  {
                    "modifier_id": "H7QRHEJMYTT3T6RYNCFBRZBF",
                    "on_by_default": false
                  }
                ],
                "min_selected_modifiers": null,
                "max_selected_modifiers": 1,
                "enabled": true,
                "ordinal": 0
              },
              {
                "modifier_list_id": "QCJYB6ZVSXTCPFFTCCNI7PXP",
                "modifier_overrides": [
                  {
                    "modifier_id": "NH7ULSTY4VWBMWRU6C2W6ZJB",
                    "on_by_default": false
                  }
                ],
                "min_selected_modifiers": null,
                "max_selected_modifiers": 1,
                "enabled": true,
                "ordinal": 1
              }
            ],
            "variations": [
              {
                "type": "ITEM_VARIATION",
                "id": "57C4HJ3EXLZOFGCOV7CML65Y",
                "version": 1747219343774,
                "present_at_all_locations": false,
                "present_at_location_ids": [
                  "LW5CN6FQCFVC3"
                ],
                "item_variation_data": {
                  "item_id": "G3CBOLUUFYELOAJSYVID5QLO",
                  "pricing_type": "FIXED_PRICING",
                  "price_money": {
                    "amount": 1200,
                    "currency": "USD"
                  },
                  "location_overrides": [
                    {
                      "location_id": "LW5CN6FQCFVC3",
                      "track_inventory": null,
                      "inventory_alert_threshold": null
                    }
                  ],
                  "track_inventory": false
                }
              }
            ],
            "product_type": "FOOD_AND_BEV",
            "image_ids": [
              "VJH4GVNRZPREKTMAFIPUWJYZ"
            ],
            "categories": [
              {
                "id": "7DN3E3UHYKADHQSEIL25QMKT"
              }
            ],
            "description_html": "MP2025051400111",
            "is_archived": false,
            "reporting_category": {
              "id": "7DN3E3UHYKADHQSEIL25QMKT"
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
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3

Was there a previous description for that object prior to the update? :slight_smile:

4

Yes, The same description already existed before the update.

5

Hi Bryan-Square,
Sorry, Why can’t I reply to your message?

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6

Could you please help me check it?

7

Yeah, that 422 error means that the response was too short. Is this the only item that this happened to? :slight_smile:

8

Please help me check the issue where the description is set to a null value.

9

Hi Bryan, Hope you’re doing well! I just wanted to follow up on my previous message regarding [Update ItemData Description]. Looking forward to hearing from you when you get a chance.

10

Do you have a recent example of this behavior? :slight_smile: