Oracle Fusion REST API JSON Examples: Copy-Paste Payload Cheat Sheet

Oracle’s own REST API documentation is thorough on field lists and abstract syntax, but thin on one thing developers actually reach for mid-integration: a real, complete JSON body you can copy, adjust three field values in, and send. This page is that reference — one place with a working request/response shape for every common operation type, using real field names pulled from Oracle’s own Fusion REST catalog (Workers, Absences, and Payables Invoices), not placeholder "foo": "bar" filler.

Every example assumes the same base and auth pattern as our other guides — see the authentication guide if you haven’t set that up yet:

https://{your-pod}.fa.{region}.oraclecloud.com/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/{resource}
https://{your-pod}.fa.{region}.oraclecloud.com/fscmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/{resource}

1. GET with a `q` filter

Filter a collection server-side instead of pulling everything and filtering client-side. This example finds active workers hired after a given date:

curl -u '[email protected]:********' \
  -H 'REST-Framework-Version: 8' \
  'https://acme.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/workers?q=WorkerType=%27EMP%27;EffectiveStartDate>=%272026-01-01%27&limit=25'

Response shape (trimmed to the fields you’ll actually check first):

{
  "items": [
    {
      "PersonId": 300100191134071,
      "PersonNumber": "10404",
      "WorkerType": "EMP",
      "EffectiveStartDate": "2026-01-15",
      "EffectiveEndDate": "4712-12-31",
      "EmailAddressId": 300100191134099,
      "AssignGradeStepId": null,
      "CreatedBy": "HCM_INTEGRATION",
      "CreationDate": "2026-01-15T09:02:11+00:00"
    }
  ],
  "count": 1,
  "hasMore": false,
  "limit": 25,
  "offset": 0,
  "links": [ { "rel": "self", "href": "..." } ]
}

Our q-parameter guide covers AND/OR grouping, dot-notation child-attribute filters, and the operators available per Version-2 vs Version-1 of the framework.

2. GET with a finder

Finders are the indexed, faster alternative to q when you’re looking up a specific record by a known business key rather than filtering a whole collection. Workers exposes an Employee finder keyed on person number:

curl -u '[email protected]:********' \
  'https://acme.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/workers?finder=Employee;PersonNumber=10404'

The response envelope is identical in shape to the q example above — items/count/hasMore — just resolved via an index instead of a scan. See the finders guide for the full list of finder names and their bind variables per resource.

3. POST — create a record

Creating an absence record (a vacation request) against the absences resource:

curl -u '[email protected]:********' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.oracle.adf.resourceitem+json' \
  -X POST \
  'https://acme.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/absences' \
  -d '{
    "personNumber": "10404",
    "absenceType": "Vacation",
    "startDate": "2026-11-24",
    "endDate": "2026-11-28",
    "startDateDuration": "1",
    "endDateDuration": "1",
    "absenceReason": "#NULL",
    "absenceStatusCd": "SUBMITTED"
  }'

A successful 201 Created echoes back the full record, now with server-assigned fields:

{
  "absenceCaseId": 300100191140233,
  "personNumber": "10404",
  "absenceType": "Vacation",
  "absenceDispStatus": "SUBMITTED",
  "absenceDispStatusMeaning": "Submitted",
  "startDate": "2026-11-24",
  "endDate": "2026-11-28",
  "absenceEntryBasicFlag": "Y",
  "ObjectVersionNumber": 1
}

Two things that trip people up on their first POST to any Fusion resource, not just absences: unused optional fields need the literal string "#NULL", not an empty string or omission, if the field has a default you need to explicitly clear; and the response’s ObjectVersionNumber (or an ETag/If-Match header, depending on the resource) is what you’ll need for the PATCH in the next section — save it.

4. PATCH — update a record

Updating an existing Payables invoice’s approval status. Note that PATCH only requires the fields you’re changing, not the full record:

curl -u '[email protected]:********' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.oracle.adf.resourceitem+json' \
  -H 'If-Match: *' \
  -X PATCH \
  'https://acme.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/fscmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/invoices/300100191150042' \
  -d '{
    "ApprovalStatus": "REQUIRED",
    "AccountingDate": "2026-09-30"
  }'

Using a real If-Match value from a prior GET’s ETag response header (instead of the wildcard * shown above) is what makes this a safe conditional update rather than a blind overwrite — see the ETag / If-Match guide and the PATCH null-value guide if you need to explicitly blank out a field rather than just change it.

5. DELETE

Not every Fusion resource supports DELETE — most business objects block it by design (see the DELETE behavior guide for which resources allow it and why). absences does, for a submitted-but-not-yet-approved request:

curl -u '[email protected]:********' \
  -X DELETE \
  'https://acme.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/absences/300100191140233'

A successful delete returns 204 No Content — no body. A 405 Method Not Allowed or a business-rule 400 (for example, trying to delete an already-approved absence) is expected behavior on most resources, not a bug in your request.

6. `expand` — pull child resources in one call

Instead of a separate round-trip per child collection, expand inlines them into the parent response:

curl -u '[email protected]:********' \
  'https://acme.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/workers/300100191134071?expand=emails,addresses'

{
  "PersonId": 300100191134071,
  "PersonNumber": "10404",
  "emails": {
    "items": [
      { "EmailAddressId": 300100191134099, "EmailAddress": "[email protected]", "EmailType": "W1" }
    ]
  },
  "addresses": {
    "items": [
      { "AddressLine1": "500 Corporate Dr", "Country": "US", "PostalCode": "94105" }
    ]
  }
}

See the child-resources / expand guide for the cutoff on how many levels deep expand chains and how it interacts with q and pagination.

7. Batch / parts payload

To send several operations against different resources in one HTTP round-trip, use a multipart batch request (Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=...) rather than repeated single calls. Our batch operations guide has the full multipart envelope and boundary syntax — the shape of one part inside it looks like this:

--batch_boundary
Content-Type: application/http
Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary

PATCH /hcmRestApi/resources/11.13.18.05/absences/300100191140233 HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/vnd.oracle.adf.resourceitem+json

{"absenceStatusCd": "APPROVED"}
--batch_boundary--

8. Base64 file attachment

Attaching a file (a receipt, a signed form) to almost any Fusion resource follows the same child/attachments pattern — see the attachments guide for the full walkthrough:

{
  "FileName": "receipt.pdf",
  "FileContents": "JVBERi0xLjQKJcOkw7zDtsO...(base64-encoded bytes, truncated)",
  "ContentRepositoryFileShared": "false",
  "Title": "Vacation approval attachment"
}

Common headers, at a glance

Header	When you need it
`Content-Type: application/vnd.oracle.adf.resourceitem+json`	Every POST/PATCH body
`REST-Framework-Version: 8`	Pin behavior to a specific framework version — see the framework versions guide
`If-Match: <etag-value>`	Conditional PATCH/DELETE — see the ETag guide
`Metadata-Context: sandbox="..."`	Testing against a specific sandbox/prototype

Exploring the real field list without a live instance

Every field name in these examples — EmailAddressId, AssignGradeStepId, absenceDispStatus, ApprovalStatus, BankAccount — comes from Oracle’s actual Fusion REST catalog, not invented for this page. Cross-checking your own payload’s field names against the real, current schema (which changes across framework versions and pods) is exactly what OPAL is for: it bundles the full Oracle Fusion Cloud OpenAPI specification (HCM, FSCM, and BPM) locally, so you can browse all 59,000+ endpoints, see every q-queryable and response field, and confirm a field exists on your target resource before you build the payload — no live instance, no waiting on a sandbox.

Summary

Operation	Method	Key detail
Filter a collection	`GET` + `q=`	See the q-parameter guide
Look up by known key	`GET` + `finder=`	See the finders guide
Create	`POST`	Unused fields need `"#NULL"`, not blank
Update	`PATCH`	Send only changed fields; use real `If-Match` for safety
Remove	`DELETE`	Not all resources allow it
Pull child data inline	`GET` + `expand=`	Has a nesting-depth cutoff
Multiple operations, one call	Batch (`multipart/mixed`)	See the batch guide
Attach a file	`POST` to `child/attachments`	Base64-encoded `FileContents`

This post is part of our complete Oracle Fusion API guide — base URLs, authentication, the q parameter, finders, key endpoints, and common errors in one place.

1. GET with a q filter