Search for the record with the given unique

[Nirbhay29]

i have this piece of code

try:
    # Step 1: Search for the record with the given unique ID
    print("stage 1")
    search_url = f'{url}?filterByFormula={{Part unique No 1}}="unique_id"'
    print("stage 2")
    search_response = requests.get(search_url, headers=headers)
    print(search_response)

    if search_response.status_code == 200:
        search_result = search_response.json()

        if search_result['records']:
            # Step 2: If record is found, extract the record ID and existing quantity
            record_id = search_result['records'][0]['id']
            existing_fields = search_result['records'][0]['fields']
            existing_quantity = existing_fields.get('Quantity', 0)

            # Step 3: Add the new quantity to the existing quantity
            updated_quantity = existing_quantity + int(new_quantity)

            # Step 4: Prepare the data for the update
            update_data = {
                "fields": {
                    "Quantity": updated_quantity,
                    "keptBy": kept_by,
                    "location": location
                }
            }

            # Step 5: Send the PATCH request to update the record
            update_url = f'{url}/{record_id}'
            update_response = requests.patch(update_url, json=update_data, headers=headers)

what it does is it searches my air-table base in a particular field("Part unique No 1") whether it matches with ("unique_id") if it matches it updates that particular row of that particular ("Part unique No 1")
but, the issue is it's not working the way it should be... what i think i'm using filter by formula in a wrong manner.
help by anyone would be appreciated..
thankyou in advance

[dilipborad]

Hello @Nirbhay29,
Instead of using this 

filterByFormula={{Part unique No 1}}="unique_id"

Try this

filterByFormula=AND({Your Field Name}='your value')

Another important thing is to check my 2 other responses for the same kind of post.
1. https://community.airtable.com/t5/development-apis/problems-using-filterbyformula-with-a-special-cha...
2. https://community.airtable.com/t5/development-apis/search-for-the-record-with-the-given-unique/td-p/...

Please mark any response that helps you as the solution. This helps the community by indicating which responses are most helpful. 👍

[BronzeShade]

Thanks for sharing those links! I'll definitely check them out. I appreciate the reminder about marking helpful responses as the solution—I'll be sure to do that if I find what I'm looking for. Thanks again!