18.8. Relationship properties

Prev		Next

18.8.1. Update relationship properties
18.8.2. Remove properties from a relationship
18.8.3. Remove property from a relationship
18.8.4. Remove non-existent property from a relationship
18.8.5. Remove properties from a non-existing relationship
18.8.6. Remove property from a non-existing relationship

18.8.1. Update relationship properties

Figure 18.40. Final Graph

Example request

PUT http://localhost:7474/db/data/relationship/108/properties
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "jim" : "tobias"
}

Example response

204: No Content

18.8.2. Remove properties from a relationship

Figure 18.41. Final Graph

Example request

DELETE http://localhost:7474/db/data/relationship/17
Accept: application/json

Example response

204: No Content

18.8.3. Remove property from a relationship

See the example request below.

Figure 18.42. Starting Graph

Starting-Graph-Remove-property-from-a-relationship1.svg

Figure 18.43. Final Graph

Example request

DELETE http://localhost:7474/db/data/relationship/19/properties/cost
Accept: application/json

Example response

204: No Content

18.8.4. Remove non-existent property from a relationship

Attempting to remove a property that doesn’t exist results in an error.

Figure 18.44. Final Graph

Final-Graph-Remove-non-existent-property-from-a-relationship.svg

Example request

DELETE http://localhost:7474/db/data/relationship/20/properties/non-existent
Accept: application/json

Example response

404: Not Found
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "message" : "Relationship[20] does not have a property \"non-existent\"",
  "exception" : "NoSuchPropertyException",
  "stacktrace" : [ "org.neo4j.server.rest.web.DatabaseActions.removeRelationshipProperty(DatabaseActions.java:729)", "org.neo4j.server.rest.web.RestfulGraphDatabase.deleteRelationshipProperty(RestfulGraphDatabase.java:595)", "java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)" ]
}

18.8.5. Remove properties from a non-existing relationship

Attempting to remove all properties from a relationship which doesn’t exist results in an error.

Figure 18.45. Final Graph

Final-Graph-Remove-properties-from-a-non-existing-relationship.svg

Example request

DELETE http://localhost:7474/db/data/relationship/1234/properties
Accept: application/json

Example response

404: Not Found
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "exception" : "RelationshipNotFoundException",
  "stacktrace" : [ "org.neo4j.server.rest.web.DatabaseActions.relationship(DatabaseActions.java:137)", "org.neo4j.server.rest.web.DatabaseActions.removeAllRelationshipProperties(DatabaseActions.java:707)", "org.neo4j.server.rest.web.RestfulGraphDatabase.deleteAllRelationshipProperties(RestfulGraphDatabase.java:579)", "java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)" ]
}

18.8.6. Remove property from a non-existing relationship

Attempting to remove a property from a relationship which doesn’t exist results in an error.

Figure 18.46. Final Graph

Final-Graph-Remove-property-from-a-non-existing-relationship.svg

Example request

DELETE http://localhost:7474/db/data/relationship/1234/properties/cost
Accept: application/json

Example response

404: Not Found
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "exception" : "RelationshipNotFoundException",
  "stacktrace" : [ "org.neo4j.server.rest.web.DatabaseActions.relationship(DatabaseActions.java:137)", "org.neo4j.server.rest.web.DatabaseActions.removeRelationshipProperty(DatabaseActions.java:723)", "org.neo4j.server.rest.web.RestfulGraphDatabase.deleteRelationshipProperty(RestfulGraphDatabase.java:595)", "java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)" ]
}