Getting ForeignSysPersonId = Null after sync Lead

[Anonymous]

I am trying to create a new Lead in Marketo using a custom ForeignSysPersonId . I set the ForeignSysType = Custom and ForeignSysPersonId  = "My_unique_id_string"  goes here.


Once I call "syncLead"  on SOAP API and check the returned Lead record . I get ForeignSysPersonId and FoeignSysType both as "NULL" . Does it mean that my syncLead call failed ?  But I do not see any error on console and also lead gets created sucessfully.

Guys I have been struggling with this since one day. Your help is greatly appreciated.

[Anonymous]

At present, ForeignSysID is never returned in getLead or getMultipleLeads operations, so you cannot read this value through the API 

You can set those ForeignSys field values with a syncLead, and you can then reference leads with that stored ForeignSysID.

It is likely there is nothing wrong with your syncLead call. I would suggest inspecting the XML response. It will return                <status>CREATED</status>.

The XML response looks like that:
 

      <ns1:successSyncLead>

         <result>

            <leadId>5559</leadId>

            <syncStatus>

               <leadId>5559</leadId>

               <status>CREATED</status>

               <error xsi:nil="true"/>

            </syncStatus>

            <leadRecord xsi:nil="true"/>

         </result>

      </ns1:successSyncLead>

In summary ForeignSysID will not be returned by getLead or getMultipleLeads regardless syncLead was successful or not. It is a known limitation being addressed in future releases of SOAP API (no timeline set for that yet). Please check the XML response to find whether the lead was created.