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Should the sx:sync id attribute match the atom:id element?

April 26, 2017Atom element Id sx sync

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Should the sx:sync id attribute match the atom:id element?

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When you use FeedSync with Atom feeds, every Atom entry has a unique id element, and the sx:sync element within the entry element has a unique id attribute. The reason that we require the unique id attribute in sx:sync is because FeedSync will be used in contexts other than Atom (such as RSS, but other formats as well) where it is not required or common to have a unique id. It is reasonable (but not required) for both ids to be the same. FeedSync consumers should not assume that the ids are the same, and must be able to handle feeds where the two ids are different.