ExternalIdBuilder

Builder that creates an instance of the ExternalId object.

Extends

• Builder

Constructors

new ExternalIdBuilder()

new ExternalIdBuilder(): ExternalIdBuilder

Returns

ExternalIdBuilder

Methods

build()

build(): IExternalId

Builds the ExternalId object based on the parameters provided.

Throws

• InvalidArgumentError if one or more of the required fields are missing.
• IllegalStateError if the function is called after this builder instance has already built an object once.

Returns

IExternalId

IExternalId The built ExternalId object, which can be used to identify the channel in external lineup sources.

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idType()

idType(idType: string): ExternalIdBuilder

Sets the identifier type of the ExternalId.

Parameters

idType

string

The type of the external identifier. Some canonical values for this field can be found in the developer guide. This field has a maximum length of 8192 bytes.

Throws

• IllegalStateError if the function is called after this builder instance has already built an object once.

Returns

ExternalIdBuilder

ExternalIdBuilder The ExternalIdBuilder object with identifier type set.

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value()

value(value: string): ExternalIdBuilder

Sets the value of the ExternalId.

Parameters

value

string

The external identifier string value. This field has a maximum length of 8192 bytes.

Throws

• IllegalStateError if the function is called after this builder instance has already built an object once.

Returns

ExternalIdBuilder

ExternalIdBuilder The ExternalIdBuilder object with value set.

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Last updated: Jul 31, 2026