REST API Image issue

Wordpress - Woocommerce website We have REST API which uploads products to website . All product details are uploading but the website is rejecting image , when we update image via REST API . Replacing the image has not worked as it does successfully on a new product. So I deleted it with “{"images":[]}” hoping that I could just add as a new image rather than replacement but it immediately populated the product with a default placeholder image. I cannot seem to add or replace the placeholder image or any other image that is there. Sequence of events for SKU "001-019-04547" (which currently has no image) When I read the product get ?[login to view URL](0) {[login to view URL]} alt: "Placeholder" date_created: #3/22/2019 04:53:09 PM# date_modified: #3/22/2019 04:53:09 PM# id: 0 name: "Placeholder" position: 0 src: ( Hidden from Freelancer will provide later) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I amend the image as per specs to ?[login to view URL](0) {[login to view URL]} alt: "" date_created: #3/22/2019 04:53:09 PM# date_modified: #3/22/2019 04:53:09 PM# id: 0 name: "img23" position: 0 src: ( Hidden from Freelancer will provide later) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The update works fine and does not error and the updated times change but not the image ?[login to view URL](0) {[login to view URL]} alt: "Placeholder" date_created: #3/22/2019 04:57:07 PM# date_modified: #3/22/2019 04:57:07 PM# id: 0 name: "Placeholder" position: 0 src: "( Hidden from Freelancer will provide later)