}
		finalVals := map[string]any{}
		// strip out anything from the original apiVals which are a map[string]any but populate other top-level fields
		for k, v := range apiVals {
			_, isMap := v.(map[string]any)
			if !isMap {
				finalVals[k] = v
			}
		}
		for k := range topLevelFields {
			if v, f := mergedVals[k]; f {
				finalVals[k] = v
			}
		}