Do you expect to save #1) the input JSON object or
#2) a dump of the converted result?
For both:

set stream=##class( %Stream.GlobalCharacter).%New()

#1)  with myjson as your JSON input

do stream.Write(myjson)
do stream.%Save()  

#2) dump the generated Object  obj  using my package Full-OBJ-Dump described here

do ##class(Z.obj).dumpToStream(.stream,obj,1)
do stream.%Save()  

Status= 1 justteslls you tht the HTTP connection was processed OK.
Next you need to take a look into your response object.

set res=Httprequest.HttpResponse
in terminal then ZW res to see in the Status is 200 OK
otherwise what you see I  res.Data might be just an error page.
Which is also OK for HTTP but not for your content.

• property ReasonPhrase as %String;

This is the human readable reason that goes with the StatusCode.

• property StatusCode as %Integer;

The HTTP status code. This is useful to determine if the request was successful. Look in the rfc for HTTP to see which codes are supported and what they mean. A human readable form of this code is stored as the ReasonPhrase

• property StatusLine as %String;

The HTTP status line. This is the first line of the response and signals if the request was successful or if there was a problem.

Now with the class definition available, I understand(?) what you are looking for.
I see 2 possible solutions: embedded SQL or an Index on Title
#1

ClassMethod TitleToRowId(title) As %String 
    [ PublicList = (title, rowid, SQLCODE) ]
{
  &SQL(
     SELECT RowId into :rowid 
     FROM REST.TITLE 
      WHERE Title = :title
      )
  if 'SQLCODE quit rowid
  quit SQLCODE
}
 

btw: SQLCODE=0 means success. 
and you get the RowId by 

SET RowId=##class(REST.TITLE).TitleToRowId(obj.Title)  ;obj=JSON
SET task.Title = ##class(RESTAPI.TITLE).%OpenId(RowId)
SET book.Title = ##class(RESTAPI.TITLE).%OpenId(RowId) ; recent example

#2
 creating an Index on Title in REST.TITLE.
 but you have all trouble on duplicates, max. string length on that index
 So I'd position it as elegant but rather risky on maintenance