Java / Salesforce Platform APIs / Get Lookup Field Suggestions for a Specified Object
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import com.chilkatsoft.*;
public class ChilkatExample {
static {
try {
System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
} catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
System.exit(1);
}
}
public static void main(String argv[])
{
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
CkHttp http = new CkHttp();
boolean success;
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.put_AuthToken("<access_token>");
CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/lookups/:SOBJECT_API_NAME/:FIELD_API_NAME/:TARGET_API_NAME",sbResponseBody);
if (success == false) {
System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
return;
}
CkJsonObject jResp = new CkJsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);
System.out.println("Response Body:");
System.out.println(jResp.emit());
int respStatusCode = http.get_LastStatus();
System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
System.out.println("Response Header:");
System.out.println(http.lastHeader());
System.out.println("Failed.");
return;
}
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "count": 2,
// "currentPageToken": null,
// "currentPageUrl": "/services/data/v58.0/ui-api/lookups/Contact/AccountId/Account?searchType=Recent&page=1&pageSize=25",
// "nextPageToken": null,
// "nextPageUrl": null,
// "previousPageToken": null,
// "previousPageUrl": null,
// "records": [
// {
// "apiName": "Account",
// "childRelationships": {},
// "eTag": "2316c5f4a27ac31b407d91aab610b281",
// "fields": {
// "DisambiguationField": {
// "displayValue": null,
// "value": null
// },
// "Id": {
// "displayValue": null,
// "value": "001B000000UnQ2yIAF"
// },
// "Name": {
// "displayValue": null,
// "value": "Dickenson plc"
// },
// "Site": {
// "displayValue": null,
// "value": null
// }
// },
// "id": "001B000000UnQ2yIAF",
// "lastModifiedById": "005B0000003TOI6IAO",
// "lastModifiedDate": "2017-08-18T14:46:22.000Z",
// "recordTypeId": "012000000000000AAA",
// "recordTypeInfo": null,
// "systemModstamp": "2017-08-18T14:46:22.000Z",
// "weakEtag": 1503067582000
// },
// {
// "apiName": "Account",
// "childRelationships": {},
// "eTag": "cb5afb4494d9c9f6f81ab0e5f214585c",
// "fields": {
// "DisambiguationField": {
// "displayValue": null,
// "value": null
// },
// "Id": {
// "displayValue": null,
// "value": "001B000000UnQ2wIAF"
// },
// "Name": {
// "displayValue": null,
// "value": "Burlington Textiles Corp of America"
// },
// "Site": {
// "displayValue": null,
// "value": null
// }
// },
// "id": "001B000000UnQ2wIAF",
// "lastModifiedById": "005B0000003TOI6IAO",
// "lastModifiedDate": "2017-08-18T14:46:22.000Z",
// "recordTypeId": "012000000000000AAA",
// "recordTypeInfo": null,
// "systemModstamp": "2017-08-18T14:46:22.000Z",
// "weakEtag": 1503067582000
// }
// ]
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
String apiName;
String eTag;
String DisplayValue;
String Value;
String IdDisplayValue;
String IdValue;
String NameDisplayValue;
String NameValue;
String SiteDisplayValue;
String SiteValue;
String id;
String lastModifiedById;
String lastModifiedDate;
String recordTypeId;
String recordTypeInfo;
String systemModstamp;
int weakEtag;
int count = jResp.IntOf("count");
String currentPageToken = jResp.stringOf("currentPageToken");
String currentPageUrl = jResp.stringOf("currentPageUrl");
String nextPageToken = jResp.stringOf("nextPageToken");
String nextPageUrl = jResp.stringOf("nextPageUrl");
String previousPageToken = jResp.stringOf("previousPageToken");
String previousPageUrl = jResp.stringOf("previousPageUrl");
int i = 0;
int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("records");
while (i < count_i) {
jResp.put_I(i);
apiName = jResp.stringOf("records[i].apiName");
eTag = jResp.stringOf("records[i].eTag");
DisplayValue = jResp.stringOf("records[i].fields.DisambiguationField.displayValue");
Value = jResp.stringOf("records[i].fields.DisambiguationField.value");
IdDisplayValue = jResp.stringOf("records[i].fields.Id.displayValue");
IdValue = jResp.stringOf("records[i].fields.Id.value");
NameDisplayValue = jResp.stringOf("records[i].fields.Name.displayValue");
NameValue = jResp.stringOf("records[i].fields.Name.value");
SiteDisplayValue = jResp.stringOf("records[i].fields.Site.displayValue");
SiteValue = jResp.stringOf("records[i].fields.Site.value");
id = jResp.stringOf("records[i].id");
lastModifiedById = jResp.stringOf("records[i].lastModifiedById");
lastModifiedDate = jResp.stringOf("records[i].lastModifiedDate");
recordTypeId = jResp.stringOf("records[i].recordTypeId");
recordTypeInfo = jResp.stringOf("records[i].recordTypeInfo");
systemModstamp = jResp.stringOf("records[i].systemModstamp");
weakEtag = jResp.IntOf("records[i].weakEtag");
i = i+1;
}
}
}
Curl Command
curl -X GET
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/lookups/:SOBJECT_API_NAME/:FIELD_API_NAME/:TARGET_API_NAME
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Get Lookup Field Suggestions for a Specified Object",
"event": [
{
"listen": "prerequest",
"script": {
"exec": [
""
],
"type": "text/javascript"
}
}
],
"protocolProfileBehavior": {
"disableBodyPruning": true
},
"request": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": ""
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/lookups/:SOBJECT_API_NAME/:FIELD_API_NAME/:TARGET_API_NAME",
"host": [
"{{_endpoint}}"
],
"path": [
"services",
"data",
"v{{version}}",
"ui-api",
"lookups",
":SOBJECT_API_NAME",
":FIELD_API_NAME",
":TARGET_API_NAME"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "dependentFieldBindings",
"value": "",
"description": "The dependent field bindings for dependent lookups. These field bindings represent the lookup filter that restricts the valid values for the field.\nSpecify field bindings in a comma-separated list in the format dependentFieldBindings=<FIELD_API_NAME1>=[FIELD_VALUE1],<FIELD_API_NAME2>=[FIELD_VALUE2].\n\nTo know whether a field is a dependent lookup, check the Object Info response body for a non-null filteredLookupInfo property. Specify the name and a value for each field in the controllingFields property. Get the field values from the Record response body. Both responses are returned from the /ui-api/record-ui/<RECORD_IDS> resource.",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "page",
"value": "",
"description": "The page number. The default value is 1.",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "pageSize",
"value": "",
"description": "The number of items per page. The default value is 25.\n",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "q",
"value": "",
"description": "The term the user is searching for.\nWhen searchType=Search, specify at least 2 characters. A wildcard at the end of the search term is implied. For example, q=ca returns Cat and Cats.\n\nWhen searchType=TypeAhead, specify at least 3 characters. A wildcard at the end of the search term is implied. You can’t use a ?.",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "searchType",
"value": "",
"description": "The type of search to perform. One of these values:\nRecent—Return most recently used matches.\nSearch—Search for records with searchable fields that match the query term.\nTypeAhead—Search for records whose names start with the query term.\nThe default value is Recent.",
"disabled": true
}
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "SOBJECT_API_NAME",
"value": "",
"description": "The API name of a source object."
},
{
"key": "FIELD_API_NAME",
"value": "",
"description": "The API name of a lookup field on the source object."
},
{
"key": "TARGET_API_NAME",
"value": "",
"description": "The API name of the target (lookup) object."
}
]
},
"description": "When a user edits a lookup field, use this resource to search for and display suggestions for a specified object. You can search for most recently used matches, for matching names, or for any match in a searchable field. You can also specify lookup filter bindings for dependent lookups."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Get Lookup Field Suggestions for a Specified Object",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": ""
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/lookups/:SOBJECT_API_NAME/:FIELD_API_NAME/:TARGET_API_NAME",
"host": [
"{{_endpoint}}"
],
"path": [
"services",
"data",
"v{{version}}",
"ui-api",
"lookups",
":SOBJECT_API_NAME",
":FIELD_API_NAME",
":TARGET_API_NAME"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "dependentFieldBindings",
"value": "",
"description": "The dependent field bindings for dependent lookups. These field bindings represent the lookup filter that restricts the valid values for the field.\nSpecify field bindings in a comma-separated list in the format dependentFieldBindings=<FIELD_API_NAME1>=[FIELD_VALUE1],<FIELD_API_NAME2>=[FIELD_VALUE2].\n\nTo know whether a field is a dependent lookup, check the Object Info response body for a non-null filteredLookupInfo property. Specify the name and a value for each field in the controllingFields property. Get the field values from the Record response body. Both responses are returned from the /ui-api/record-ui/<RECORD_IDS> resource.",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "page",
"value": "",
"description": "The page number. The default value is 1.",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "pageSize",
"value": "",
"description": "The number of items per page. The default value is 25.\n",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "q",
"value": "",
"description": "The term the user is searching for.\nWhen searchType=Search, specify at least 2 characters. A wildcard at the end of the search term is implied. For example, q=ca returns Cat and Cats.\n\nWhen searchType=TypeAhead, specify at least 3 characters. A wildcard at the end of the search term is implied. You can’t use a ?.",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "searchType",
"value": "",
"description": "The type of search to perform. One of these values:\nRecent—Return most recently used matches.\nSearch—Search for records with searchable fields that match the query term.\nTypeAhead—Search for records whose names start with the query term.\nThe default value is Recent.",
"disabled": true
}
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "SOBJECT_API_NAME",
"value": "Contact",
"description": "The API name of a source object."
},
{
"key": "FIELD_API_NAME",
"value": "AccountId",
"description": "The API name of a lookup field on the source object."
},
{
"key": "TARGET_API_NAME",
"value": "Account",
"description": "The API name of the target (lookup) object."
}
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:10:07 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
"value": "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains"
},
{
"key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
"value": "nosniff"
},
{
"key": "X-XSS-Protection",
"value": "1; mode=block"
},
{
"key": "X-Robots-Tag",
"value": "none"
},
{
"key": "Cache-Control",
"value": "no-cache,must-revalidate,max-age=0,no-store,private"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json;charset=UTF-8"
},
{
"key": "Vary",
"value": "Accept-Encoding"
},
{
"key": "Content-Encoding",
"value": "gzip"
},
{
"key": "Transfer-Encoding",
"value": "chunked"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"count\": 2,\n \"currentPageToken\": null,\n \"currentPageUrl\": \"/services/data/v58.0/ui-api/lookups/Contact/AccountId/Account?searchType=Recent&page=1&pageSize=25\",\n \"nextPageToken\": null,\n \"nextPageUrl\": null,\n \"previousPageToken\": null,\n \"previousPageUrl\": null,\n \"records\": [\n {\n \"apiName\": \"Account\",\n \"childRelationships\": {},\n \"eTag\": \"2316c5f4a27ac31b407d91aab610b281\",\n \"fields\": {\n \"DisambiguationField\": {\n \"displayValue\": null,\n \"value\": null\n },\n \"Id\": {\n \"displayValue\": null,\n \"value\": \"001B000000UnQ2yIAF\"\n },\n \"Name\": {\n \"displayValue\": null,\n \"value\": \"Dickenson plc\"\n },\n \"Site\": {\n \"displayValue\": null,\n \"value\": null\n }\n },\n \"id\": \"001B000000UnQ2yIAF\",\n \"lastModifiedById\": \"005B0000003TOI6IAO\",\n \"lastModifiedDate\": \"2017-08-18T14:46:22.000Z\",\n \"recordTypeId\": \"012000000000000AAA\",\n \"recordTypeInfo\": null,\n \"systemModstamp\": \"2017-08-18T14:46:22.000Z\",\n \"weakEtag\": 1503067582000\n },\n {\n \"apiName\": \"Account\",\n \"childRelationships\": {},\n \"eTag\": \"cb5afb4494d9c9f6f81ab0e5f214585c\",\n \"fields\": {\n \"DisambiguationField\": {\n \"displayValue\": null,\n \"value\": null\n },\n \"Id\": {\n \"displayValue\": null,\n \"value\": \"001B000000UnQ2wIAF\"\n },\n \"Name\": {\n \"displayValue\": null,\n \"value\": \"Burlington Textiles Corp of America\"\n },\n \"Site\": {\n \"displayValue\": null,\n \"value\": null\n }\n },\n \"id\": \"001B000000UnQ2wIAF\",\n \"lastModifiedById\": \"005B0000003TOI6IAO\",\n \"lastModifiedDate\": \"2017-08-18T14:46:22.000Z\",\n \"recordTypeId\": \"012000000000000AAA\",\n \"recordTypeInfo\": null,\n \"systemModstamp\": \"2017-08-18T14:46:22.000Z\",\n \"weakEtag\": 1503067582000\n }\n ]\n}"
}
]
}
