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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;

    CkJsonObject queryParams = new CkJsonObject();
    queryParams.UpdateString("fields","External_Contact_ID,Last_Name,First_Name,Full_Name,Account_Name,OrgExternal");
    queryParams.UpdateInt("per_page",2);

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    http.put_AuthToken("<access_token>");
    http.SetRequestHeader("X-EXTERNAL","Contacts.External_ID");

    CkHttpResponse resp = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts/externalcontact1",queryParams);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println(resp.get_StatusCode());
    System.out.println(resp.bodyStr());
  }
}

Curl Command

curl -G -d "fields=External_Contact_ID,Last_Name,First_Name,Full_Name,Account_Name,OrgExternal"
	-d "per_page=2"
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "X-EXTERNAL: Contacts.External_ID"
https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts/externalcontact1

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Using External Field's Value",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "bearer",
      "bearer": [
        {
          "key": "token",
          "value": "{{access-token}}",
          "type": "string"
        }
      ]
    },
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "X-EXTERNAL",
        "value": "Contacts.External_ID",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2/Contacts/externalcontact1?fields=External_Contact_ID,Last_Name,First_Name,Full_Name,Account_Name,OrgExternal&per_page=2",
      "host": [
        "{{api-domain}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "crm",
        "v2",
        "Contacts",
        "externalcontact1"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "fields",
          "value": "External_Contact_ID,Last_Name,First_Name,Full_Name,Account_Name,OrgExternal"
        },
        {
          "key": "per_page",
          "value": "2"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "To fetch a record through the external field's value. In this example, Contacts is the base module's API name, External_Contact_ID is the API name of the external field, and externalcontact1 is the value of the external field in this module."
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}