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#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttpW http;
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObjectW queryParams;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    queryParams = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(queryParams,L"fields",L"External_Contact_ID,Last_Name,First_Name,Full_Name,Account_Name,OrgExternal");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateInt(queryParams,L"per_page",2);

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

    resp = CkHttpW_QuickRequestParams(http,L"GET",L"https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts/externalcontact1",queryParams);
    if (CkHttpW_getLastMethodSuccess(http) == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(queryParams);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"%d\n",CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp));
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(queryParams);

    }

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": [
  ]
}