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' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
Dim http As New ChilkatHttp
Dim success As Long
' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
' The following JSON is sent in the request body.
' {
' "name": "Favorite Name",
' "sortOrder": 1,
' "target": "API Name or ID",
' "targetType": "ListView | ObjectHome | Record | Tab"
' }
Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("name","Favorite Name")
success = json.UpdateInt("sortOrder",1)
success = json.UpdateString("target","API Name or ID")
success = json.UpdateString("targetType","ListView | ObjectHome | Record | Tab")
' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"
Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
Exit Sub
End If
Dim sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0
Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print jResp.Emit()
Dim respStatusCode As Long
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
Debug.Print "Response Header:"
Debug.Print resp.Header
Debug.Print "Failed."
Exit Sub
End If
' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
' {
' "accessCount": 1,
' "iconColor": "5867E8",
' "iconUrl": "https://pozil-dev-ed.my.salesforce.com/img/icon/t4v35/standard/account_120.png",
' "id": "0MV4H0000004qIeWAI",
' "lastAccessDate": "2023-10-06T10:03:32.000Z",
' "name": "AllAccountsListView",
' "objectType": "Account",
' "sortOrder": 1,
' "subtitle": "Accounts",
' "target": "00B58000002ssinEAA",
' "targetType": "ListView"
' }
' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
Dim accessCount As Long
accessCount = jResp.IntOf("accessCount")
Dim iconColor As String
iconColor = jResp.StringOf("iconColor")
Dim iconUrl As String
iconUrl = jResp.StringOf("iconUrl")
Dim id As String
id = jResp.StringOf("id")
Dim lastAccessDate As String
lastAccessDate = jResp.StringOf("lastAccessDate")
Dim name As String
name = jResp.StringOf("name")
Dim objectType As String
objectType = jResp.StringOf("objectType")
Dim sortOrder As Long
sortOrder = jResp.IntOf("sortOrder")
Dim subtitle As String
subtitle = jResp.StringOf("subtitle")
Dim target As String
target = jResp.StringOf("target")
Dim targetType As String
targetType = jResp.StringOf("targetType")
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"name": "Favorite Name",
"sortOrder": 1,
"target": "API Name or ID",
"targetType": "ListView | ObjectHome | Record | Tab"
}'
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create a Favorite",
"event": [
{
"listen": "prerequest",
"script": {
"exec": [
""
],
"type": "text/javascript"
}
}
],
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"name\": \"Favorite Name\",\n \"sortOrder\": 1,\n \"target\": \"API Name or ID\",\n \"targetType\": \"ListView | ObjectHome | Record | Tab\"\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites",
"host": [
"{{_endpoint}}"
],
"path": [
"services",
"data",
"v{{version}}",
"ui-api",
"favorites"
]
},
"description": "Create a Favorite"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Create a Favorite list view",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"name\": \"AllAccountsListView\",\n \"sortOrder\": 1,\n \"target\": \"00B58000002ssinEAA\",\n \"targetType\": \"ListView\"\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites",
"host": [
"{{_endpoint}}"
],
"path": [
"services",
"data",
"v{{version}}",
"ui-api",
"favorites"
]
}
},
"status": "Created",
"code": 201,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:03:31 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
"value": "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains"
},
{
"key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
"value": "nosniff"
},
{
"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 \"accessCount\": 1,\n \"iconColor\": \"5867E8\",\n \"iconUrl\": \"https://pozil-dev-ed.my.salesforce.com/img/icon/t4v35/standard/account_120.png\",\n \"id\": \"0MV4H0000004qIeWAI\",\n \"lastAccessDate\": \"2023-10-06T10:03:32.000Z\",\n \"name\": \"AllAccountsListView\",\n \"objectType\": \"Account\",\n \"sortOrder\": 1,\n \"subtitle\": \"Accounts\",\n \"target\": \"00B58000002ssinEAA\",\n \"targetType\": \"ListView\"\n}"
}
]
}
