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C / Zoho CRM REST APIs / Using "ids" Parameter

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#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttp http;
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObject queryParams;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;

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

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    queryParams = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(queryParams,"ids","externalcontact1,externalcontact2");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(queryParams,"fields","External_Contact_ID,Last_Name,First_Name,Full_Name,Account_Name,OrgExternal");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(queryParams,"per_page","2\"");

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

    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpParams(http,"GET","https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts",queryParams,resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(queryParams);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    printf("%d\n",CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp));
    printf("%s\n",CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));


    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(queryParams);
    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

    }

Curl Command

curl -G -d "ids=externalcontact1,externalcontact2"
	-d "fields=External_Contact_ID,Last_Name,First_Name,Full_Name,Account_Name,OrgExternal"
	-d "per_page=2%22"
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "X-EXTERNAL: Contacts.External_ID"
https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Using \"ids\" Parameter",
  "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?ids=externalcontact1,externalcontact2&fields=External_Contact_ID,Last_Name,First_Name,Full_Name,Account_Name,OrgExternal&per_page=2\"",
      "host": [
        "{{api-domain}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "crm",
        "v2",
        "Contacts"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "ids",
          "value": "externalcontact1,externalcontact2"
        },
        {
          "key": "fields",
          "value": "External_Contact_ID,Last_Name,First_Name,Full_Name,Account_Name,OrgExternal"
        },
        {
          "key": "per_page",
          "value": "2\""
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "In this example, Contacts is the base module's API name, External_Contact_ID is the API name of the external field. The \"ids\" parameter fetches the records with the external values externalcontact1 and externalcontact2."
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}