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; This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
; See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
$oHttp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Http")
Local $bSuccess
; Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
$oHttp.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
$oSbResponseBody = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
$bSuccess = $oHttp.QuickGetSb("https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/lookups/:SOBJECT_API_NAME/:FIELD_API_NAME/:TARGET_API_NAME",$oSbResponseBody)
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
ConsoleWrite($oHttp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
Exit
EndIf
$oJResp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$oJResp.LoadSb($oSbResponseBody)
$oJResp.EmitCompact = False
ConsoleWrite("Response Body:" & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite($oJResp.Emit() & @CRLF)
Local $iRespStatusCode = $oHttp.LastStatus
ConsoleWrite("Response Status Code = " & $iRespStatusCode & @CRLF)
If ($iRespStatusCode >= 400) Then
ConsoleWrite("Response Header:" & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite($oHttp.LastHeader & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite("Failed." & @CRLF)
Exit
EndIf
; 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
Local $sApiName
Local $sETag
Local $sDisplayValue
Local $sValue
Local $sIdDisplayValue
Local $sIdValue
Local $sNameDisplayValue
Local $sNameValue
Local $sSiteDisplayValue
Local $sSiteValue
Local $sId
Local $sLastModifiedById
Local $sLastModifiedDate
Local $sRecordTypeId
Local $sRecordTypeInfo
Local $systemModstamp
Local $iWeakEtag
Local $iCount = $oJResp.IntOf("count")
Local $sCurrentPageToken = $oJResp.StringOf("currentPageToken")
Local $sCurrentPageUrl = $oJResp.StringOf("currentPageUrl")
Local $sNextPageToken = $oJResp.StringOf("nextPageToken")
Local $sNextPageUrl = $oJResp.StringOf("nextPageUrl")
Local $sPreviousPageToken = $oJResp.StringOf("previousPageToken")
Local $sPreviousPageUrl = $oJResp.StringOf("previousPageUrl")
Local $i = 0
Local $iCount_i = $oJResp.SizeOfArray("records")
While $i < $iCount_i
$oJResp.I = $i
$sApiName = $oJResp.StringOf("records[i].apiName")
$sETag = $oJResp.StringOf("records[i].eTag")
$sDisplayValue = $oJResp.StringOf("records[i].fields.DisambiguationField.displayValue")
$sValue = $oJResp.StringOf("records[i].fields.DisambiguationField.value")
$sIdDisplayValue = $oJResp.StringOf("records[i].fields.Id.displayValue")
$sIdValue = $oJResp.StringOf("records[i].fields.Id.value")
$sNameDisplayValue = $oJResp.StringOf("records[i].fields.Name.displayValue")
$sNameValue = $oJResp.StringOf("records[i].fields.Name.value")
$sSiteDisplayValue = $oJResp.StringOf("records[i].fields.Site.displayValue")
$sSiteValue = $oJResp.StringOf("records[i].fields.Site.value")
$sId = $oJResp.StringOf("records[i].id")
$sLastModifiedById = $oJResp.StringOf("records[i].lastModifiedById")
$sLastModifiedDate = $oJResp.StringOf("records[i].lastModifiedDate")
$sRecordTypeId = $oJResp.StringOf("records[i].recordTypeId")
$sRecordTypeInfo = $oJResp.StringOf("records[i].recordTypeInfo")
$systemModstamp = $oJResp.StringOf("records[i].systemModstamp")
$iWeakEtag = $oJResp.IntOf("records[i].weakEtag")
$i = $i + 1
Wend
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}"
}
]
}
