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var
http: TChilkatHttp;
success: Integer;
queryParams: TChilkatJsonObject;
resp: IChilkatHttpResponse;

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

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

queryParams := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
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.AuthToken := '<access_token>';
http.SetRequestHeader('X-EXTERNAL','Contacts.External_ID');

resp := http.QuickRequestParams('GET','https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts/externalcontact1',queryParams.ControlInterface);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add(IntToStr(resp.StatusCode));
Memo1.Lines.Add(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": [
  ]
}