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// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
bool success;
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>";
Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/object-info/:SOBJECT_API_NAME/picklist-values/:RECORD_TYPE_ID/:FIELD_API_NAME",sbResponseBody);
if (success == false) {
Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
return;
}
Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit());
int respStatusCode = http.LastStatus;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
Debug.WriteLine(http.LastHeader);
Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");
return;
}
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "controllerValues": {},
// "defaultValue": null,
// "eTag": "bee3e6401e143e18332a17639061c5ff",
// "url": "/services/data/v51.0/ui-api/object-info/Account/picklist-values/012000000000000AAA/Industry",
// "values": [
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Agriculture",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Agriculture"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Apparel",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Apparel"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Banking",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Banking"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Biotechnology",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Biotechnology"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Chemicals",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Chemicals"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Communications",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Communications"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Construction",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Construction"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Consulting",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Consulting"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Education",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Education"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Electronics",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Electronics"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Energy",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Energy"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Engineering",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Engineering"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Entertainment",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Entertainment"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Environmental",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Environmental"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Finance",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Finance"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Food & Beverage",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Food & Beverage"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Government",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Government"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Healthcare",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Healthcare"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Hospitality",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Hospitality"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Insurance",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Insurance"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Machinery",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Machinery"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Manufacturing",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Manufacturing"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Media",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Media"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Not For Profit",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Not For Profit"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Recreation",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Recreation"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Retail",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Retail"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Shipping",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Shipping"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Technology",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Technology"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Telecommunications",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Telecommunications"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Transportation",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Transportation"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Utilities",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Utilities"
// },
// {
// "attributes": null,
// "label": "Other",
// "validFor": [
// ],
// "value": "Other"
// }
// ]
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
string attributes;
string label;
string value;
int j;
int count_j;
string defaultValue = jResp.StringOf("defaultValue");
string eTag = jResp.StringOf("eTag");
string url = jResp.StringOf("url");
int i = 0;
int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("values");
while (i < count_i) {
jResp.I = i;
attributes = jResp.StringOf("values[i].attributes");
label = jResp.StringOf("values[i].label");
value = jResp.StringOf("values[i].value");
j = 0;
count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("values[i].validFor");
while (j < count_j) {
jResp.J = j;
j = j + 1;
}
i = i + 1;
}
Curl Command
curl -X GET
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/object-info/:SOBJECT_API_NAME/picklist-values/:RECORD_TYPE_ID/:FIELD_API_NAME
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Get Values for a Picklist Field",
"request": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/object-info/:SOBJECT_API_NAME/picklist-values/:RECORD_TYPE_ID/:FIELD_API_NAME",
"host": [
"{{_endpoint}}"
],
"path": [
"services",
"data",
"v{{version}}",
"ui-api",
"object-info",
":SOBJECT_API_NAME",
"picklist-values",
":RECORD_TYPE_ID",
":FIELD_API_NAME"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "SOBJECT_API_NAME",
"value": "Account",
"description": "Object API Name"
},
{
"key": "RECORD_TYPE_ID",
"value": "012000000000000AAA",
"description": "Record type Id. Use `012000000000000AAA` as default when there are no custom record types."
},
{
"key": "FIELD_API_NAME",
"value": "Industry",
"description": "Field API Name (optional)"
}
]
},
"description": "Get metadata about a specific object. The response includes metadata describing fields, child relationships, record type, and theme."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Get Values for a Picklist Field",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/object-info/:SOBJECT_API_NAME/picklist-values/:RECORD_TYPE_ID/:FIELD_API_NAME",
"host": [
"{{_endpoint}}"
],
"path": [
"services",
"data",
"v{{version}}",
"ui-api",
"object-info",
":SOBJECT_API_NAME",
"picklist-values",
":RECORD_TYPE_ID",
":FIELD_API_NAME"
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "SOBJECT_API_NAME",
"value": "Account",
"description": "Object API Name"
},
{
"key": "RECORD_TYPE_ID",
"value": "012000000000000AAA",
"description": "Record type Id. Use `012000000000000AAA` as default when there are no custom record types."
},
{
"key": "FIELD_API_NAME",
"value": "Industry",
"description": "Field API Name"
}
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Tue, 04 May 2021 09:32:34 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
"value": "max-age=31536002; includeSubDomains"
},
{
"key": "X-Robots-Tag",
"value": "none"
},
{
"key": "Cache-Control",
"value": "no-cache,must-revalidate,max-age=0,no-store,private"
},
{
"key": "ETag",
"value": "\"bee3e6401e143e18332a17639061c5ff--gzip\""
},
{
"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 \"controllerValues\": {},\n \"defaultValue\": null,\n \"eTag\": \"bee3e6401e143e18332a17639061c5ff\",\n \"url\": \"/services/data/v51.0/ui-api/object-info/Account/picklist-values/012000000000000AAA/Industry\",\n \"values\": [\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Agriculture\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Agriculture\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Apparel\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Apparel\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Banking\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Banking\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Biotechnology\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Biotechnology\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Chemicals\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Chemicals\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Communications\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Communications\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Construction\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Construction\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Consulting\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Consulting\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Education\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Education\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Electronics\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Electronics\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Energy\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Energy\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Engineering\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Engineering\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Entertainment\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Entertainment\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Environmental\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Environmental\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Finance\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Finance\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Food & Beverage\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Food & Beverage\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Government\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Government\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Healthcare\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Healthcare\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Hospitality\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Hospitality\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Insurance\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Insurance\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Machinery\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Machinery\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Manufacturing\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Manufacturing\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Media\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Media\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Not For Profit\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Not For Profit\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Recreation\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Recreation\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Retail\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Retail\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Shipping\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Shipping\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Technology\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Technology\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Telecommunications\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Telecommunications\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Transportation\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Transportation\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Utilities\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Utilities\"\n },\n {\n \"attributes\": null,\n \"label\": \"Other\",\n \"validFor\": [],\n \"value\": \"Other\"\n }\n ]\n}"
}
]
}
