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

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()
    var success bool

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    http.SetAuthToken("<access_token>")

    sbResponseBody := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    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 {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        return
    }

    jResp := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
    jResp.SetEmitCompact(false)

    fmt.Println("Response Body:")
    fmt.Println(*jResp.Emit())

    respStatusCode := http.LastStatus()
    fmt.Println("Response Status Code = ", respStatusCode)
    if respStatusCode >= 400 {
        fmt.Println("Response Header:")
        fmt.Println(http.LastHeader())
        fmt.Println("Failed.")
        http.DisposeHttp()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        jResp.DisposeJsonObject()
        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

    var attributes *string = new(string)
    var label *string = new(string)
    var value *string = new(string)
    var j int
    var count_j int

    defaultValue := jResp.StringOf("defaultValue")
    eTag := jResp.StringOf("eTag")
    url := jResp.StringOf("url")
    i := 0
    count_i := jResp.SizeOfArray("values")
    for i < count_i {
        jResp.SetI(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")
        for j < count_j {
            jResp.SetJ(j)
            j = j + 1
        }

        i = i + 1
    }


    http.DisposeHttp()
    sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
    jResp.DisposeJsonObject()

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 &amp; Beverage\",\n            \"validFor\": [],\n            \"value\": \"Food &amp; 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}"
    }
  ]
}