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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;
// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON
// The following JSON is sent in the request body.
// {
// "name": "Favorite Name",
// "sortOrder": 1,
// "target": "API Name or ID",
// "targetType": "ListView | ObjectHome | Record | Tab"
// }
Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("name","Favorite Name");
json.UpdateInt("sortOrder",1);
json.UpdateString("target","API Name or ID");
json.UpdateString("targetType","ListView | ObjectHome | Record | Tab");
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>";
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");
Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.PostJson3("https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites","application/json",json);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
return;
}
Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit());
int respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header);
Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");
return;
}
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "accessCount": 1,
// "iconColor": "5867E8",
// "iconUrl": "https://pozil-dev-ed.my.salesforce.com/img/icon/t4v35/standard/account_120.png",
// "id": "0MV4H0000004qIeWAI",
// "lastAccessDate": "2023-10-06T10:03:32.000Z",
// "name": "AllAccountsListView",
// "objectType": "Account",
// "sortOrder": 1,
// "subtitle": "Accounts",
// "target": "00B58000002ssinEAA",
// "targetType": "ListView"
// }
// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
int accessCount = jResp.IntOf("accessCount");
string iconColor = jResp.StringOf("iconColor");
string iconUrl = jResp.StringOf("iconUrl");
string id = jResp.StringOf("id");
string lastAccessDate = jResp.StringOf("lastAccessDate");
string name = jResp.StringOf("name");
string objectType = jResp.StringOf("objectType");
int sortOrder = jResp.IntOf("sortOrder");
string subtitle = jResp.StringOf("subtitle");
string target = jResp.StringOf("target");
string targetType = jResp.StringOf("targetType");
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{
"name": "Favorite Name",
"sortOrder": 1,
"target": "API Name or ID",
"targetType": "ListView | ObjectHome | Record | Tab"
}'
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create a Favorite",
"event": [
{
"listen": "prerequest",
"script": {
"exec": [
""
],
"type": "text/javascript"
}
}
],
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json",
"type": "text"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"name\": \"Favorite Name\",\n \"sortOrder\": 1,\n \"target\": \"API Name or ID\",\n \"targetType\": \"ListView | ObjectHome | Record | Tab\"\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites",
"host": [
"{{_endpoint}}"
],
"path": [
"services",
"data",
"v{{version}}",
"ui-api",
"favorites"
]
},
"description": "Create a Favorite"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Create a Favorite list view",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"name\": \"AllAccountsListView\",\n \"sortOrder\": 1,\n \"target\": \"00B58000002ssinEAA\",\n \"targetType\": \"ListView\"\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/favorites",
"host": [
"{{_endpoint}}"
],
"path": [
"services",
"data",
"v{{version}}",
"ui-api",
"favorites"
]
}
},
"status": "Created",
"code": 201,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:03:31 GMT"
},
{
"key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
"value": "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains"
},
{
"key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
"value": "nosniff"
},
{
"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 \"accessCount\": 1,\n \"iconColor\": \"5867E8\",\n \"iconUrl\": \"https://pozil-dev-ed.my.salesforce.com/img/icon/t4v35/standard/account_120.png\",\n \"id\": \"0MV4H0000004qIeWAI\",\n \"lastAccessDate\": \"2023-10-06T10:03:32.000Z\",\n \"name\": \"AllAccountsListView\",\n \"objectType\": \"Account\",\n \"sortOrder\": 1,\n \"subtitle\": \"Accounts\",\n \"target\": \"00B58000002ssinEAA\",\n \"targetType\": \"ListView\"\n}"
}
]
}
