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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}


function chilkatExample() {

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();
    var success;

    var queryParams = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    queryParams.UpdateString("criteria","(External_Contact_ID:equals:usercontact2)");
    queryParams.UpdateString("fields","External_Contact_ID,Email");

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    http.AuthToken = "<access_token>";
    http.SetRequestHeader("X-EXTERNAL","Contacts.External_Contact_ID");

    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts/search",queryParams);
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log(resp.StatusCode);
    console.log(resp.BodyStr);


}

chilkatExample();

Curl Command

curl -G -d "criteria=%28External_Contact_ID%3Aequals%3Ausercontact2%29"
	-d "fields=External_Contact_ID,Email"
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "X-EXTERNAL: Contacts.External_Contact_ID"
https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts/search

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Using the external value and the \"equals\" operator in \"criteria\"",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "bearer",
      "bearer": [
        {
          "key": "token",
          "value": "{{access-token}}",
          "type": "string"
        }
      ]
    },
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "X-EXTERNAL",
        "value": "Contacts.External_Contact_ID",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2/Contacts/search?criteria=(External_Contact_ID:equals:usercontact2)&fields=External_Contact_ID,Email",
      "host": [
        "{{api-domain}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "crm",
        "v2",
        "Contacts",
        "search"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "criteria",
          "value": "(External_Contact_ID:equals:usercontact2)"
        },
        {
          "key": "fields",
          "value": "External_Contact_ID,Email"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Parameter:criteria=(External_Contact_ID:equals:usercontact123)"
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}