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<?php

include("chilkat.php");
// Use "chilkat_9_5_0.php" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0

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

$http = new CkHttp();

// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
$http->put_AuthToken('<access_token>');

$sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
$success = $http->QuickGetSb('https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/lookups/:SOBJECT_API_NAME/:FIELD_API_NAME',$sbResponseBody);
if ($success == false) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$jResp = new CkJsonObject();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(false);

print 'Response Body:' . "\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\n";

$respStatusCode = $http->get_LastStatus();
print 'Response Status Code = ' . $respStatusCode . "\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print 'Response Header:' . "\n";
    print $http->lastHeader() . "\n";
    print 'Failed.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "lookupResults": {
//     "Account": {
//       "count": 2,
//       "currentPageToken": null,
//       "currentPageUrl": "/services/data/v58.0/ui-api/lookups/Contact/AccountId/Account?searchType=Recent&page=1&pageSize=25",
//       "nextPageToken": null,
//       "nextPageUrl": null,
//       "previousPageToken": null,
//       "previousPageUrl": null,
//       "records": [
//         {
//           "apiName": "Account",
//           "childRelationships": {},
//           "eTag": "610a250509b966f2eb376b3205824a8b",
//           "fields": {
//             "Id": {
//               "displayValue": null,
//               "value": "001B000000UnQ2yIAF"
//             },
//             "Name": {
//               "displayValue": null,
//               "value": "Dickenson plc"
//             },
//             "Site": {
//               "displayValue": null,
//               "value": null
//             }
//           },
//           "id": "001B000000UnQ2yIAF",
//           "lastModifiedById": "005B0000003TOI6IAO",
//           "lastModifiedDate": "2017-08-18T14:46:22.000Z",
//           "recordTypeId": "012000000000000AAA",
//           "recordTypeInfo": null,
//           "systemModstamp": "2017-08-18T14:46:22.000Z",
//           "weakEtag": 1503067582000
//         },
//         {
//           "apiName": "Account",
//           "childRelationships": {},
//           "eTag": "d0b7cec61a65e01f88b2596dea75cbd8",
//           "fields": {
//             "Id": {
//               "displayValue": null,
//               "value": "001B000000UnQ2wIAF"
//             },
//             "Name": {
//               "displayValue": null,
//               "value": "Burlington Textiles Corp of America"
//             },
//             "Site": {
//               "displayValue": null,
//               "value": null
//             }
//           },
//           "id": "001B000000UnQ2wIAF",
//           "lastModifiedById": "005B0000003TOI6IAO",
//           "lastModifiedDate": "2017-08-18T14:46:22.000Z",
//           "recordTypeId": "012000000000000AAA",
//           "recordTypeInfo": null,
//           "systemModstamp": "2017-08-18T14:46:22.000Z",
//           "weakEtag": 1503067582000
//         }
//       ]
//     }
//   },
//   "metadata": {
//     "Account": {
//       "fieldApiName": null,
//       "objectApiName": null,
//       "secondaryField": "Site",
//       "targetInfo": {}
//     }
//   }
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code

$Count = $jResp->IntOf('lookupResults.Account.count');
$CurrentPageToken = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.currentPageToken');
$CurrentPageUrl = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.currentPageUrl');
$NextPageToken = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.nextPageToken');
$NextPageUrl = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.nextPageUrl');
$PreviousPageToken = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.previousPageToken');
$PreviousPageUrl = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.previousPageUrl');
$FieldApiName = $jResp->stringOf('metadata.Account.fieldApiName');
$ObjectApiName = $jResp->stringOf('metadata.Account.objectApiName');
$SecondaryField = $jResp->stringOf('metadata.Account.secondaryField');
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('lookupResults.Account.records');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($i);
    $apiName = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.records[i].apiName');
    $eTag = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.records[i].eTag');
    $DisplayValue = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.records[i].fields.Id.displayValue');
    $Value = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.records[i].fields.Id.value');
    $NameDisplayValue = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.records[i].fields.Name.displayValue');
    $NameValue = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.records[i].fields.Name.value');
    $SiteDisplayValue = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.records[i].fields.Site.displayValue');
    $SiteValue = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.records[i].fields.Site.value');
    $id = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.records[i].id');
    $lastModifiedById = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.records[i].lastModifiedById');
    $lastModifiedDate = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.records[i].lastModifiedDate');
    $recordTypeId = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.records[i].recordTypeId');
    $recordTypeInfo = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.records[i].recordTypeInfo');
    $systemModstamp = $jResp->stringOf('lookupResults.Account.records[i].systemModstamp');
    $weakEtag = $jResp->IntOf('lookupResults.Account.records[i].weakEtag');
    $i = $i + 1;
}


?>

Curl Command

curl -X GET
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/lookups/:SOBJECT_API_NAME/:FIELD_API_NAME

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Get Lookup Field Suggestions",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "prerequest",
      "script": {
        "exec": [
          ""
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    }
  ],
  "protocolProfileBehavior": {
    "disableBodyPruning": true
  },
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": ""
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/lookups/:SOBJECT_API_NAME/:FIELD_API_NAME",
      "host": [
        "{{_endpoint}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "services",
        "data",
        "v{{version}}",
        "ui-api",
        "lookups",
        ":SOBJECT_API_NAME",
        ":FIELD_API_NAME"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "dependentFieldBindings",
          "value": "",
          "description": "The dependent field bindings for dependent lookups. These field bindings represent the lookup filter that restricts the valid values for the field.\nSpecify field bindings in a comma-separated list in the format dependentFieldBindings=<FIELD_API_NAME1>=<FIELD_VALUE1>,<FIELD_API_NAME2>=<FIELD_VALUE2>.\n\nTo know whether a field is a dependent lookup, check the Object Info response body for a non-null filteredLookupInfo property. Specify the name and a value for each field in the controllingFields property. Get the field values from the Record response body. Both responses are returned from the /ui-api/record-ui/<RECORD_IDS> resource.",
          "disabled": true
        },
        {
          "key": "page",
          "value": "",
          "description": "The page number. The default value is 1.",
          "disabled": true
        },
        {
          "key": "pageSize",
          "value": "",
          "description": "The number of items per page. The default value is 25.\n",
          "disabled": true
        },
        {
          "key": "q",
          "value": "",
          "description": "The term the user is searching for.\nWhen searchType=Search, specify at least 2 characters. A wildcard at the end of the search term is implied. For example, q=ca returns Cat and Cats.\n\nWhen searchType=TypeAhead, specify at least 3 characters. A wildcard at the end of the search term is implied. You can’t use a ?.",
          "disabled": true
        },
        {
          "key": "searchType",
          "value": "",
          "description": "The type of search to perform. One of these values:\nRecent—Return most recently used matches.\nSearch—Search for records with searchable fields that match the query term.\nTypeAhead—Search for records whose names start with the query term.\nThe default value is Recent.",
          "disabled": true
        }
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "SOBJECT_API_NAME",
          "value": "",
          "description": "sObject API name"
        },
        {
          "key": "FIELD_API_NAME",
          "value": "",
          "description": "Field API name"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "When a user edits a lookup field, use this resource to search for and display suggestions. You can search for most recently used matches, for matching names, or for any match in a searchable field. You can also specify lookup filter bindings for dependent lookups."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Get Lookup Field Suggestions",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": ""
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/lookups/:SOBJECT_API_NAME/:FIELD_API_NAME",
          "host": [
            "{{_endpoint}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "services",
            "data",
            "v{{version}}",
            "ui-api",
            "lookups",
            ":SOBJECT_API_NAME",
            ":FIELD_API_NAME"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "dependentFieldBindings",
              "value": "",
              "description": "The dependent field bindings for dependent lookups. These field bindings represent the lookup filter that restricts the valid values for the field.\nSpecify field bindings in a comma-separated list in the format dependentFieldBindings=<FIELD_API_NAME1>=<FIELD_VALUE1>,<FIELD_API_NAME2>=<FIELD_VALUE2>.\n\nTo know whether a field is a dependent lookup, check the Object Info response body for a non-null filteredLookupInfo property. Specify the name and a value for each field in the controllingFields property. Get the field values from the Record response body. Both responses are returned from the /ui-api/record-ui/<RECORD_IDS> resource.",
              "disabled": true
            },
            {
              "key": "page",
              "value": "",
              "description": "The page number. The default value is 1.",
              "disabled": true
            },
            {
              "key": "pageSize",
              "value": "",
              "description": "The number of items per page. The default value is 25.\n",
              "disabled": true
            },
            {
              "key": "q",
              "value": "",
              "description": "The term the user is searching for.\nWhen searchType=Search, specify at least 2 characters. A wildcard at the end of the search term is implied. For example, q=ca returns Cat and Cats.\n\nWhen searchType=TypeAhead, specify at least 3 characters. A wildcard at the end of the search term is implied. You can’t use a ?.",
              "disabled": true
            },
            {
              "key": "searchType",
              "value": "",
              "description": "The type of search to perform. One of these values:\nRecent—Return most recently used matches.\nSearch—Search for records with searchable fields that match the query term.\nTypeAhead—Search for records whose names start with the query term.\nThe default value is Recent.",
              "disabled": true
            }
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "SOBJECT_API_NAME",
              "value": "Contact",
              "description": "sObject API name"
            },
            {
              "key": "FIELD_API_NAME",
              "value": "AccountId",
              "description": "Field API name"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:07:13 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
          "value": "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-XSS-Protection",
          "value": "1; mode=block"
        },
        {
          "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    \"lookupResults\": {\n        \"Account\": {\n            \"count\": 2,\n            \"currentPageToken\": null,\n            \"currentPageUrl\": \"/services/data/v58.0/ui-api/lookups/Contact/AccountId/Account?searchType=Recent&page=1&pageSize=25\",\n            \"nextPageToken\": null,\n            \"nextPageUrl\": null,\n            \"previousPageToken\": null,\n            \"previousPageUrl\": null,\n            \"records\": [\n                {\n                    \"apiName\": \"Account\",\n                    \"childRelationships\": {},\n                    \"eTag\": \"610a250509b966f2eb376b3205824a8b\",\n                    \"fields\": {\n                        \"Id\": {\n                            \"displayValue\": null,\n                            \"value\": \"001B000000UnQ2yIAF\"\n                        },\n                        \"Name\": {\n                            \"displayValue\": null,\n                            \"value\": \"Dickenson plc\"\n                        },\n                        \"Site\": {\n                            \"displayValue\": null,\n                            \"value\": null\n                        }\n                    },\n                    \"id\": \"001B000000UnQ2yIAF\",\n                    \"lastModifiedById\": \"005B0000003TOI6IAO\",\n                    \"lastModifiedDate\": \"2017-08-18T14:46:22.000Z\",\n                    \"recordTypeId\": \"012000000000000AAA\",\n                    \"recordTypeInfo\": null,\n                    \"systemModstamp\": \"2017-08-18T14:46:22.000Z\",\n                    \"weakEtag\": 1503067582000\n                },\n                {\n                    \"apiName\": \"Account\",\n                    \"childRelationships\": {},\n                    \"eTag\": \"d0b7cec61a65e01f88b2596dea75cbd8\",\n                    \"fields\": {\n                        \"Id\": {\n                            \"displayValue\": null,\n                            \"value\": \"001B000000UnQ2wIAF\"\n                        },\n                        \"Name\": {\n                            \"displayValue\": null,\n                            \"value\": \"Burlington Textiles Corp of America\"\n                        },\n                        \"Site\": {\n                            \"displayValue\": null,\n                            \"value\": null\n                        }\n                    },\n                    \"id\": \"001B000000UnQ2wIAF\",\n                    \"lastModifiedById\": \"005B0000003TOI6IAO\",\n                    \"lastModifiedDate\": \"2017-08-18T14:46:22.000Z\",\n                    \"recordTypeId\": \"012000000000000AAA\",\n                    \"recordTypeInfo\": null,\n                    \"systemModstamp\": \"2017-08-18T14:46:22.000Z\",\n                    \"weakEtag\": 1503067582000\n                }\n            ]\n        }\n    },\n    \"metadata\": {\n        \"Account\": {\n            \"fieldApiName\": null,\n            \"objectApiName\": null,\n            \"secondaryField\": \"Site\",\n            \"targetInfo\": {}\n        }\n    }\n}"
    }
  ]
}