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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Http
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_QueryParams
oleobject loo_Resp

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

loo_QueryParams = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_QueryParams.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_QueryParams.UpdateString("ids","externalcontact1,externalcontact2")
loo_QueryParams.UpdateString("fields","External_Contact_ID,Last_Name,First_Name,Full_Name,Account_Name,OrgExternal")
loo_QueryParams.UpdateString("per_page","2~"")

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

loo_Resp = loo_Http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts",loo_QueryParams)
if loo_Http.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_QueryParams
    return
end if

Write-Debug string(loo_Resp.StatusCode)
Write-Debug loo_Resp.BodyStr
destroy loo_Resp


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_QueryParams

Curl Command

curl -G -d "ids=externalcontact1,externalcontact2"
	-d "fields=External_Contact_ID,Last_Name,First_Name,Full_Name,Account_Name,OrgExternal"
	-d "per_page=2%22"
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "X-EXTERNAL: Contacts.External_ID"
https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Using \"ids\" Parameter",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "bearer",
      "bearer": [
        {
          "key": "token",
          "value": "{{access-token}}",
          "type": "string"
        }
      ]
    },
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "X-EXTERNAL",
        "value": "Contacts.External_ID",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2/Contacts?ids=externalcontact1,externalcontact2&fields=External_Contact_ID,Last_Name,First_Name,Full_Name,Account_Name,OrgExternal&per_page=2\"",
      "host": [
        "{{api-domain}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "crm",
        "v2",
        "Contacts"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "ids",
          "value": "externalcontact1,externalcontact2"
        },
        {
          "key": "fields",
          "value": "External_Contact_ID,Last_Name,First_Name,Full_Name,Account_Name,OrgExternal"
        },
        {
          "key": "per_page",
          "value": "2\""
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "In this example, Contacts is the base module's API name, External_Contact_ID is the API name of the external field. The \"ids\" parameter fetches the records with the external values externalcontact1 and externalcontact2."
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}