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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @hr int
-- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max). See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
-- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
-- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
DECLARE @http int
EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.Http', @http OUT
IF @hr <> 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
RETURN
END
DECLARE @success int
-- Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'AuthToken', '<access_token>'
DECLARE @sbResponseBody int
EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder', @sbResponseBody OUT
EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickGetSb', @success OUT, 'https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/lookups/:SOBJECT_API_NAME/:FIELD_API_NAME/:TARGET_API_NAME', @sbResponseBody
IF @success = 0
BEGIN
EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
PRINT @sTmp0
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
RETURN
END
DECLARE @jResp int
EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject', @jResp OUT
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'LoadSb', @success OUT, @sbResponseBody
EXEC sp_OASetProperty @jResp, 'EmitCompact', 0
PRINT 'Response Body:'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
PRINT @sTmp0
DECLARE @respStatusCode int
EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastStatus', @respStatusCode OUT
PRINT 'Response Status Code = ' + @respStatusCode
IF @respStatusCode >= 400
BEGIN
PRINT 'Response Header:'
EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastHeader', @sTmp0 OUT
PRINT @sTmp0
PRINT 'Failed.'
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jResp
RETURN
END
-- Sample JSON response:
-- (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
-- {
-- "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": "2316c5f4a27ac31b407d91aab610b281",
-- "fields": {
-- "DisambiguationField": {
-- "displayValue": null,
-- "value": null
-- },
-- "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": "cb5afb4494d9c9f6f81ab0e5f214585c",
-- "fields": {
-- "DisambiguationField": {
-- "displayValue": null,
-- "value": null
-- },
-- "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
-- }
-- ]
-- }
-- Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
-- Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
DECLARE @apiName nvarchar(4000)
DECLARE @eTag nvarchar(4000)
DECLARE @DisplayValue nvarchar(4000)
DECLARE @Value nvarchar(4000)
DECLARE @IdDisplayValue nvarchar(4000)
DECLARE @IdValue nvarchar(4000)
DECLARE @NameDisplayValue nvarchar(4000)
DECLARE @NameValue nvarchar(4000)
DECLARE @SiteDisplayValue nvarchar(4000)
DECLARE @SiteValue nvarchar(4000)
DECLARE @id nvarchar(4000)
DECLARE @lastModifiedById nvarchar(4000)
DECLARE @lastModifiedDate nvarchar(4000)
DECLARE @recordTypeId nvarchar(4000)
DECLARE @recordTypeInfo nvarchar(4000)
DECLARE @systemModstamp nvarchar(4000)
DECLARE @weakEtag int
DECLARE @count int
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'IntOf', @count OUT, 'count'
DECLARE @currentPageToken nvarchar(4000)
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @currentPageToken OUT, 'currentPageToken'
DECLARE @currentPageUrl nvarchar(4000)
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @currentPageUrl OUT, 'currentPageUrl'
DECLARE @nextPageToken nvarchar(4000)
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @nextPageToken OUT, 'nextPageToken'
DECLARE @nextPageUrl nvarchar(4000)
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @nextPageUrl OUT, 'nextPageUrl'
DECLARE @previousPageToken nvarchar(4000)
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @previousPageToken OUT, 'previousPageToken'
DECLARE @previousPageUrl nvarchar(4000)
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @previousPageUrl OUT, 'previousPageUrl'
DECLARE @i int
SELECT @i = 0
DECLARE @count_i int
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'SizeOfArray', @count_i OUT, 'records'
WHILE @i < @count_i
BEGIN
EXEC sp_OASetProperty @jResp, 'I', @i
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @apiName OUT, 'records[i].apiName'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @eTag OUT, 'records[i].eTag'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @DisplayValue OUT, 'records[i].fields.DisambiguationField.displayValue'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @Value OUT, 'records[i].fields.DisambiguationField.value'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @IdDisplayValue OUT, 'records[i].fields.Id.displayValue'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @IdValue OUT, 'records[i].fields.Id.value'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @NameDisplayValue OUT, 'records[i].fields.Name.displayValue'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @NameValue OUT, 'records[i].fields.Name.value'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @SiteDisplayValue OUT, 'records[i].fields.Site.displayValue'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @SiteValue OUT, 'records[i].fields.Site.value'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @id OUT, 'records[i].id'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @lastModifiedById OUT, 'records[i].lastModifiedById'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @lastModifiedDate OUT, 'records[i].lastModifiedDate'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @recordTypeId OUT, 'records[i].recordTypeId'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @recordTypeInfo OUT, 'records[i].recordTypeInfo'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @systemModstamp OUT, 'records[i].systemModstamp'
EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'IntOf', @weakEtag OUT, 'records[i].weakEtag'
SELECT @i = @i + 1
END
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jResp
END
GO
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/:TARGET_API_NAME
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Get Lookup Field Suggestions for a Specified Object",
"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/:TARGET_API_NAME",
"host": [
"{{_endpoint}}"
],
"path": [
"services",
"data",
"v{{version}}",
"ui-api",
"lookups",
":SOBJECT_API_NAME",
":FIELD_API_NAME",
":TARGET_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": "The API name of a source object."
},
{
"key": "FIELD_API_NAME",
"value": "",
"description": "The API name of a lookup field on the source object."
},
{
"key": "TARGET_API_NAME",
"value": "",
"description": "The API name of the target (lookup) object."
}
]
},
"description": "When a user edits a lookup field, use this resource to search for and display suggestions for a specified object. 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 for a Specified Object",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": ""
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/lookups/:SOBJECT_API_NAME/:FIELD_API_NAME/:TARGET_API_NAME",
"host": [
"{{_endpoint}}"
],
"path": [
"services",
"data",
"v{{version}}",
"ui-api",
"lookups",
":SOBJECT_API_NAME",
":FIELD_API_NAME",
":TARGET_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": "The API name of a source object."
},
{
"key": "FIELD_API_NAME",
"value": "AccountId",
"description": "The API name of a lookup field on the source object."
},
{
"key": "TARGET_API_NAME",
"value": "Account",
"description": "The API name of the target (lookup) object."
}
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:10:07 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 \"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\": \"2316c5f4a27ac31b407d91aab610b281\",\n \"fields\": {\n \"DisambiguationField\": {\n \"displayValue\": null,\n \"value\": null\n },\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\": \"cb5afb4494d9c9f6f81ab0e5f214585c\",\n \"fields\": {\n \"DisambiguationField\": {\n \"displayValue\": null,\n \"value\": null\n },\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}"
}
]
}
