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Swift3 / Zoho CRM REST APIs / Using the external value and the "equals" operator in "criteria"

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

    let http = CkoHttp()!
    var success: Bool

    let queryParams = CkoJsonObject()!
    queryParams.update("criteria", value: "(External_Contact_ID:equals:usercontact2)")
    queryParams.update("fields", value: "External_Contact_ID,Email")

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    http.authToken = "<access_token>"
    http.setRequestHeader("X-EXTERNAL", value: "Contacts.External_Contact_ID")

    var resp: CkoHttpResponse? = http.quickRequestParams("GET", url: "https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts/search", json: queryParams)
    if http.lastMethodSuccess == false {
        print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("\(resp!.statusCode.intValue)")
    print("\(resp!.bodyStr!)")
    resp = nil

}

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": [
  ]
}