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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
Dim success As Boolean

Dim queryParams As New Chilkat.JsonObject
queryParams.UpdateString("sObjects","Account,Contact,Lead")

' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")


Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/limits/recordCount",queryParams)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())

Dim respStatusCode As Integer = resp.StatusCode
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")

    Exit Sub
End If



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

' {
'   "sObjects": [
'     {
'       "count": 12,
'       "name": "Account"
'     },
'     {
'       "count": 20,
'       "name": "Contact"
'     },
'     {
'       "count": 22,
'       "name": "Lead"
'     }
'   ]
' }

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



Dim count As Integer
Dim name As String

Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = jResp.SizeOfArray("sObjects")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    count = jResp.IntOf("sObjects[i].count")
    name = jResp.StringOf("sObjects[i].name")
    i = i + 1
End While

Curl Command

curl -G -d "sObjects=Account,Contact,Lead"
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/limits/recordCount

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Record Count",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/limits/recordCount?sObjects=Account,Contact,Lead",
      "host": [
        "{{_endpoint}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "services",
        "data",
        "v{{version}}",
        "limits",
        "recordCount"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "sObjects",
          "value": "Account,Contact,Lead",
          "description": "A comma-delimited list of object names. If a listed object is not found in the org, it is ignored and not returned in the response.\nThis parameter is optional. If this parameter is not provided, the resource returns record counts for all objects in the org."
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Lists information about object record counts in your organization.\nThis resource is available in REST API version 40.0 and later for API users with the “View Setup and Configuration” permission. The returned record count is approximate, and does not include the following types of records:\n\nDeleted records in the recycle bin.\nArchived records.\nhttps://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/resources_record_count.htm"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Record Count",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/limits/recordCount?sObjects=Account,Contact,Lead",
          "host": [
            "{{_endpoint}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "services",
            "data",
            "v{{version}}",
            "limits",
            "recordCount"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "sObjects",
              "value": "Account,Contact,Lead",
              "description": "A comma-delimited list of object names. If a listed object is not found in the org, it is ignored and not returned in the response.\nThis parameter is optional. If this parameter is not provided, the resource returns record counts for all objects in the org."
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:28:16 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": "Sforce-Limit-Info",
          "value": "api-usage=3/15000"
        },
        {
          "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    \"sObjects\": [\n        {\n            \"count\": 12,\n            \"name\": \"Account\"\n        },\n        {\n            \"count\": 20,\n            \"name\": \"Contact\"\n        },\n        {\n            \"count\": 22,\n            \"name\": \"Lead\"\n        }\n    ]\n}"
    }
  ]
}