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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
' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/records/:RECORD_ID",sbResponseBody)
If (success = False) Then
Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
Exit Sub
End If
Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False
Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())
Dim respStatusCode As Integer = http.LastStatus
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
Debug.WriteLine(http.LastHeader)
Debug.WriteLine("Failed.")
Exit Sub
End If
' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
' {
' "apiName": "Account",
' "childRelationships": {},
' "eTag": "8897eb60da3dea171b0d755821bf2c36",
' "fields": {
' "Name": {
' "displayValue": null,
' "value": "Burlington Textiles Corp of America"
' },
' "Rating": {
' "displayValue": "Warm",
' "value": "Warm"
' }
' },
' "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
Dim apiName As String = jResp.StringOf("apiName")
Dim eTag As String = jResp.StringOf("eTag")
Dim DisplayValue As String = jResp.StringOf("fields.Name.displayValue")
Dim Value As String = jResp.StringOf("fields.Name.value")
Dim RatingDisplayValue As String = jResp.StringOf("fields.Rating.displayValue")
Dim RatingValue As String = jResp.StringOf("fields.Rating.value")
Dim id As String = jResp.StringOf("id")
Dim lastModifiedById As String = jResp.StringOf("lastModifiedById")
Dim lastModifiedDate As String = jResp.StringOf("lastModifiedDate")
Dim recordTypeId As String = jResp.StringOf("recordTypeId")
Dim recordTypeInfo As String = jResp.StringOf("recordTypeInfo")
Dim systemModstamp As String = jResp.StringOf("systemModstamp")
Dim weakEtag As Integer = jResp.IntOf("weakEtag")
Curl Command
curl -X GET
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/records/:RECORD_ID
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Get a Record",
"request": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/records/:RECORD_ID",
"host": [
"{{_endpoint}}"
],
"path": [
"services",
"data",
"v{{version}}",
"ui-api",
"records",
":RECORD_ID"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "childRelationships",
"value": "",
"description": "A collection of child relationship names. The records with those child relationship names are included in the response. Specify names in the format ObjectApiName.ChildRelationshipName or ObjectApiName.ChildRelationshipName.FieldApiName. For example, to specify the Contacts relationship on an Account, use Account.Contacts. You can get child relationships one level deep.\nTo get a relationship name, look in the Object Info response body.",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "fields",
"value": "",
"description": "Specifies the fields to return. If this property is specified, the response is a union of fields and optionalFields.\nIf the context user doesn’t have access to a field, an error is returned.\n\nIf you’re not sure whether the context user has access to a field and you don’t want the request to fail if they don’t, use the optionalFields parameter.\n\nSpecify names in the format ObjectApiName.FieldName. You can get any field that has a named relationship to this record. There is no limit to the number of fields you can specify.",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "layoutTypes",
"value": "",
"description": "Specifies the fields to return. If this property is specified, the response is a union of layoutTypes, modes, and optionalFields.\nA collection containing any of these values:\nCompact—Use this value to get a layout that contains a record’s key fields.\nFull—(Default) Use this value to get a full layout.",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "modes",
"value": "",
"description": "The access mode for the record. This value determines which fields to get from a layout. Layouts have different fields for create, edit, and view modes. For example, formula fields are rendered in view mode, but not in create mode because they’re calculated at run time, like formulas in a spreadsheet. A collection containing any of these values:\nCreate—Use this mode if you intend to build UI that lets a user create a record. This mode is used by the /ui-api/record-defaults/create/<SOBJECT_API_NAME> resource.\nEdit—Use this mode if you intend to build UI that lets a user edit a record. This mode is used by the /ui-api/record-defaults/clone/<RECORD_ID> resource.\nView—(Default) Use this mode if you intend to build UI that displays a record.",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "optionalFields",
"value": "",
"description": "A collection of optional field names. If a field is accessible to the context user, it’s included in the response. If a field isn’t accessible to the context user, it isn’t included in the response, but it doesn’t cause an error.\nSpecify names in the format ObjectApiName.FieldName. You can get any field that has a named relationship to this record. There is no limit to the number of fields you can specify.",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "pageSize",
"value": "",
"description": "The maximum number of child records to return on a page. The default value is 5.",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "updateMru",
"value": "",
"description": "To add to the most recently used (MRU) list view, set to true. The default value is false.",
"disabled": true
}
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "RECORD_ID",
"value": ""
}
]
},
"description": "Get a record’s data."
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Get a Record",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "GET",
"header": [
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/ui-api/records/:RECORD_ID?fields=Account.Name,Account.Rating",
"host": [
"{{_endpoint}}"
],
"path": [
"services",
"data",
"v{{version}}",
"ui-api",
"records",
":RECORD_ID"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "childRelationships",
"value": "",
"description": "A collection of child relationship names. The records with those child relationship names are included in the response. Specify names in the format ObjectApiName.ChildRelationshipName or ObjectApiName.ChildRelationshipName.FieldApiName. For example, to specify the Contacts relationship on an Account, use Account.Contacts. You can get child relationships one level deep.\nTo get a relationship name, look in the Object Info response body.",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "fields",
"value": "Account.Name,Account.Rating",
"description": "Specifies the fields to return. If this property is specified, the response is a union of fields and optionalFields.\nIf the context user doesn’t have access to a field, an error is returned.\n\nIf you’re not sure whether the context user has access to a field and you don’t want the request to fail if they don’t, use the optionalFields parameter.\n\nSpecify names in the format ObjectApiName.FieldName. You can get any field that has a named relationship to this record. There is no limit to the number of fields you can specify."
},
{
"key": "layoutTypes",
"value": "",
"description": "Specifies the fields to return. If this property is specified, the response is a union of layoutTypes, modes, and optionalFields.\nA collection containing any of these values:\nCompact—Use this value to get a layout that contains a record’s key fields.\nFull—(Default) Use this value to get a full layout.",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "modes",
"value": "",
"description": "The access mode for the record. This value determines which fields to get from a layout. Layouts have different fields for create, edit, and view modes. For example, formula fields are rendered in view mode, but not in create mode because they’re calculated at run time, like formulas in a spreadsheet. A collection containing any of these values:\nCreate—Use this mode if you intend to build UI that lets a user create a record. This mode is used by the /ui-api/record-defaults/create/<SOBJECT_API_NAME> resource.\nEdit—Use this mode if you intend to build UI that lets a user edit a record. This mode is used by the /ui-api/record-defaults/clone/<RECORD_ID> resource.\nView—(Default) Use this mode if you intend to build UI that displays a record.",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "optionalFields",
"value": "",
"description": "A collection of optional field names. If a field is accessible to the context user, it’s included in the response. If a field isn’t accessible to the context user, it isn’t included in the response, but it doesn’t cause an error.\nSpecify names in the format ObjectApiName.FieldName. You can get any field that has a named relationship to this record. There is no limit to the number of fields you can specify.",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "pageSize",
"value": "",
"description": "The maximum number of child records to return on a page. The default value is 5.",
"disabled": true
},
{
"key": "updateMru",
"value": "",
"description": "To add to the most recently used (MRU) list view, set to true. The default value is false.",
"disabled": true
}
],
"variable": [
{
"key": "RECORD_ID",
"value": "001B000000UnQ2wIAF",
"description": "Record ID"
}
]
}
},
"status": "OK",
"code": 200,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Date",
"value": "Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:58:57 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": "ETag",
"value": "\"8897eb60da3dea171b0d755821bf2c36--gzip\""
},
{
"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 \"apiName\": \"Account\",\n \"childRelationships\": {},\n \"eTag\": \"8897eb60da3dea171b0d755821bf2c36\",\n \"fields\": {\n \"Name\": {\n \"displayValue\": null,\n \"value\": \"Burlington Textiles Corp of America\"\n },\n \"Rating\": {\n \"displayValue\": \"Warm\",\n \"value\": \"Warm\"\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}"
}
]
}
