EntityParticle

Represents each element of a field that can be presented in a user interface. Contrast EntityParticle with FieldDefinition, which represents each element of a field defined in the Metadata API. EntityParticle has parity with describe. Available in Tooling API version 34.0 and later.

Supported SOAP Calls

query()

Supported REST HTTP Methods

GET

Limitations

SOQL Limitations

SOSL Limitations

Fields

Field	Details
ByteLength	Type int Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The maximum length of the field represented by this EntityParticle, in bytes.
DataType	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description Data type of the field, for example `Text(40)` or `Date/Time`. The values are defined as they are in the user interface, not the corresponding API data type names. For example, from an object, retrieve all the fields of one datatype. `1SELECT DataType, QualifiedApiName 2FROM EntityParticle 3WHERE DataType = 'phone' AND 4 EntityDefinition.QualifiedApiName = 'Account'`
DefaultValueFormula	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The default value specified for the field when a formula isn’t specified. If no default value has been specified, this field is not returned.
DeveloperName	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The unique name of the object in the API. This name can contain only underscores and alphanumeric characters, and must be unique in your org. It must begin with a letter, not include spaces, not end with an underscore, and not contain two consecutive underscores. In managed packages, this field prevents naming conflicts on package installations. With this field, a developer can change the object’s name in a managed package and the changes are reflected in a subscriber’s organization. Label is Record Type Name.
Digits	Type int Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description Maximum number of digits for a field of type int. If an integer value exceeds the number of digits, the API returns an error.
DurableId	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description Unique identifier for the field. Always retrieve this value before using it, as the value isn’t guaranteed to stay the same from one release to the next. To simplify queries, use this field.
EntityDefinitionId	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The ID for the object defined in the DurableId field.
ExtraTypeInfo	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description Represents further definition of a type. For type textarea: `plaintextarea` `richtextarea` For type URL: `image` For type reference: `externallookup` `indirectlookup` For Account: `switchablepersonname` `personname`
FieldDefinitionId	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description ID of the field definition associated with this EntityParticle.
InlineHelpText	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description Represents the content of field-level help. Restrictions Available in Tooling API starting version 35.0.
IsApiFilterable	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, the field represented by this EntityParticle can be specified in the `WHERE` clause of a query string. Restrictions You can't sort or filter compound fields. This field’s value is always `false` for compound fields.
IsApiGroupable	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, the field represented by this EntityParticle can be included in the GROUP BY clause of a SOQL query.
IsApiSortable	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, a query can sort on the field represented by this EntityParticle. Restrictions You can't sort or filter compound fields. This field’s value is always `false` for compound fields.
IsAutoNumber	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, the field’s value is automatically assigned when the record is created. Restrictions Available in Tooling API starting version 35.0.
IsCalculated	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, the field represented by this EntityParticle is calculated.
IsCaseSensitive	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, the field represented by this EntityParticle is case sensitive. Restrictions Available in Tooling API starting version 35.0.
IsCompactLayoutable	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, the field can be included in a compact layout.
IsCompound	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, the field is a compound of other fields. The default value is `false`. Available in Tooling API starting version 38.0.
IsCreatable	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, a value for the field represented by this EntityParticle can be created. Restrictions Available in Tooling API starting version 35.0.
IsDefaultedOnCreate	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, and if no other value is supplied, a default value is applied when the record is created. Restrictions Available in Tooling API starting version 35.0.
IsDependentPicklist	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, the field is a dependent picklist. Restrictions Available in Tooling API starting version 35.0.
IsDeprecatedAndHidden	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description Reserved for future use.
IsDisplayLocationInDecimal	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, and if the field represented by this EntityParticle is a Geolocation custom field, the value appears in decimal notation. If `false`, the value appears as degrees, minutes, and seconds. Restrictions This field has no affect on custom fields that aren’t Geolocation fields. Available in Tooling API starting version 35.0.
IsEncrypted	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, the field is marked for Classic Encryption. Restrictions Available in Tooling API starting version 35.0.
IsFieldHistoryTracked	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, the field’s history can be tracked.
IsHighScaleNumber	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description Indicates whether the field stores numbers to 8 decimal places regardless of what’s specified in the field details (`true`) or not (`false`). Used to handle currencies for products that cost fractions of a cent, in large quantities. If high-scale unit pricing isn’t enabled in your organization, this field isn’t returned.
IsHTMLFormatted	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, the field contains HTML.
IsIdLookup	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, you can use the field to specify a record for upsert. Restrictions Available in Tooling API starting version 35.0.
IsLayoutable	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, the field can be assigned to a layout. Restrictions Available in Tooling API starting version 35.0.
IsListVisible	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, the field can be included in a related list.
IsNameField	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, the field is a name field.
IsNamePointing	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, the field represents a polymorphic relationship. Determine the object type at runtime for dynamic queries when this value is `true`. Restrictions Available in Tooling API starting version 35.0.
IsNillable	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, the field can be left out of queries on the object.
IsPermissionable	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, you can specify field permissions for the field. Restrictions Available in Tooling API starting version 35.0.
IsUnique	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, the field is unique. Restrictions Available in Tooling API starting version 35.0.
IsUpdatable	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, you can update the field. Restrictions Available in Tooling API starting version 35.0.
IsWorkflowFilterable	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, the field can be filtered for a workflow.
IsWriteRequiresMasterRead	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description If `true`, writing to the detail object requires read sharing instead of read-write sharing of the parent. Restrictions Available in Tooling API starting version 35.0.
Label	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The label that corresponds to the field in the user interface. If the label has translations, the label returned is in the user’s language.
Length	Type int Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The maximum number of bytes available to store the value in the field represented by this EntityParticle.
Mask	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description Reserved for future use.
MaskType	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description Reserved for future use.
MasterLabel	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description Master label for this object. This display value is the internal label that is not translated. Limit: 40 characters.
Name	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description Name of the object for the field represented by this EntityParticle. Restrictions This field is available in API version 35.0 and later.
NamespacePrefix	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The namespace prefix associated with this object. Each Developer Edition organization that creates a managed package has a unique namespace prefix. Limit: 15 characters. You can refer to a component in a managed package by using the `namespacePrefix__componentName` notation. The namespace prefix can have one of the following values: In Developer Edition organizations, the namespace prefix is set to the namespace prefix of the organization for all objects that support it. There is an exception if an object is in an installed managed package. In that case, the object has the namespace prefix of the installed managed package. This field’s value is the namespace prefix of the Developer Edition organization of the package developer. In organizations that are not Developer Edition organizations, NamespacePrefix is only set for objects that are part of an installed managed package. There is no namespace prefix for all other objects.
Precision	Type int Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The maximum number of digits allowed for the field represented by this EntityParticle.
QualifiedApiName	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description A unique external name for the field.
ReferenceTargetField	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description Specifies the custom field on the parent object to match against this indirect lookup relationship field, whose values come from an external data source. The specified custom field on the parent object must have both `IsIdLookup` and `IsUnique` set to `true`. Restrictions Available only if the field represented by this EntityParticle is an indirect lookup relationship field on an external object. This field is available in API version 35.0 and later.
ReferenceTo	Type RelationshipReferenceTo Properties Nillable Description The array of values in this field represents the possible object types of the referenced objects. For example, if EntityParticle represents a field on Events, the values are `Contact`, `Lead`, and custom objects with a relationship to Events.
RelationshipName	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description If the field represented by this EntityParticle is a master-detail relationship field, this field’s value is the relationship name.
RelationshipOrder	Type int Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description A value of `0` represents a primary relationship, and a value of `1` represents a secondary relationship. This field is relevant only for relationship fields.
Scale	Type int Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The number of digits to the right of the decimal in an integer. For example, 3.00 has a scale of 2.
ValueTypeId	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description ID of the value type, if any, for the field represented by this EntityParticle.

EntityParticle fields are exposed in SOAP API version 45.0 and later. You can use Tooling API to query for EntityParticle fields in guest user mode in API version 44.0 and earlier. In API version 45.0 and later, use SOAP API to get this data in guest user mode. EntityParticle is still exposed in Tooling API to User Profiles with the ViewSetup permission.

Note

RelationshipReferenceTo Type

Represents the set of objects that this EntityParticle can have a relationship with.

Field	Type	Details
referenceTo	string[]	The name of an object that can be referenced. For example, if EntityParticle represents Event.WhoId (the WhoId field on Event), the value of this field would be at least [`Contact, Lead`].

Example Query: Retrieve All Account Fields

1SELECT DataType, FieldDefinition.QualifiedApiName 
2FROM EntityParticle 
3WHERE EntityDefinition.QualifiedApiName ='Account'
4

Example Query: Find Parent Object Types

Some fields can have more than one type of object in a relationship (polymorphic). For example, Task and Event can have relationships with Contact or Lead.

Use this query to retrieve a list of objects that can have a relationship with Event.WhoId (represented by EntityParticle).

1SELECT QualifiedApiName, RelationshipName, ReferenceTo, ReferenceTargetField 
2FROM EntityParticle
3WHERE EntityDefinition.QualifiedApiName = 'Event' AND QualifiedApiName = 'WhoId'