sObject Basic Information

Describes the individual metadata for the specified object. Can also be used to create a new record for a given object. For example, this can be used to retrieve the metadata for the Account object using the GET method, or create a new Account object using the POST method.

URI

/services/data/vXX.X/sobjects/sObject/

Formats

JSON, XML

HTTP Method

GET, POST

Authentication

Authorization: Bearer token

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Content-Type	An optional header, which can only be used with POST, specifying the format for the request and response. Possible choices are: Content-Type: application/json Content-Type: application/xml
sObject	The name of the object. For example, Account. A required path parameter.

Examples

• For an example of retrieving metadata for an object, see Retrieve Metadata for an Object.
• For an example of creating a new record using POST, see Create a Record.
• For an example of create a new record along with providing blob data for the record, see Insert or Update Blob Data.