Object Reference for the Salesforce Platform

Overview of Salesforce Objects and Fields
Reference
Associated Objects (Feed, History, OwnerSharingRule, Share, and ChangeEvent Objects)
Custom Objects
Custom Metadata Type__mdt
Custom Object__c
Custom Object__Feed
Object Interfaces
Standard Objects
Data Model
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Custom Object__c

Represents a custom object.
The custom object name is a variable with the syntax Custom Object__c, where Custom Object is the object’s Name associated with the record, followed by two underscores and c. For example, a custom object labeled “Issue” in the Salesforce user interface is Issue__c in that organization’s WSDL.

System fields and properties behave the same on custom objects as they do on standard objects, unless otherwise noted in the following details.

Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeLayout(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), search(), undelete(), update(), upsert()

Fields

Field Details
ConnectionReceivedId
Type
reference
Properties
Filter, Nillable
Description
ID of the PartnerNetworkConnection that shared this record with your organization. This field is available if you enabled Salesforce to Salesforce.
ConnectionSentId
Type
reference
Properties
Filter, Nillable
Description
ID of the PartnerNetworkConnection that you shared this record with. This field is available if you enabled Salesforce to Salesforce. This field is supported using API versions earlier than 15.0. In all other API versions, this field’s value is null. You can use the new PartnerNetworkRecordConnection object to forward records to connections.
CreatedById
Type
reference
Properties
Aggregatable, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort
Description
ID of the User who created this record.
CreatedDate
Type
dateTime
Properties
Aggregatable, Defaulted on create, Filter, Sort
Description
Date and time when this record was created.
CurrencyIsoCode
Type
picklist
Properties
Defaulted on createFilter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort
Description
Available only for orgs with the multicurrency feature enabled. Contains the ISO code for any currency allowed by the organization.
Id
Type
Id
Properties
Aggregatable, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort
Description
Globally unique string that identifies a record. For information on IDs, see ID Field Type.
IsDeleted
Type
boolean
Properties
Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort
Description
Indicates whether the record has been moved to the Recycle Bin (true) or not (false). Label is Deleted.
LastActivityDate
Type
dateTime
Properties
Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort
Description
Value is one of the following, whichever is the most recent:
  • Due date of the most recent event logged against the object.
  • Due date of the most recently closed task associated with the object.
LastModifiedDate
Type
dateTime
Properties
Aggregatable, Defaulted on create, Filter, Sort
Description
Date and time when a user last modified this record.
LastModifiedById
Type
reference
Properties
Aggregatable, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort
Description
ID of the User who last updated this object.
LastReferencedDate
Type
dateTime
Properties
Aggregatable, Filter, Sort, Nillable
Description
The timestamp for when the current user last viewed a record related to this object.
LastViewedDate
Type
dateTime
Properties
Aggregatable, Filter, Sort, Nillable
Description
The timestamp for when the current user last viewed this object. If this value is null, this object might only have been referenced (LastReferencedDate) and not viewed.
Name
Type
string
Properties
Aggregatable, Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort, Update
Description
Label is Object Name. Name of the object. Maximum size is 80 characters.

When the object is created using an API update() call, and the Name field is null, Salesforce sets the value to the record ID. When the object is created using an API create() call, Salesforce sets the initial value to the record ID. You can’t set the Name field to null.
OwnerId
Type
reference
Properties
Aggregatable, Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Namepointing, Sort, Update
Description
The ID of the user who currently owns this object. Default value is the user logged in to the API to perform the create() call.
RecordTypeId
Type
reference
Properties
Create, Filter, Nillable, Update
Description
ID of the record type assigned to this object. Create at least one record type before this field appears for custom or standard objects.
SystemModStamp
Type
dateTime
Properties
Aggregatable, Defaulted on create, Filter, Sort
Description
Date and time when a user or automated process such as a trigger last modified this record. In this context, trigger refers to Salesforce code that runs to implement standard functionality, and not an Apex trigger.