REST API Developer Guide

Introduction to REST API
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Generating an OpenAPI 3.0 Document for sObjects REST API (Beta)
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sObject Describe
sObject Get Deleted
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Get Records Using sObject Rows by External ID
Create Records Using sObject Rows by External ID
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Delete Records Using sObject Rows by External ID
Return Headers Using sObject Rows by External ID
sObject Blob Get
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sObject Single Approval Process
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sObject Layouts for an Object With Multiple Record Types
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Create Records Using sObject Rows by External ID

Creates a new record based on the field values included in the request body. This resource does not require the use of an external ID field.

As a special case, in API version 37.0 and later, you can create a record with a POST request to /services/data/vXX.X/sobjects/sObjectName/Id. Because Id has a null value, it is omitted from the request, and the record is created according to the request body. Creating records with this resource is useful because you can use the same URI in each POST request for each new record. In this case, you are not required to specify an external ID to create a record.

Do not specify Id or an external ID field in the request body or an error is generated.

Note

Syntax

URI
/services/data/vXX.X/sobjects/sObject/Id
Formats
JSON, XML
HTTP Method
POST
Authentication
Authorization: Bearer token
Parameters
None

Example

Example Request
1curl -X POST https://MyDomainName.my.salesforce.com/services/data/v59.0/sobjects/Account/Id -H "Authorization: Bearer token" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "@newaccount.json"