REST API Developer Guide

Introduction to REST API
Quick Start
Examples
Generating an OpenAPI 3.0 Document for sObjects REST API (Beta)
Reference
Versions
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Limits
Describe Global
sObject Basic Information
sObject Describe
sObject Get Deleted
sObject Get Updated
sObject Named Layouts
sObject Rows
sObject Rows by External ID
sObject Blob Get
sObject ApprovalLayouts
sObject Single Approval Process
sObject CompactLayouts
sObject Layouts
sObject Layouts for an Object With Multiple Record Types
sObject Global Publisher Layouts
sObject PlatformAction
sObject Quick Actions
sObject Specific Quick Actions
sObject Quick Action Details
sObject Quick Action Default Values
sObject Quick Action Default Values by ID
sObject Rich Text Image Get
sObject Relationships
sObjects Suggested Articles
sObjects Suggested Articles by ID
sObject User Password
sObject Self-Service User Password
Platform Event Schema by Event Name
Platform Event Schema by Schema ID
Get AppMenu Types
AppMenu Items
AppMenu Mobile Items
Compact Layouts
Consent
Consent Write
Embedded Service Configuration Describe
Invocable Actions
Invocable Actions Custom
Invocable Actions Standard
List View Basic Information
List View Describe
List View Results
List Views for an Object
Support Knowledge with REST API
Parameterized Search
Portability
Process Approvals
Process Rules
Process Rule for an sObject
Process Rule List for an sObject
Product Schedules
Query
Query More Results
QueryAll
QueryAll More Results
Query Performance Feedback (Beta)
Quick Actions
Recent List Views
Recently Viewed Items
Record Count
sObject Relevant Items
Get Knowledge Language Settings
Search
Search Scope and Order
Search Result Layouts
Lightning Toggle Metrics
Lightning Usage by App Type
Lightning Usage by Browser
Lightning Usage by Page
Lightning Usage by FlexiPage
Lightning Exit by Page Metrics
Salesforce Scheduler Resources
Search for Records Suggested by Autocomplete and Instant Results
Search Suggested Article Title Matches
Search Suggested Queries
Salesforce Surveys Translation Resources
Tabs
Themes
Composite
Composite Graph
Composite Batch
sObject Tree
sObject Collections
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Describe Global

Lists the available objects and the associated metadata. This resource returns both custom and standard objects.

In addition, it provides the org encoding, as well as the maximum batch size permitted in queries. For more information on encoding, see Internationalization and Character Sets.

You can use the If-Modified-Since or If-Unmodified-Since header with this resource. If you use the If-Modified-Since header and no available object’s metadata has changed since the provided date, a 304 Not Modified status code is returned with no response body.

The If-Modified-Since and If-Unmodified-Since headers check for more than object-specific metadata changes. They also check for org-wide events, such as changes to permissions, profiles, or field labels.

Note

Syntax

URI
/services/data/vXX.X/sobjects/
Formats
JSON, XML
HTTP Method
GET
Authentication
Authorization: Bearer token
Parameters
Parameter Description
If-Modified-Since

An optional header specifying a date and time. The request returns records that have been modified after that date and time.

The format is EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z. For example: If-Modified-Since: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:34:54 MST.
If-Unmodified-Since

An optional header specifying a date and time. The request returns records that haven’t been modified after that date and time.

The format is EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z. For example: If-Unmodified-Since: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:34:54 MST.

Example

See Get a List of Objects.