Context Service (POST)

Create new context records by submitting metadata and associated JSON data. After validating the data, the system generates a new context ID. Context objects created using this API apply only to a single request. They cannot be used to pass data across multiple requests.

Resource

1/connect/contexts

Example

1https://yourInstance.salesforce.com/services/data/v66.0/connect/contexts

Available version

59.0

Requires Chatter

HTTP methods

POST

Request body for POST

JSON example

1{
2  "metadata": {
3    "contextDefinitionId": "11Oxx0000006VjNEAU",
4    "mappingId": "11jxx0000004Q83AAE"
5  },
6  "data": "{\"Order\":[{\"id\":\"TestOrder123\",\"businessObjectType\":\"Order\",\"Name\":\"Test Order\",\"Status\":\"SHIPPED\",\"AccountName\":\"Kroger\",\"OrderItems\":[{\"id\":\"TestOrderItem1\",\"businessObjectType\":\"OrderItem\",\"ProductName\":\"Coke\"},{\"id\":\"TestOrderItem2\",\"businessObjectType\":\"OrderItem\",\"ProductName\":\"Pepsi\"}]}]}"
7}

Properties

Name	Type	Description	Required or Optional	Available Version
`data`	String	Payload containing context-specific information.	Required	59.0
`metadata`	Context MetaData Input	Metadata information about context.	Required	59.0

Response body for POST

Context Info

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Context Service (POST)