Salesforce Sales Cloud Layouts API

Page layout metadata

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GET /layout/{objectApiName} Salesforce Sales Cloud Get record layout metadata #

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OpenAPI Specification

salesforce-sales-cloud-layouts-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Salesforce Sales Cloud Salesforce User Interface Layouts API
  description: Build custom user interfaces for Salesforce data using the same API that powers Lightning Experience. Returns data and metadata in a single response with layout, picklist, and field-level security awareness. Provides record CRUD operations, layout metadata, picklist values, and object information optimized for UI rendering.
  version: 59.0.0
  termsOfService: https://www.salesforce.com/company/legal/agreements/
  contact:
    name: Salesforce Developer Support
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/
  license:
    name: Salesforce Master Subscription Agreement
    url: https://www.salesforce.com/company/legal/agreements/
servers:
- url: https://{instance}.salesforce.com/services/data/v59.0/ui-api
  description: Salesforce Production or Developer Edition
  variables:
    instance:
      default: yourInstance
      description: Your Salesforce instance identifier
security:
- oauth2: []
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Layouts
  description: Page layout metadata
paths:
  /layout/{objectApiName}:
    get:
      operationId: getRecordLayout
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Get record layout metadata
      description: Returns layout metadata for the specified sObject including sections, fields, and their arrangement on the page. Respects record type and profile-based layout assignments.
      tags:
      - Layouts
      parameters:
      - name: objectApiName
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The API name of the sObject
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: layoutType
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Compact
          - Full
      - name: mode
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Create
          - Edit
          - View
      - name: recordTypeId
        in: query
        required: false
        description: The record type ID for record-type-specific layouts
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved layout
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication failed
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  schemas:
    ApiError:
      type: object
      properties:
        errorCode:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
    ErrorResponse:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: Salesforce OAuth 2.0 authentication
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/token
          scopes:
            api: Access and manage your Salesforce data
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: OAuth 2.0 Access Token
externalDocs:
  description: User Interface API Developer Guide
  url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.uiapi.meta/uiapi/ui_api_get_started.htm