Salesforce Sales Cloud

Salesforce Sales Cloud SObject Describe API

Metadata description of sObjects

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OpenAPI Specification

salesforce-sales-cloud-sobject-describe-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Salesforce Sales Cloud Salesforce Analytics REST Change Events SObject Describe API
  description: Access Salesforce reports, dashboards, and analytics data programmatically. Enables embedding analytics into custom applications, automating report generation, running reports synchronously or asynchronously, and managing dashboard components and filters.
  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/analytics
  description: Salesforce Production or Developer Edition
  variables:
    instance:
      default: yourInstance
      description: Your Salesforce instance identifier
security:
- oauth2: []
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: SObject Describe
  description: Metadata description of sObjects
paths:
  /sobjects/{sObjectName}/describe:
    get:
      operationId: describeSObject
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Describe an sObject
      description: Completely describes the individual metadata at all levels for the specified object. Returns metadata including fields, child relationships, record type mappings, and other object-level attributes.
      tags:
      - SObject Describe
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sObjectName'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved sObject describe
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SObjectDescribe'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /sobjects/{sObjectName}/describe/layouts:
    get:
      operationId: getSObjectLayouts
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Get sObject page layouts
      description: Returns a list of layouts and descriptions, including for publisher actions, for the specified sObject.
      tags:
      - SObject Describe
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sObjectName'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved sObject layouts
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication failed - invalid, expired, or missing access token
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found - invalid sObject name or record ID
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  schemas:
    FieldDescribe:
      type: object
      description: Metadata description of a single field on an sObject
      properties:
        aggregatable:
          type: boolean
        autoNumber:
          type: boolean
        byteLength:
          type: integer
        calculated:
          type: boolean
        calculatedFormula:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        cascadeDelete:
          type: boolean
        caseSensitive:
          type: boolean
        compoundFieldName:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        controllerName:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        createable:
          type: boolean
        custom:
          type: boolean
        defaultValue:
          nullable: true
        defaultValueFormula:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        defaultedOnCreate:
          type: boolean
        dependentPicklist:
          type: boolean
        deprecatedAndHidden:
          type: boolean
        digits:
          type: integer
        displayLocationInDecimal:
          type: boolean
        encrypted:
          type: boolean
        externalId:
          type: boolean
        extraTypeInfo:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        filterable:
          type: boolean
        filteredLookupInfo:
          type: object
          nullable: true
        formulaTreatNullNumberAsZero:
          type: boolean
        groupable:
          type: boolean
        highScaleNumber:
          type: boolean
        htmlFormatted:
          type: boolean
        idLookup:
          type: boolean
        inlineHelpText:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        label:
          type: string
        length:
          type: integer
        mask:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        maskType:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        name:
          type: string
        nameField:
          type: boolean
        namePointing:
          type: boolean
        nillable:
          type: boolean
        permissionable:
          type: boolean
        picklistValues:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              active:
                type: boolean
              defaultValue:
                type: boolean
              label:
                type: string
              validFor:
                type: string
                nullable: true
              value:
                type: string
        polymorphicForeignKey:
          type: boolean
        precision:
          type: integer
        queryByDistance:
          type: boolean
        referenceTargetField:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        referenceTo:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        relationshipName:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        relationshipOrder:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        restrictedDelete:
          type: boolean
        restrictedPicklist:
          type: boolean
        scale:
          type: integer
        searchPrefilterable:
          type: boolean
        soapType:
          type: string
        sortable:
          type: boolean
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - id
          - boolean
          - currency
          - date
          - datetime
          - double
          - email
          - int
          - multipicklist
          - percent
          - phone
          - picklist
          - reference
          - string
          - textarea
          - url
        unique:
          type: boolean
        updateable:
          type: boolean
        writeRequiresMasterRead:
          type: boolean
    SObjectDescribe:
      type: object
      description: Full metadata description of an sObject including fields and relationships
      properties:
        actionOverrides:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
        activateable:
          type: boolean
        childRelationships:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              cascadeDelete:
                type: boolean
              childSObject:
                type: string
              deprecatedAndHidden:
                type: boolean
              field:
                type: string
              junctionIdListNames:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: string
              junctionReferenceTo:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: string
              relationshipName:
                type: string
                nullable: true
              restrictedDelete:
                type: boolean
        compactLayoutable:
          type: boolean
        createable:
          type: boolean
        custom:
          type: boolean
        customSetting:
          type: boolean
        deletable:
          type: boolean
        deprecatedAndHidden:
          type: boolean
        feedEnabled:
          type: boolean
        fields:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FieldDescribe'
        hasSubtypes:
          type: boolean
        isSubtype:
          type: boolean
        keyPrefix:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        label:
          type: string
        labelPlural:
          type: string
        layoutable:
          type: boolean
        listviewable:
          type: boolean
        lookupLayoutable:
          type: boolean
        mergeable:
          type: boolean
        mruEnabled:
          type: boolean
        name:
          type: string
        namedLayoutInfos:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
        queryable:
          type: boolean
        recordTypeInfos:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              active:
                type: boolean
              available:
                type: boolean
              defaultRecordTypeMapping:
                type: boolean
              developerName:
                type: string
              master:
                type: boolean
              name:
                type: string
              recordTypeId:
                type: string
        replicateable:
          type: boolean
        retrieveable:
          type: boolean
        searchLayoutable:
          type: boolean
        searchable:
          type: boolean
        triggerable:
          type: boolean
        undeletable:
          type: boolean
        updateable:
          type: boolean
        urls:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
    ErrorResponse:
      type: array
      description: Standard Salesforce REST API error response
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    ApiError:
      type: object
      description: An API error message
      properties:
        statusCode:
          type: string
          description: The error status code
        message:
          type: string
          description: The error message
        fields:
          type: array
          description: Fields related to the error
          items:
            type: string
  parameters:
    sObjectName:
      name: sObjectName
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The API name of the sObject (e.g., Account, Contact, Lead, Opportunity)
      schema:
        type: string
      examples:
        account:
          value: Account
          summary: Standard Account object
        contact:
          value: Contact
          summary: Standard Contact object
        lead:
          value: Lead
          summary: Standard Lead object
        opportunity:
          value: Opportunity
          summary: Standard Opportunity object
  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: Salesforce Reports and Dashboards REST API Developer Guide
  url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_analytics.meta/api_analytics/sforce_analytics_rest_api_intro.htm