Salesforce Sales Cloud

Salesforce Sales Cloud SObject Rows API

CRUD operations on individual sObject records

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OpenAPI Specification

salesforce-sales-cloud-sobject-rows-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Salesforce Sales Cloud Salesforce Analytics REST Change Events SObject Rows 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 Rows
  description: CRUD operations on individual sObject records
paths:
  /sobjects/{sObjectName}:
    post:
      operationId: createSObjectRecord
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Create a new sObject record
      description: Creates a new record for the specified sObject. The request body contains the field values for the new record in JSON format.
      tags:
      - SObject Rows
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sObjectName'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: true
              description: Field name-value pairs for the new record
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Record created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateRecordResult'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /sobjects/{sObjectName}/{recordId}:
    get:
      operationId: getSObjectRecord
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Get an sObject record by ID
      description: Retrieves a record for the specified sObject using the record ID. Optionally, specify the fields to return using the fields parameter to limit the response size.
      tags:
      - SObject Rows
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sObjectName'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/recordId'
      - name: fields
        in: query
        description: Comma-separated list of field names to return
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved sObject record
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SObjectRecord'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    patch:
      operationId: updateSObjectRecord
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Update an sObject record
      description: Updates an individual record for the specified sObject. Provide field values in the request body as JSON.
      tags:
      - SObject Rows
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sObjectName'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/recordId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: true
              description: Field name-value pairs to update
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Record updated successfully
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteSObjectRecord
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Delete an sObject record
      description: Deletes a record for the specified sObject using the record ID.
      tags:
      - SObject Rows
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sObjectName'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/recordId'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Record deleted successfully
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /sobjects/{sObjectName}/{fieldName}/{fieldValue}:
    get:
      operationId: getSObjectRecordByExternalId
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Get record by external ID
      description: Retrieves a record using an external ID field. If the external ID is not unique, a 300 response with multiple matching records is returned.
      tags:
      - SObject Rows
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sObjectName'
      - name: fieldName
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The API name of the external ID field
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: fieldValue
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The external ID value
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved record by external ID
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SObjectRecord'
        '300':
          description: Multiple records matched the external ID value
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: string
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    patch:
      operationId: upsertSObjectRecordByExternalId
      summary: Salesforce Sales Cloud Upsert record by external ID
      description: Creates or updates (upserts) a record using an external ID field. If the external ID is not matched, a new record is created. If the external ID is matched, the existing record is updated.
      tags:
      - SObject Rows
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sObjectName'
      - name: fieldName
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The API name of the external ID field
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: fieldValue
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The external ID value
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Record updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateRecordResult'
        '201':
          description: Record created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateRecordResult'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    SObjectRecord:
      type: object
      description: An sObject record with attributes and field values
      properties:
        attributes:
          type: object
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
              description: The sObject type
            url:
              type: string
              description: The relative URL for the record
        Id:
          type: string
          description: The 18-character Salesforce record ID
      additionalProperties: true
    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
    CreateRecordResult:
      type: object
      description: Result from a create, update, or delete operation
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The ID of the created or affected record
        success:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the operation succeeded
        errors:
          type: array
          description: List of errors if the operation failed
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication failed - invalid, expired, or missing access token
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: Invalid request - malformed query, missing required fields, or validation error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found - invalid sObject name or record ID
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  parameters:
    recordId:
      name: recordId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The 15 or 18 character Salesforce record ID
      schema:
        type: string
        pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9]{15}([a-zA-Z0-9]{3})?$
    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