Document

Represents a file that a user has uploaded. Unlike Attachment records, documents are not attached to a parent object. Available in Tooling API version 38.0 and later.

Supported SOAP Calls

getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), search()

Supported REST HTTP Methods

GET

Limitations

SOSL Limitations

Fields

Field	Details
AuthorId	Type reference Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description ID of the user who is responsible for the document.
Body	Type base64 Properties Nillable Description Required. Encoded file data. If specified, then do not specify a URL.
BodyLength	Type int Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description Size of the file (in bytes). If specified, then do not specify a URL.
ContentType	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description Type of content. Label is Mime Type. Limit: 120 characters. If the Don't allow HTML uploads as attachments or document records security setting is enabled for your organization, you cannot upload files with the following file extensions: .htm, .html, .htt, .htx, .mhtm, .mhtml, .shtm, .shtml, .acgi, .svg.
Description	Type textarea Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description Text description of the document. Limit: 255 characters.
DeveloperName	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The unique name of the object in the API. This name can contain only underscores and alphanumeric characters, and must be unique in your org. It must begin with a letter, not include spaces, not end with an underscore, and not contain two consecutive underscores. In managed packages, this field prevents naming conflicts on package installations. With this field, a developer can change the object’s name in a managed package and the changes are reflected in a subscriber’s organization. Label is Document Unique Name. When creating large sets of data, always specify a unique DeveloperName for each record. If no DeveloperName is specified, performance may slow while Salesforce generates one for each record. Note
FolderId	Type reference Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description Required. ID of the folder that contains the document.
FullName	Type string Properties Create, Group, Nillable Description The full name of the associated metadata object in Metadata API. Query this field only if the query result contains no more than one record. Otherwise, an error is returned. If more than one record exists, use multiple queries to retrieve the records. This limit protects performance.
IsBodySearchable	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description Indicates whether the contents of the object can be searched using a SOSL `FIND` call. The `ALL FIELDS` search group includes the content as a searchable field.
IsInternalUseOnly	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description Indicates whether the object is only available for internal use (`true`) or not (`false`). Label is Internal Use Only.
IsPublic	Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description Indicates whether the object is available for external use (`true`) or not (`false`). Label is Externally Available.
Keywords	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description Keywords. Limit: 255 characters.
LastReferencedDate	Type dateTime Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description The timestamp for when the current user last viewed a record related to this record.
LastViewedDate	Type dateTime Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description The timestamp for when the current user last viewed this record. If this value is null, this record might only have been referenced (LastReferencedDate) and not viewed.
ManageableState	Type ManageableState enumerated list Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort Description Indicates the manageable state of the specified component that is contained in a package: `beta` `deleted` `deprecated` `installed` `released` `unmanaged` For more information about states of manageability for components in Salesforce AppExchange packages, see “Planning the Release of Managed Packages” in the Salesforce online help.
Metadata	Type complexvalue Properties Create, Nillable, Update Description The metadata for this object as defined in the Metadata API. Query this field only if the query result contains no more than one record. Otherwise, an error is returned. If more than one record exists, use multiple queries to retrieve the records. This limit protects performance.
Name	Type string Properties Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort Description Required. Name of the document. Label is Document Name.
NamespacePrefix	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The namespace prefix associated with this object. Each Developer Edition organization that creates a managed package has a unique namespace prefix. Limit: 15 characters. You can refer to a component in a managed package by using the `namespacePrefix__componentName` notation. The namespace prefix can have one of the following values: In Developer Edition organizations, the namespace prefix is set to the namespace prefix of the organization for all objects that support it. There is an exception if an object is in an installed managed package. In that case, the object has the namespace prefix of the installed managed package. This field’s value is the namespace prefix of the Developer Edition organization of the package developer. In organizations that are not Developer Edition organizations, NamespacePrefix is only set for objects that are part of an installed managed package. There is no namespace prefix for all other objects.
Type	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description File type of the document. In general, the values match the file extension for the type of document (such as pdf or jpg). Label is File Extension.
Url	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description URL reference to the file (used instead of storing it in the database). If specified, do not specify the Body or BodyLength.