Create a Record

As of API version 43.0, if you pass read-only fields in a request body, the response is an Error with Output.

Resource

Available Version

41.0

HTTP Method

POST

Example

To provide an address, provide the individual fields as separate inputs. The compound field is only available in the response.

Request body

Name	Type	Description	Required or Optional	Available Version
allowSaveOnDuplicate	Boolean	Specifies whether to save a duplicate record (true), or not (false). The default value is false.	Optional	43.0
apiName	String	To create a record, specify the API name of an Object from which to create the record. To update a record, use null or don’t pass this property.	Required	41.0
fields	Map<String, Object>	Map of field names to field values. Format data types according to these rules: Address—JSON String Base64—JSON String Boolean—JSON Boolean, true or false Currency—JSON Float Date—JSON string in correct format DateTime—JSON string in ISO 8601 format Double—JSON Float Email—JSON String EncryptedString—JSON String Int—JSON Number Location—JSON String MultiPicklist—JSON String Percent—JSON Float Phone—JSON String Picklist—JSON String Reference—JSON String. String—JSON String TextArea—JSON String Time—JSON String in format HH:MM:SS Url—JSON String To specify the master record type, either don’t specify the recordTypeId field, or set it to null.	Required	41.0

Response Body

Record