Retrieves a list of compact layouts for a specific object. This resource is available in REST API version 29.0 and later.
Syntax
URI: /services/data/vXX.X/sobjects/sObject/describe/compactLayouts/
Formats: JSON, XML
HTTP methods: GET
Authentication: Authorization: Bearer token
Request parameters: None required
Example
Example Request
curl https://MyDomainName.my.salesforce.com/services/data/v68.0/sobjects/Account/describe/compactLayouts -H "Authorization: Bearer token"
Example Response Body
If you haven’t defined any compact layouts for an object, the compactLayoutId returns as Null.
This sample JSON response is for compact layouts created on the Account object. In this example, only one custom compact layout was created for Account. The custom compact layout is assigned as the primary compact layout for the object, and it contains two fields: Account Name and Phone.
{
"compactLayouts" : [ {
"actions" : [ {
"custom" : false,
"icons" : null,
"label" : "Call",
"name" : "CallHighlightAction"
}, {
"custom" : false,
"icons" : null,
"label" : "Send Email",
"name" : "EmailHighlightAction"
}, {
"custom" : false,
"icons" : null,
"label" : "Map",
"name" : "MapHighlightAction"
}, {
"custom" : false,
"icons" : null,
"label" : "Read News",
"name" : "NewsHighlightAction"
}, {
"custom" : false,
"icons" : null,
"label" : "View Website",
"name" : "WebsiteHighlightAction"
} ],
"fieldItems" : [ {
"editable" : false,
"label" : "Account Name",
"layoutComponents" : [ {
"components" : [ ],
"details" : {
"autoNumber" : false,
"byteLength" : 765,
"calculated" : false,
"calculatedFormula" : null,
"cascadeDelete" : false,
"caseSensitive" : false,
"controllerName" : null,
"createable" : true,
"custom" : false,
"defaultValue" : null,
"defaultValueFormula" : null,
"defaultedOnCreate" : false,
"dependentPicklist" : false,
"deprecatedAndHidden" : false,
"digits" : 0,
"displayLocationInDecimal" : false,
"externalId" : false,
"extraTypeInfo" : null,
"filterable" : true,
"groupable" : true,
"htmlFormatted" : false,
"idLookup" : false,
"inlineHelpText" : null,
"label" : "Account Name",
"length" : 255,
"mask" : null,
"maskType" : null,
"name" : "Name",
"nameField" : true,
"namePointing" : false,
"nillable" : false,
"permissionable" : false,
"picklistValues" : [ ],
"precision" : 0,
"queryByDistance" : false,
"referenceTo" : [ ],
"relationshipName" : null,
"relationshipOrder" : null,
"restrictedDelete" : false,
"restrictedPicklist" : false,
"scale" : 0,
"soapType" : "xsd:string",
"sortable" : true,
"type" : "string",
"unique" : false,
"updateable" : true,
"writeRequiresMasterRead" : false
},
"displayLines" : 1,
"tabOrder" : 2,
"type" : "Field",
"value" : "Name"
} ],
"placeholder" : false,
"required" : false
}, {
"editable" : false,
"label" : "Phone",
"layoutComponents" : [ {
"components" : [ ],
"details" : {
"autoNumber" : false,
"byteLength" : 120,
"calculated" : false,
"calculatedFormula" : null,
"cascadeDelete" : false,
"caseSensitive" : false,
"controllerName" : null,
"createable" : true,
"custom" : false,
"defaultValue" : null,
"defaultValueFormula" : null,
"defaultedOnCreate" : false,
"dependentPicklist" : false,
"deprecatedAndHidden" : false,
"digits" : 0,
"displayLocationInDecimal" : false,
"externalId" : false,
"extraTypeInfo" : null,
"filterable" : true,
"groupable" : true,
"htmlFormatted" : false,
"idLookup" : false,
"inlineHelpText" : null,
"label" : "Account Phone",
"length" : 40,
"mask" : null,
"maskType" : null,
"name" : "Phone",
"nameField" : false,
"namePointing" : false,
"nillable" : true,
"permissionable" : true,
"picklistValues" : [ ],
"precision" : 0,
"queryByDistance" : false,
"referenceTo" : [ ],
"relationshipName" : null,
"relationshipOrder" : null,
"restrictedDelete" : false,
"restrictedPicklist" : false,
"scale" : 0,
"soapType" : "xsd:string",
"sortable" : true,
"type" : "phone",
"unique" : false,
"updateable" : true,
"writeRequiresMasterRead" : false
},
"displayLines" : 1,
"tabOrder" : 3,
"type" : "Field",
"value" : "Phone"
} ],
"placeholder" : false,
"required" : false
} ],
"id" : "0AHD000000000AbOAI",
"imageItems" : [ {
"editable" : false,
"label" : "Photo URL",
"layoutComponents" : [ {
"components" : [ ],
"details" : {
"autoNumber" : false,
"byteLength" : 765,
"calculated" : false,
"calculatedFormula" : null,
"cascadeDelete" : false,
"caseSensitive" : false,
"controllerName" : null,
"createable" : false,
"custom" : false,
"defaultValue" : null,
"defaultValueFormula" : null,
"defaultedOnCreate" : false,
"dependentPicklist" : false,
"deprecatedAndHidden" : false,
"digits" : 0,
"displayLocationInDecimal" : false,
"externalId" : false,
"extraTypeInfo" : "imageurl",
"filterable" : true,
"groupable" : true,
"htmlFormatted" : false,
"idLookup" : false,
"inlineHelpText" : null,
"label" : "Photo URL",
"length" : 255,
"mask" : null,
"maskType" : null,
"name" : "PhotoUrl",
"nameField" : false,
"namePointing" : false,
"nillable" : true,
"permissionable" : false,
"picklistValues" : [ ],
"precision" : 0,
"queryByDistance" : false,
"referenceTo" : [ ],
"relationshipName" : null,
"relationshipOrder" : null,
"restrictedDelete" : false,
"restrictedPicklist" : false,
"scale" : 0,
"soapType" :
"xsd:string",
"sortable" : true,
"type" : "url",
"unique" : false,
"updateable" : false,
"writeRequiresMasterRead" : false
},
"displayLines" : 1,
"tabOrder" : 1,
"type" : "Field",
"value" : "PhotoUrl"
} ],
"placeholder" : false,
"required" : false
} ],
"label" : "Custom Account Compact Layout",
"name" : "Custom_Account_Compact_Layout"
} ],
"defaultCompactLayoutId" : "0AHD000000000AbOAI",
"recordTypeCompactLayoutMappings" : [ {
"available" : true,
"compactLayoutId" : "0AHD000000000AbOAI",
"compactLayoutName" : "Custom_Account_Compact_Layout",
"recordTypeId" : "012000000000000AAA",
"recordTypeName" : "Master",
"urls" : {
"compactLayout" : "/services/data/v68.0/sobjects/Account/describe/compactLayouts/012000000000000AAA"
}
} ],
"urls" : {
"primary" : "/services/data/v68.0/sobjects/Account/describe/compactLayouts/primary"
}
}