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title: Skill
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description: Represents the settings for a skill used for field service or to route chats to agents in Chat, such as the name of the skill and which agents the skills are assigned to. This object is available in API version 65.0 and later.
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# Skill

Represents the settings for a skill used for field service or to route chats to agents in Chat, such as the name of the skill and which agents the skills are assigned to. This object is available in API version 65.0 and later.

## Supported SOAP API Calls

create(), describeSObjects(), query(), retrieve(), search(), update(), upsert()

## Supported REST API Methods

GET, HEAD, PATCH, POST, Query

## Fields

| Field | Details |
| --- | --- |
| Description | 
Type

textarea

Properties

Create, Nillable, Update

Description

Specifies the description of the skill.



 |
| DeveloperName | 

Type

string

Properties

Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update

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. This field is automatically generated, but you can supply your own value if you create the record using the API.



 |
| Language | 

Type

picklist

Properties

Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update

Description

The language for the Skill.



 |
| MasterLabel | 

Type

string

Properties

Create, Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort, Update

Description

The label for Skill.



 |