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title: ContentBody
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description: Represents the body of a file in Salesforce CRM Content or Salesforce Files. This object is available in API version 40.0 and later.
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# ContentBody

Represents the body of a file in Salesforce CRM Content or Salesforce Files. This object is available in API version 40.0 and later.

## Supported Calls

describeSObjects()

## Special Access Rules

Cannot be queried, inserted, updated, or deleted directly.

## Fields

| Field | Details |
| --- | --- |
| Id | 
Type

ID

Properties

, Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort

Description

ID of the file body.



 |

## Usage

ContentBody is intended for internal Salesforce use. If you need to access the file content body, please use [ContentVersion](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_contentversion.htm "Represents a specific version of a document in Salesforce CRM content or Salesforce Files. This object is available in versions 17.0 and later for Salesforce CRM content documents. This object is available in versions 20.0 and later for Salesforce Files.").