--- schema_version: "1" id: 9de2a77c93de4035b0cce01facb2c438e56f516828d1fa76921e7b60268e9439 title: NavigationMenuItem collection: legacydeveloper version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/legacydeveloper/current/en-us/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_navigationmenuitem.md canonical_url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_navigationmenuitem.htm source_site: developer.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 636286ddb709203510349806e37e00eda97a2e567919d4abdb4fea6926ca79ae description: Represents a single menu item in a NavigationLinkSet. Use this object to create, delete, or update menu items in your Experience Cloud site’s navigation menu. This object is available in API version 35.0 and later. --- # NavigationMenuItem Represents a single menu item in a NavigationLinkSet. Use this object to create, delete, or update menu items in your Experience Cloud site’s navigation menu. This object is available in API version 35.0 and later. ## Supported Calls create(), delete(), describeSObjects(), query(), retrieve(), update(), upsert() ## Special Access Rules Navigation menus are available only in Experience Cloud sites created using Experience Builder templates. To use navigation menus in LWR templates, you must build a custom navigation menu component. ## Fields | Field Name | Details | | --- | --- | | AccessRestriction | Type picklist Properties Create, Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update Description Determines if the menu item is available to guest users who aren’t required to log in to the Experience Cloud site. | | DefaultListViewId | Type reference Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description If the value of the Type field is SalesforceObject, the value is the ID of the default list view for the object. | | DraftRowID | Type reference Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The ID of the draft navigation menu item. The ID is unique within your organization. | | Label | Type string Properties Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description The text that appears in the navigation menu for this item. | | NavigationLinkSetId | Type reference Properties Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description The navigation menu that this item is included in. | | ParentId | Type reference Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description The parent navigation menu. | | Position | Type int Properties Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description The location of the menu item in the navigation menu. | | Status | Type reference Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description Represents if the navigation menu item is published or not. The values can only be DRAFT, LIVE, or null. In API versions 42 and earlier, if the Status field is not set, the field defaults to LIVE. When queried and Status is not part of the query filter, only the NavigationMenuItem objects with a status of LIVE return. In API versions 43 and later, if the Status field is not set, the field defaults to DRAFT. When queried and Status is not part of the query filter, all NavigationMenuItem objects return regardless of status. | | Target | Type string Properties Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description If Type is ExternalLink or InternalLink, the target is the URL that the link points to. For ExternalLink, your entry looks like this: https://salesforce.com. For InternalLink, use a relative URL, such as /contactsupport. | | TargetPrefs | Type picklist Properties Create, Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update Description If Type is ExternalLink, determines whether a navigation menu item opens in the same tab. | | Type | Type picklist Properties Create, Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update Description The type of navigation menu item. The available values are: - SalesforceObject—Available objects include accounts, cases, contacts, and custom objects. - ExternalLink—Links to a URL outside of your Experience Cloud site. For example, https://salesforce.com. - Event—An event, such as logging in, logging out, or switching accounts. Event is internal only and can’t be used in custom components. - GlobalAction—Enables users to create object records, but the new record has no relationship with other records. - InternalLink—Links to a relative URL inside your Experience Cloud site. For example, /contactsupport. - NavigationalTopic—A dropdown list with links to the navigational topics in your Experience Cloud site. - SystemLink—A system link, such as a link to Experience Builder, Workspaces, or Salesforce setup. | ## Usage You can add up to 20 navigation menu items. You can translate navigation menu items using the Translation Workbench.