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description: The default information and data needed to create or clone a record. Use these values in a request to POST /ui-api/records.
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# Record Defaults

The default information and data needed to create or clone a record. Use these values in a request to POST /ui-api/records.

| Property Name | Type | Description | Filter Group and Version | Available Version |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| layout | [Record Layout](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.uiapi.meta/uiapi/ui_api_responses_record_layout.htm#ui_api_responses_record_layout "The layout information for a record.") | Record layout information. | Medium, 41.0 | 41.0 |
| objectInfo | [Object Info](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.uiapi.meta/uiapi/ui_api_responses_object_info.htm#ui_api_responses_object_info "The metadata for an object.") | Object metadata. | Big, 41.0 | 41.0-41.0 |
| objectInfos | Map<String, [Object Info](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.uiapi.meta/uiapi/ui_api_responses_object_info.htm#ui_api_responses_object_info "The metadata for an object.")\> | A map of object metadata. | Big, 42.0 | 42.0 |
| record | [Record](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.uiapi.meta/uiapi/ui_api_responses_record.htm#ui_api_responses_record "The field data, API name, child relationship data, and record type information for a record.") | Pre-populated record data. | Small, 41.0 | 41.0 |

#### See Also

- [Get Default Values to Clone a Record](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.uiapi.meta/uiapi/ui_api_resources_record_defaults_clone.htm "Get the default layout information, object information, and data for cloning a record. After getting the default values, make a request to POST /ui-api/records to create the record.")
- [Get Default Values to Create a Record](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.uiapi.meta/uiapi/ui_api_resources_record_defaults_create.htm "Get the default values for fields for a new record of a specified object and optional record type. After getting the default values, make a request to POST /ui-api/records to create the record.")
- [Create or Clone a Record](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.uiapi.meta/uiapi/ui_api_resources_records_create.htm "Create or clone a record.")