User Interface API Developer Guide - v68.0 - Version 68.0 last updated Oct 9 2026

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User Interface API Developer Guide (Version 68.0) documents how to build and integrate Salesforce UI features via a developer-focused API. It covers getting started and release notes, quick start, sample apps, authentication and versioning, limits and ETag, status codes and error responses, and API end-of-life policy. It further details key capabilities for records, actions, favorites, and list views, including creating, updating, deleting, uploading files and binary data, managing picklists, handling idempotent writes, and retrieving record and object metadata.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryTechnology

FormatPDF

Pages367

Reading Time15 h 25 min

AccessFree to download

Chapter 1: Get Started with User Interface API

User Interface API Release Notes

User Interface API Quick Start

User Interface API Sample Apps

Authentication, Versioning, Limits, ETag, and More

Status Codes and Error Responses

API End-of-Life Policy

Chapter 2: User Interface API Features

Work with Records

Work with Actions

Manage Favorites

Work with List Views

Manage Apps

Chapter 3: User Interface API Resources

Records

Actions

Favorites

Lists

User Interface API Developer Guide Version 68.0, Winter ’27 Last updated: October 9, 2026 © Copyright 2000–2026 Salesforce, Inc. All rights reserved. Salesforce is a registered trademark of Salesforce, Inc., as are other names and marks. Other marks appearing herein may be trademarks oftheir respective owners. CONTENTS Chapter 1: Get Started with User Interface API ............................... 1 User Interface API Release Notes ........................................... 2 User Interface API Quick Start .............................................. 2 User Interface API Sample Apps ............................................ 4 Authentication, Versioning, Limits, ETag, and More ............................... 5 Status Codes and Error Responses .......................................... 6 API End-of-Life Policy ................................................... 8 Chapter 2: User Interface API Features .................................... 9 Work with Records ..................................................... 9 Get Child Records ................................................. 10 Build UI for Picklists ................................................ 12 Upload Binary Files ................................................ 17 Prevent Record Duplication with Idempotent Record Writes ..................... 18 Upload Files ..................................................... 20 Work with Actions .................................................... 27 Manage Favorites .................................................... 27 Work with List Views ................................................... 31 Manage Apps ....................................................... 32 Chapter 3: User Interface API Resources .................................. 34 Records ........................................................... 34 Get Record Data and Object Metadata ................................... 36 Get Record Layout Metadata ......................................... 38 Get a Directory of Supported Objects .................................... 40 Get Object Metadata ............................................... 40 Get a Batch of Object Metadata ........................................ 41 Get Values for a Picklist Field .......................................... 41 Get Values for All Picklist Fields of a Record Type ............................ 42 Get Child Records ................................................. 42 Get a Record .................................................... 45 Get a Batch of Records ............................................. 48 Create or Clone a Record ............................................ 51 Create a Batch of Records ........................................... 55 Get Default Values to Clone a Record .................................... 57 Get Default Values to Clone a Record—Lightweight .......................... 58 Get Default Values to Create a Record ................................... 59 Get Default Values to Create a Record—Lightweight .......................... 61 Update a Record ................................................. 62 Contents Update a Batch of Records ........................................... 65 Delete a Record .................................................. 67 Delete a Batch of Records ........................................... 67 Get Lookup Field Suggestions With POST .................................. 68 Check for Duplicate Records .......................................... 72 Get Duplicate Management Configuration for a Specified Object ................. 74 Upload a File .................................................... 75 Upload a New File Version ........................................... 76 Actions ............................................................ 78 Get Global Actions ................................................ 79 Get Record Detail Actions .......

FAQs

What topics are covered in Chapter 1 of the User Interface API Developer Guide?

Chapter 1 covers release notes, quick start, sample apps, authentication and versioning, limits and ETag, status codes and error responses, and the API end-of-life policy.

Which record-related functions does the guide describe in the resources section?

The guide includes retrieving record data and metadata, supported objects, picklist values, batch operations, creating or cloning records, updating and deleting records, and checking for duplicate records.

What UI feature areas does the guide cover under API features?

It covers working with records, building UI for picklists, uploading files and binaries, preventing duplication with idempotent record writes, and managing actions, favorites, list views, and apps.

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