Describe Global

salesforce.describe_global

ActionCRM & salesconnection required

Calls the Salesforce REST API at the connection's instance URL.

List every sObject in the org with its metadata flags.

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Connection

Required: Yes — the node will not save without one
Auth type: OAuth 2.0
Providers: Salesforce
Secret shape: {"client_id", "client_secret", "refresh_token"}
Config it needs: login_url, api_version
Resolved by: config.connection_id, else node.connection_id

Configuration

This node takes no configuration beyond its connection.

Output

One shape.

result

Field	Type	Example
sobjects One entry per sObject in the org.	array	—
sobjects[].name API name, e.g. Account.	string	—
sobjects[].label Display label.	string	—
sobjects[].label_plural Plural display label.	string	—
sobjects[].key_prefix The three characters every id of this type starts with.	string	—
sobjects[].custom True for a custom object.	boolean	—
sobjects[].createable True when the user may create records.	boolean	—
sobjects[].updateable True when the user may update records.	boolean	—
sobjects[].deletable True when the user may delete records.	boolean	—
sobjects[].queryable True when the object may appear in a SOQL FROM clause.	boolean	—
count How many sObjects were returned.	number	—

{
  "count": 0,
  "sobjects": [
    {
      "createable": false,
      "custom": false,
      "deletable": false,
      "key_prefix": "",
      "label": "",
      "label_plural": "",
      "name": "",
      "queryable": false,
      "updateable": false
    }
  ]
}

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See Describe Global run in a workflow.

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