Record Id

A record ID is a unique value used to access and update data. Record IDs can appear as: id, record_id, or recordId, depending on the tool. The record ID is used in APIs and some Formula Expressions.

Typically, the record ID is stored in a record's id field. Those fields generally are not displayed in common Views or Reports.

See also:

• Object Type Identifier
• Session Identifier

Get a Record ID Programmatically

Record IDs can be obtained using:

• Java API
• REST API

In the REST APIs, the record ID is stored in the id field.

To get a record ID using the Java APIs: Field values are stored in the Parameters object that is delivered to code that is running in the platform.

• To get the ID of the record in that object, use the get method on that object, specifying 'id' as the name field to get.

• A field of type Lookup stores the Record ID for the object it points to. To retrieve the record ID it contains, use the get specifying 'field _name' (the name of the field, in single quotes) as the field to get.

Considerations

• Record Identifier has a Range of: 1 - 2,147,483,647
• In most Objects, the record id is an integer
• Exception:In these objects, the record ID is a text string:

• User
• Template

• Lookup fields require a string value.

To convert a numeric Record ID to a string, use the CONCAT Formula Function:

CONCAT (id, '') where: id is a Record Identifier '' is two single quote (') characters