Get a Record ID

Typically, record IDs are of interest to programmers, who get them in the return values of API calls. But it can also be desirable to get a known value for testing.

To get a record ID: To get an Object ID:

1. Visit https://{domain}/networking/rest/record/{objectName}?fieldList=id
   A list of records is returned.
2. Use the content of the first <id> tag

-or-

1. Visit Designer > Data > Objects > {Object}
2. Use your browser's page-inspection tools to retrieve the ID of a record by examining one of the folder icons in the list:
   • In Chrome, as well as in Firefox with the FireBug plugin:
     1. Right click the folder icon and choose Inspect Element.
   • In all browsers, display the page source and search for the folder image ("graphics/view.png").

3. You are now displaying a call that looks like this:

   <a href="javascript:lj_showDetailPane('...',​

   'Service?t=498&id={recordID}

   &object_id=...&a=view&policyaction=view');">

   <img border="0" title="Details " alt="Details" src="graphics/view.png">​

   </a>​

4. Extract value of the record ID from the id= parameter.