CONTACT

Object ID

CONTACT

Available Fields

• Required Fields are highlighted, in italics

This state describes the default field property in a new instance of the platform. Users with appropriate Data Access Permissions can change field properties without notice.

• Additional fields may be returned. Such fields are generally intended for internal use, or for backward compatibility. Common fields intended for internal use include:

• CALL_ACTION
• VIEW_ACTION

Field Name	REST Search Name	Display Type	Description
description	DESCRIPTION	text	Description
assistant	ASSISTANT	String	Assistant to this Contact
assistant_phone	ASSISTANTPHONE	Phone	Phone number of the assistant
birth_date	BIRTHDATE	Date	Birth Date of the Contact
city	CITY	String	City part of the Contact's address
country	COUNTRY	String	Country part of the Contact's address
department	DEPARTMENT	String	Department to which the Contact belongs
do_not_call	DO_NOT_CALL	Boolean	Do not call flag for the Contact
do_not_email	DO_NOT_SPAM	Boolean	Do not email flag for the Contact
do_not_fax	DO_NOT_FAX	Boolean	Do not fax flag for the Contact
email	EMAIL	Email	Email Address of the Contact
fax	FAX	Phone	Fax number of the Contact
first_name	FIRSTNAME	String	First name of the Contact
flag_primary_contact	IS_PRIMARY_CONTACT	Boolean	Flag to specify that this Contact is the Primary Contact
home_phone	HOMEPHONE	Phone	Home Phone number of the Contact
last_name	LASTNAME	String	Last name of the Contact
mail_format_preference	FORMAT_PREFERENCE	Boolean	Flag to specify the Contact preference for text or HTML email; True indicates a preference for text email, false for HTML
mobile_phone	MOBILEPHONE	Phone	Mobile Phone number of the Contact
other_phone	OTHERPHONE	Phone	Other Phone number of the Contact
phone	PHONE	Phone	Phone number of the Contact
related_to_type	RELATED_TO_TYPE	String	The type of record this contact is related to: ACCOUNT or LEAD
related_to_id	RELATED_TO_ID	String	The record_id of the Account or Lead (Prospect) this contact is related to
reports_to	REPORTS_TO	String	ID of another Contact to which the Contact reports.
salutation	SALUTATION	String	Salutation
state	STATE	String	State part of the Contact's address
street	STREET	String	Street part of the Contact's address
title	TITLE	String	Title of the Contact
zip	ZIP	String	Zip code of the Contact

A REST search returns these fields, as well. (Most are from Related Records. They can't be specified when adding or updating a record, but they can be seen when searching.)

REST Search Name	Display Type	Description
record_locator	String	The concatenation of record identifier fields specified in the object's Record Locator tab.
CONTACTNAME	String	Concatenation of Contact's first name and last name fields.
ACCOUNT_NO	String	Account Number
ACCT_DATE_CREATED	String	Date the Account was created
ACCT_DATE_MODIFIED	String	Date the Account was last modified
ACCT_NAME	String	Account name
ACCT_OWNER	String	Unique identifier of the Account record's owner
ACCT_STATE	String	State part of the Account's address
ACCT_ZIP	String	Zip code part of the Account's address
INDUSTRY	String	Type of industry the Account belongs to
LAST_ACTIVITY	Date	Date of the last activity that was performed on this Account
SICCODE	String	SIC code of the Account
TYPE	String	Account type
WEBSITE	URL	URL of the Account's website

Standard Fields

The standard system fields are:

• Common to, and predefined in, all Objects.
• Created automatically when an object is created.
• Populated automatically when a record is added or updated in the GUI.
• Required when a record is added or updated using an API.

Field Name	REST Search Name	GUI Label	Display Type	Description
object_id	object_id	Object ID	Number	Unique identifier for the object. (This field is always present, but is only displayed when examining Object metadata (the data that defines the object).
record_id	id	Record ID	Number	Unique record identifier
owner_id	OWNERID	Owner	String	Unique identifier of the record's owner
owner_team_id	OWNER_TEAM_ID	n/a	String	Unique identifier of record owner's primary team. (This is a virtual field that does not actually exist in the record. The actual field is in the User object. It is returned in APIs, to keep from having to access the database a second time to check permissions.)
created_id	CREATEDID	Created By	String	Unique identifier of the user who created the record
date_created	DATECREATED	Date Created	String	Date the record was created: UTC Format in the REST API. User's Date Format in the GUI and the Java API.
date_modified	DATEMODIFIED	Date Modified	String	Date the record was last modified: UTC Format in the REST API. User's Date Format in the GUI and the Java API.
modified_id	MODIFIEDID	Modified By	String	Unique identifier of the user who last modified the record