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Find the API Name of a Salesforce Field

Date de publication: Oct 28, 2025
Description

This article will go through how to find the API Name of all objects in Salesforce. 
This is useful for a number of different reasons. Namely, REST and SOAP API Calls on objects. 

Résolution

Standard objects



Custom fields in Salesforce Classic

1. Go to Setup.
2. Go to Build | Create | Objects.
3. Select the custom object.
4. Locate the object then click the name under it's Label.
5. Look for "API Name" column value in "Custom Fields & Relationships" section

 

Custom Fields in Lightning Experience

1. Go to Setup.
2. Click Object Manager.
3. Locate and click the object.
4. In the sidebar, click Fields & Relationships.
5. Locate the Field label.
6. See the 'Field Name' column name value for the API Name.


Custom objects in Salesforce Classic

1. Go to Setup.
2. Under "Build," select Create | Objects.
3. Select the object name and locate the Custom Object Definition Detail to see the API Name field.

 

Custom & Standard Object in Lightning Experience

1. Go to Setup.
2. Click Object Manager.
3. Locate the object name.
4. See the 'API Name' column.

 

For more information regarding custom fields for standard or custom objects, review the section "Naming Conventions for Custom Fields" of the Developer Documentation. 

Numéro d’article de la base de connaissances

000385500

 
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