# Object ## Create a custom object record `client.object.create(stringentitySlug, ObjectCreateParamsbody, RequestOptionsoptions?): ObjectCreateResponse` **post** `/v1/objects/{entitySlug}/values` Creates a new record for the specified custom object type. ### Parameters - `entitySlug: string` The slug of the custom object type. - `body: ObjectCreateParams` - `fields: Record` Field names to values for the new record. - `string` - `number` - `boolean` - `Array` - `Address` - `city?: string | null` City name. - `country?: string | null` 2-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. - `latitude?: number | null` Latitude coordinate. - `longitude?: number | null` Longitude coordinate. - `postalCode?: string | null` Postal or ZIP code. - `state?: string | null` State or province. - `street?: string | null` Street address line 1. - `street2?: string | null` Street address line 2. - `FullName` - `firstName?: string | null` The contact's first name. - `lastName?: string | null` The contact's last name. - `relationships?: Record>` Relationship names to entity ID(s) to associate. - `string` - `Array` ### Returns - `ObjectCreateResponse` - `id: string` Unique identifier for the entity. - `createdAt: string` ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was created. - `fields: Record` Map of field names to their typed values. System fields are prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$name`, `$email`); custom attributes use their bare slug. - `value: string | number | boolean | 3 more | null` The field value, or null if unset. - `string` - `number` - `boolean` - `Array` - `Address` - `city?: string | null` City name. - `country?: string | null` 2-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. - `latitude?: number | null` Latitude coordinate. - `longitude?: number | null` Longitude coordinate. - `postalCode?: string | null` Postal or ZIP code. - `state?: string | null` State or province. - `street?: string | null` Street address line 1. - `street2?: string | null` Street address line 2. - `FullName` - `firstName?: string | null` The contact's first name. - `lastName?: string | null` The contact's last name. - `valueType: "ADDRESS" | "CHECKBOX" | "CURRENCY" | 12 more` The data type of the field. - `"ADDRESS"` - `"CHECKBOX"` - `"CURRENCY"` - `"DATETIME"` - `"EMAIL"` - `"FULL_NAME"` - `"MARKDOWN"` - `"MULTI_SELECT"` - `"NUMBER"` - `"SINGLE_SELECT"` - `"SOCIAL_HANDLE"` - `"TELEPHONE"` - `"TEXT"` - `"URL"` - `"HTML"` - `httpLink: string | null` URL to view the entity in the Lightfield web app, or null. - `relationships: Record` Map of relationship names to their associated entities. System relationships are prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$owner`, `$contact`). - `cardinality: string` Whether the relationship is `has_one` or `has_many`. - `objectType: string` The type of the related object (e.g. `account`, `contact`). - `values: Array` IDs of the related entities. - `updatedAt: string | null` ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was last updated, or null. - `externalId?: string | null` External identifier for the entity, or null if unset. ### Example ```typescript import Lightfield from 'lightfield'; const client = new Lightfield({ apiKey: 'My API Key', }); const objectCreateResponse = await client.object.create('entitySlug', { fields: { foo: 'string' }, }); console.log(objectCreateResponse.id); ``` #### Response ```json { "id": "id", "createdAt": "createdAt", "fields": { "foo": { "value": "string", "valueType": "ADDRESS" } }, "httpLink": "httpLink", "relationships": { "foo": { "cardinality": "cardinality", "objectType": "objectType", "values": [ "string" ] } }, "updatedAt": "updatedAt", "externalId": "externalId" } ``` ## Get a custom object record `client.object.retrieve(stringid, ObjectRetrieveParamsparams, RequestOptionsoptions?): ObjectRetrieveResponse` **get** `/v1/objects/{entitySlug}/values/{id}` Retrieves a single record by ID for the specified custom object type. ### Parameters - `id: string` The ID of the record to retrieve. - `params: ObjectRetrieveParams` - `entitySlug: string` The slug of the custom object type. ### Returns - `ObjectRetrieveResponse` - `id: string` Unique identifier for the entity. - `createdAt: string` ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was created. - `fields: Record` Map of field names to their typed values. System fields are prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$name`, `$email`); custom attributes use their bare slug. - `value: string | number | boolean | 3 more | null` The field value, or null if unset. - `string` - `number` - `boolean` - `Array` - `Address` - `city?: string | null` City name. - `country?: string | null` 2-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. - `latitude?: number | null` Latitude coordinate. - `longitude?: number | null` Longitude coordinate. - `postalCode?: string | null` Postal or ZIP code. - `state?: string | null` State or province. - `street?: string | null` Street address line 1. - `street2?: string | null` Street address line 2. - `FullName` - `firstName?: string | null` The contact's first name. - `lastName?: string | null` The contact's last name. - `valueType: "ADDRESS" | "CHECKBOX" | "CURRENCY" | 12 more` The data type of the field. - `"ADDRESS"` - `"CHECKBOX"` - `"CURRENCY"` - `"DATETIME"` - `"EMAIL"` - `"FULL_NAME"` - `"MARKDOWN"` - `"MULTI_SELECT"` - `"NUMBER"` - `"SINGLE_SELECT"` - `"SOCIAL_HANDLE"` - `"TELEPHONE"` - `"TEXT"` - `"URL"` - `"HTML"` - `httpLink: string | null` URL to view the entity in the Lightfield web app, or null. - `relationships: Record` Map of relationship names to their associated entities. System relationships are prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$owner`, `$contact`). - `cardinality: string` Whether the relationship is `has_one` or `has_many`. - `objectType: string` The type of the related object (e.g. `account`, `contact`). - `values: Array` IDs of the related entities. - `updatedAt: string | null` ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was last updated, or null. - `externalId?: string | null` External identifier for the entity, or null if unset. ### Example ```typescript import Lightfield from 'lightfield'; const client = new Lightfield({ apiKey: 'My API Key', }); const objectRetrieveResponse = await client.object.retrieve('id', { entitySlug: 'entitySlug' }); console.log(objectRetrieveResponse.id); ``` #### Response ```json { "id": "id", "createdAt": "createdAt", "fields": { "foo": { "value": "string", "valueType": "ADDRESS" } }, "httpLink": "httpLink", "relationships": { "foo": { "cardinality": "cardinality", "objectType": "objectType", "values": [ "string" ] } }, "updatedAt": "updatedAt", "externalId": "externalId" } ``` ## Update a custom object record `client.object.update(stringid, ObjectUpdateParamsparams, RequestOptionsoptions?): ObjectUpdateResponse` **post** `/v1/objects/{entitySlug}/values/{id}` Updates an existing record by ID for the specified custom object type. Only included fields and relationships are modified. ### Parameters - `id: string` The ID of the record to update. - `params: ObjectUpdateParams` - `entitySlug: string` Path param: The slug of the custom object type. - `fields?: Record` Body param: Field names to values. Only provided fields are modified. - `string` - `number` - `boolean` - `Array` - `Address` - `city?: string | null` City name. - `country?: string | null` 2-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. - `latitude?: number | null` Latitude coordinate. - `longitude?: number | null` Longitude coordinate. - `postalCode?: string | null` Postal or ZIP code. - `state?: string | null` State or province. - `street?: string | null` Street address line 1. - `street2?: string | null` Street address line 2. - `FullName` - `firstName?: string | null` The contact's first name. - `lastName?: string | null` The contact's last name. - `relationships?: Record` Body param: Relationship names to operations (`add`, `remove`, or `replace`). - `add?: string | Array` Entity ID(s) to add to the relationship. - `string` - `Array` - `remove?: string | Array` Entity ID(s) to remove from the relationship. - `string` - `Array` - `replace?: string | Array | null` A single entity ID or an array of entity IDs. - `string` - `Array` ### Returns - `ObjectUpdateResponse` - `id: string` Unique identifier for the entity. - `createdAt: string` ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was created. - `fields: Record` Map of field names to their typed values. System fields are prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$name`, `$email`); custom attributes use their bare slug. - `value: string | number | boolean | 3 more | null` The field value, or null if unset. - `string` - `number` - `boolean` - `Array` - `Address` - `city?: string | null` City name. - `country?: string | null` 2-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. - `latitude?: number | null` Latitude coordinate. - `longitude?: number | null` Longitude coordinate. - `postalCode?: string | null` Postal or ZIP code. - `state?: string | null` State or province. - `street?: string | null` Street address line 1. - `street2?: string | null` Street address line 2. - `FullName` - `firstName?: string | null` The contact's first name. - `lastName?: string | null` The contact's last name. - `valueType: "ADDRESS" | "CHECKBOX" | "CURRENCY" | 12 more` The data type of the field. - `"ADDRESS"` - `"CHECKBOX"` - `"CURRENCY"` - `"DATETIME"` - `"EMAIL"` - `"FULL_NAME"` - `"MARKDOWN"` - `"MULTI_SELECT"` - `"NUMBER"` - `"SINGLE_SELECT"` - `"SOCIAL_HANDLE"` - `"TELEPHONE"` - `"TEXT"` - `"URL"` - `"HTML"` - `httpLink: string | null` URL to view the entity in the Lightfield web app, or null. - `relationships: Record` Map of relationship names to their associated entities. System relationships are prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$owner`, `$contact`). - `cardinality: string` Whether the relationship is `has_one` or `has_many`. - `objectType: string` The type of the related object (e.g. `account`, `contact`). - `values: Array` IDs of the related entities. - `updatedAt: string | null` ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was last updated, or null. - `externalId?: string | null` External identifier for the entity, or null if unset. ### Example ```typescript import Lightfield from 'lightfield'; const client = new Lightfield({ apiKey: 'My API Key', }); const objectUpdateResponse = await client.object.update('id', { entitySlug: 'entitySlug' }); console.log(objectUpdateResponse.id); ``` #### Response ```json { "id": "id", "createdAt": "createdAt", "fields": { "foo": { "value": "string", "valueType": "ADDRESS" } }, "httpLink": "httpLink", "relationships": { "foo": { "cardinality": "cardinality", "objectType": "objectType", "values": [ "string" ] } }, "updatedAt": "updatedAt", "externalId": "externalId" } ``` ## List custom object records `client.object.list(stringentitySlug, ObjectListParamsquery?, RequestOptionsoptions?): ObjectListResponse` **get** `/v1/objects/{entitySlug}` Returns a paginated list of records for the specified custom object type. Use `offset` and `limit` to paginate through results, and `$field` query parameters to filter. See [List endpoints](/using-the-api/list-endpoints/) for more information about [pagination](/using-the-api/list-endpoints/#pagination) and [filtering](/using-the-api/list-endpoints/#filtering). ### Parameters - `entitySlug: string` The slug of the custom object type. - `query: ObjectListParams` - `limit?: number` Maximum number of records to return. Defaults to 25, maximum 25. - `offset?: number` Number of records to skip for pagination. Defaults to 0. ### Returns - `ObjectListResponse` - `data: Array` Array of entity objects for the current page. - `id: string` Unique identifier for the entity. - `createdAt: string` ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was created. - `fields: Record` Map of field names to their typed values. System fields are prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$name`, `$email`); custom attributes use their bare slug. - `value: string | number | boolean | 3 more | null` The field value, or null if unset. - `string` - `number` - `boolean` - `Array` - `Address` - `city?: string | null` City name. - `country?: string | null` 2-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. - `latitude?: number | null` Latitude coordinate. - `longitude?: number | null` Longitude coordinate. - `postalCode?: string | null` Postal or ZIP code. - `state?: string | null` State or province. - `street?: string | null` Street address line 1. - `street2?: string | null` Street address line 2. - `FullName` - `firstName?: string | null` The contact's first name. - `lastName?: string | null` The contact's last name. - `valueType: "ADDRESS" | "CHECKBOX" | "CURRENCY" | 12 more` The data type of the field. - `"ADDRESS"` - `"CHECKBOX"` - `"CURRENCY"` - `"DATETIME"` - `"EMAIL"` - `"FULL_NAME"` - `"MARKDOWN"` - `"MULTI_SELECT"` - `"NUMBER"` - `"SINGLE_SELECT"` - `"SOCIAL_HANDLE"` - `"TELEPHONE"` - `"TEXT"` - `"URL"` - `"HTML"` - `httpLink: string | null` URL to view the entity in the Lightfield web app, or null. - `relationships: Record` Map of relationship names to their associated entities. System relationships are prefixed with `$` (e.g. `$owner`, `$contact`). - `cardinality: string` Whether the relationship is `has_one` or `has_many`. - `objectType: string` The type of the related object (e.g. `account`, `contact`). - `values: Array` IDs of the related entities. - `updatedAt: string | null` ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was last updated, or null. - `externalId?: string | null` External identifier for the entity, or null if unset. - `object: string` The object type, always `"list"`. - `totalCount: number` Total number of entities matching the query. ### Example ```typescript import Lightfield from 'lightfield'; const client = new Lightfield({ apiKey: 'My API Key', }); const objectListResponse = await client.object.list('entitySlug'); console.log(objectListResponse.data); ``` #### Response ```json { "data": [ { "id": "id", "createdAt": "createdAt", "fields": { "foo": { "value": "string", "valueType": "ADDRESS" } }, "httpLink": "httpLink", "relationships": { "foo": { "cardinality": "cardinality", "objectType": "objectType", "values": [ "string" ] } }, "updatedAt": "updatedAt", "externalId": "externalId" } ], "object": "object", "totalCount": 0 } ``` ## Get definitions for a custom object type `client.object.definitions(stringentitySlug, RequestOptionsoptions?): ObjectDefinitionsResponse` **get** `/v1/objects/{entitySlug}/definitions` Returns field and relationship definitions for the specified custom object type. ### Parameters - `entitySlug: string` The slug of the custom object type. ### Returns - `ObjectDefinitionsResponse` - `fieldDefinitions: Record` Map of field keys to their definitions, including both system and custom fields. - `description: string | null` Description of the field, or null. - `label: string` Human-readable display name of the field. - `typeConfiguration: TypeConfiguration` Type-specific configuration (e.g. select options, currency code). - `currency?: string` ISO 4217 3-letter currency code. - `handleService?: "TWITTER" | "LINKEDIN" | "FACEBOOK" | "INSTAGRAM"` Social platform associated with this handle field. - `"TWITTER"` - `"LINKEDIN"` - `"FACEBOOK"` - `"INSTAGRAM"` - `multipleValues?: boolean` Whether this field accepts multiple values. - `options?: Array