What is API tooling?

What is API tooling?

Tooling API is used to fetch the metadata such as Apex classes, Apex triggers, custom objects, custom fields, etc. Tooling API is used to fetch the metadata such as Apex classes, Apex triggers, custom objects, custom fields, etc.

How do I find custom objects?

Much like a Standard Object, your new Custom Object can be accessed and edited via the Object Manager.

1. From Setup, click the Object Manager tab.
2. Scroll down the object list and click on your new custom object Vehicle Interest.
3. Within the Details section, click Edit.

How do I truncate a custom object?

Go to the object management settings for custom objects. Click an object name to go to the object’s detail page, and then click Truncate. In the Confirm Custom Object Truncate window, review the warning and then enter the name of the object to truncate in the empty field. Click Truncate.

What are the objects in the tooling API?

Tooling API includes the following objects: Represents criteria for determining when an animation is displayed to Path users. Available in API version 46.0 and later. Represents the saved copy of an Apex class. ApexClass uses the cached version of the class unless one is unavailable.

How is the tooling API used in Salesforce?

Probably the least obvious aspect of the Tooling API is its ability to actually query (via REST or SOAP) the CustomObject and CustomField objects (which are not accessible via Apex SOQL). As we know every object in Salesforce has an ID, this got me wondering if in this case its the same ID’s needed by the approaches used above.

Where to find testuitemembership object in tooling API?

A TestSuiteMembership object associates each class with the suite. Available in the ens namespace in Tooling API version 36.0 and later. Also, available in the mns namespace in Tooling API version 38.0 and later. Represents the saved copy of an Apex trigger. ApexTrigger uses the cached version of the class unless one is unavailable.

What do trace Flags mean in the tooling API?

Represents a set of log category levels to assign to a TraceFlag object. Multiple trace flags can use a debug level. A complex type that contains detailed XML for any compile errors reported in the asynchronous request defined by a ContainerAsyncRequest object. Replaces the JSON field CompilerErrors in Tooling API version 31.0 and later.