Describe Calls

The following table lists supported describe calls in the API in alphabetical order, and provides a brief description for each. Click a call name to see syntax, usage, and more information for that call.

Note
For a list of API utility calls, see Utility Calls, and for a list of general calls (calls that query, retrieve, or modify data), see Core Calls.
Call Description
describeGlobal() Retrieves a list of available objects for your organization’s data.
describeLayout() Retrieves metadata about page layouts for the specified object type.
describeSObject() Retrieves metadata (field list and object properties) for the specified object type. Superseded by describeSObjects().
describeSObjects() An array-based version of describeSObject.
describeSoftphoneLayout() Describes the softPhone layout(s) created for an organization.
describeTabs() Describes the “apps” and tabs that have been configured for the user.
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