ContactShare

Represents a list of access levels to a Contact along with an explanation of the access level. For example, if you have access to a record because you own it, the Access Level is “All” and Reason for Access is “Owner.”

Supported Calls

create(), update(), delete(), query(), retrieve(), describeSObjects()

Special Access Rules

Customer Portal users cannot access this object.

Fields

Field	Field Type	Field Properties	Description
ContactId	reference	Create Filter	ID of the Contact associated with this sharing entry. This field cannot be updated. For information on IDs, see ID Field Type.
ContactAccessLevel	picklist	Create Defaulted on create Filter Restricted picklist Update	Level of access that the User or Group has to cases associated with the account Contact. The possible values are: Read Edit All (This value is not valid for `create()` or `update()` calls.) This field must be set to an access level that is higher than the organization’s default access level for contacts.
IsDeleted	boolean	Defaulted on create Filter	Indicates whether the object has been moved to the Recycle Bin (`true`) or not (`false`). Label is Deleted.
RowCause	picklist	Filter Restricted picklist	Reason that this sharing entry exists. Read-only. There are many possible values, including: Account Sharing - The User or Group has access because a User with “All” manually shared the Account associated with the contact. Account Sharing Rule - The User or Group has access via an Account sharing rule for the account associated with the contact. Account Team - The User has access to the Contact via his or her status as an AccountTeamMember. Contact Sharing Rule - The User or Group has access via a Contact sharing rule. ImplicitChild - The User or Group has access to the Contact via sharing access on the associated Account. Manual Sharing - The User or Group has access because a User with “All” access manually shared the Contact with them. Owner - The User is the owner of the Contact or is in a Role above the Contact owner in the role hierarchy.
UserOrGroupId	reference	Create Filter	ID of the User or Group that has been given access to the Contact. This field cannot be updated.

Usage

This object allows you to determine which users and groups can view and/or edit Contact records owned by other users.