[SalesForce] How to get SObject type from object Id using REST API

I have an object id that is a "parent id" of a specific Attachment object (e.g., b3KD0000119wDTlMAN). I'd like to understand what type this object belongs to, to query for it's details. It can also be a Custom Object. Currently I only work through REST API. Can this be done using REST API?

Best Answer

You can query the parent's type directly in the SOQL:

SELECT ParentId, Parent.Type FROM Attachment WHERE Id = ...

You'll get a response like this:

{
    "done": true,
    "records": [
        {
            "attributes": {
                "type": "Attachment",
                "url": "/services/data/v33.0/sobjects/Attachment/..."
            },
            "ParentId": "...",
            "Parent": {
                "attributes": {
                    "type": "Name",
                    "url": "/services/data/v33.0/sobjects/Opportunity/..."
                },
                "Type": "Opportunity"
            }
        }
    ],
    "totalSize": 1
}

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best solution I've come up with so far is to use .describeGlobal() like this:

DescribeGlobalResult dgr = binding.describeGlobal();
DescribeGlobalSObjectResult dgsr = dgr.sobjects.FirstOrDefault(x =>
    string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.keyPrefix) ? false : id.StartsWith(x.keyPrefix));

    if (dgsr != null)
    {
        switch (dgsr.name)
        {
            case "custom1__c":
                ...
                break;
            case "custom2__c":
                ...
                break;
            case "custom3__c":
                ...
                break;
            default:
                ...
                break;
        }
    }

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Record Types have Names (Called Record Type Label in UI) that we see in the interface and "Developer Names" (called Record Type Name in UI) that are the equivalent of API Names because they use the sluggified with underscores although not with a trailing double-underscore plus "c".

Check out this doc that explains all the metadata available about Record Type: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api.meta/api/sforce_api_objects_recordtype.htm

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