|
- Type
- reference
- Properties
-
Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort
- Description
- The Id of the comment marked as best answer on a question post.
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Body |
- Type
- textarea
- Properties
-
Create, Nillable, Sort, Update
- Description
- The content of the FeedItem. Required when
Type is TextPost
or AdvancedTextPost. Optional when
Type is ContentPost or LinkPost.
This field is the message that appears in the feed.
- Although a value for Body is not required for the
ContentPost type, an attachment is
required. If an attachment isn’t present, the type changes to TextPost or AdvancedTextPost, depending on the API version. TextPost and AdvancedTextPost do require a value for
Body.

Tip
See the IsRichText
field for a list of HTML tags supported in the body of rich text
posts.
|
ConnectionId |
- Type
- reference
- Properties
-
Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort
- Description
- When a PartnerNetworkConnection modifies a record that is tracked, the CreatedBy
field contains the ID of the system administrator. The
ConnectionId contains the ID of the PartnerNetworkConnection. Available if Salesforce to Salesforce is
enabled for your organization.
|
ContentData |
- Type
- base64
- Properties
-
Create, Nillable
- Description
- This field was removed in API version 35.0, and is available in earlier
versions for backward compatibility only. This
field is required if Type is ContentPost.
Encoded file data in any format, and can’t be 0
bytes. Setting this field automatically sets Type to
ContentPost.
|
ContentDescription |
- Type
- textarea
- Properties
-
Create, Nillable, Sort
- Description
- This field was removed in API version 35.0, and is available in earlier
versions for backward compatibility only. The
description of the file specified in
ContentData.
|
ContentFileName |
- Type
- string
- Properties
-
Create, Group, Nillable, Sort
- Description
- This field was removed in API version 35.0, and is available in earlier
versions for backward compatibility only. The
name of the file uploaded to the feed. Setting
ContentFileName automatically sets
Type to ContentPost.
|
ContentSize |
- Type
- int
- Properties
-
Group, Nillable, Sort
- Description
- This field was removed in API version 35.0, and is available in earlier
versions for backward compatibility only. This field
is the size of the file (in bytes) uploaded to the feed. This field is
read-only and is automatically determined during insert.
|
ContentType |
- Type
- string
- Properties
-
Group, Nillable, Sort
- Description
- This field was removed in API version 35.0, and is available in earlier
versions for backward compatibility only. This field
is the MIME type of the file uploaded to the feed. This field is read-only
and is automatically determined during insert.
|
FeedPostId |
- Type
- reference
- Properties
-
Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort
- Description
-
This field was removed in API version 22.0,
and is available in earlier versions for backward compatibility only.
ID of the associated FeedPost. A FeedPost represents the following types of
changes in an FeedItem: changes to tracked fields, text posts, link posts,
and content posts.
|
HasContent |
- Type
- boolean
- Properties
-
Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort
- Description
- Indicates whether the feed item has content.
|
HasFeedEntity |
- Type
- boolean
- Properties
-
Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort
- Description
- Indicates whether the feed item has a feed
entity, for example, a post, as an attachment. Available in API version 39
and later when sharing a feed entity in Lightning Experience.
|
HasLink |
- Type
- boolean
- Properties
-
Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort
- Description
- Indicates whether the feed item has a link attached.
|
|
- Type
- boolean
- Properties
-
Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort
- Description
- Determines whether a question has an answer that is marked as Company
Verified.
This field is available in API version 41.0 and later.
|
InsertedById |
- Type
- reference
- Properties
-
Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort
- Description
- ID of the user who added this object to the feed.
For example, if an application migrates posts and comments from another
application into a feed, the InsertedBy value is set to
the ID of the logged-in user.
|
IsClosed |
- Type
- boolean
- Properties
-
Defaulted on
create, Filter, Group, Sort
- Description
- As of API version 43, a read-only field that indicates whether the Feed Item
is open or closed to new actions. A value of true places restrictions on the actions a user can take on a feed
item and its comments. For more information, see the Usage section.
|
IsDeleted |
- Type
- boolean
- Properties
-
Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort
- Description
-
Standard system field.
Indicates whether the record has been moved to the
Recycle Bin (true) or not (false).
|
IsRichText |
- Type
- boolean
- Properties
-
Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
- Description
-
Indicates whether the feed item Body
contains rich text. Set IsRichText to true if you post a rich text feed item via SOAP API. Otherwise, the
post is rendered as plain text.
Rich text supports the following HTML
tags:

Note
In API version 35.0 and later, the system replaces special
characters in rich text with escaped HTML. In API version 34.0 and prior,
all rich text appears as a plain-text representation.
|
LastEditById |
- Type
- reference
- Properties
-
Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort
- Description
- ID of the user who last edited the feed item.
|
LastEditDate |
- Type
- datetime
- Properties
-
Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort
- Description
- The date the feed item was last edited.
|
LikeCount |
- Type
- int
- Properties
-
Filter, Group, Sort
- Description
- The number of FeedLikes associated with this feed
item.
|
LinkUrl |
- Type
- url
- Properties
-
Create, Nillable, Sort
- Description
- The URL of a LinkPost.
|
NetworkScope |
- Type
- picklist
- Properties
-
Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort
- Description
-
Specifies whether this feed item is available in
the default community, a specific community, or all communities. This field is available in API version 26.0 and later, if Salesforce Communities is enabled for your organization.
NetworkScope can have the following values:
-
NetworkId—The ID of the community in which the FeedItem is available. If left empty, the feed item is
only available in the default community.
-
AllNetworks—The feed item
is available in all communities.
Note the following exceptions for
NetworkScope:
- Only feed items with a Group or User parent can set a
NetworkId or a null value for
NetworkScope.
- For feed items with a record parent, users can set
NetworkScope only to AllNetworks.
- You can’t filter a FeedItem on the
NetworkScope field.
|
ParentId |
- Type
- reference
- Properties
-
Create, Filter, Group, Sort
- Description
- ID of the object type to which the FeedItem object is
related. For example, set this field to a UserId to
post to someone’s profile feed, or an AccountId
to post to a specific account.
|
RelatedRecordId |
- Type
- reference
- Properties
-
Create, Group, Nillable, Sort
- Description
-
ID of the ContentVersion object associated with a ContentPost. For Work.com thanks posts, it’s the ID of the WorkThanks object associated with a RypplePost.
This field is typically null for all posts except ContentPost and RypplePost.
For
example, set this field to an existing ContentVersion and post it to a feed as a FeedItem object of
Type
ContentPost.
|
Revision |
- Type
- int
- Properties
-
Create,
Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort
- Description
- The revision number of the feed item.
|
Status |
- Type
- picklist
- Properties
-
Create,
Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update
- Description
- Specifies whether this feed item is published and visible to all who have
access to the feed. This field is available in API version 37.0 and
later.
- Possible values are:
-
Published—The feed item is
visible to all who have access to the feed.
-
PendingReview—The feed item
is visible to its author and to users who can see the item and have
“ViewAllData” or “CanApproveFeedPostAndComment” permission. The feed item
author and users who can see the item and have
“CanApproveFeedPostAndComment” or “ModifyAllData” permission can delete
and edit the feed item.
Some actions are blocked when a feed item is
pending review:
- Comment
- Like/unlike
- Bookmark
- Share
|
Title |
- Type
- string
- Properties
-
Create, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- Description
-
The title of the FeedItem. When the Type is LinkPost, the LinkUrl is the URL and this
field is the link name. The Title field can
be updated on posts of Type
QuestionPost.
|
Type |
- Type
- picklist
- Properties
-
Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort
- Description
- The type of FeedItem. Except for ContentPost, LinkPost, and
TextPost, don’t create FeedItem types
directly from the API.
-
ActivityEvent—indirectly
generated event when a user or the API adds a Task associated with a feed-enabled parent
record (excluding email tasks on cases). Also occurs when a user or the
API adds or updates a Task or Event associated with a case record
(excluding email and call logging).
For a recurring Task with CaseFeed disabled, one event is generated for the series
only. For a recurring Task with CaseFeed enabled, events are generated for the series and
each occurrence.
-
AdvancedTextPost—created when a user posts a group
announcement and, in Lightning Experience as of API version 39.0 and
later, when a user shares a post.
-
AnnouncementPost—Not
used.
-
ApprovalPost—generated when
a user submits an approval.
-
BasicTemplateFeedItem—Not
used.
-
CanvasPost—a post made by a
canvas app posted on a feed.
-
CollaborationGroupCreated—generated when a user creates a
public group.
-
CollaborationGroupUnarchived—Not used.
-
ContentPost—a post with an attached file.
-
CreatedRecordEvent—generated
when a user creates a record from the publisher.
-
DashboardComponentAlert—generated when a dashboard metric
or gauge exceeds a user-defined threshold.
-
DashboardComponentSnapshot—created when a user posts a
dashboard snapshot on a feed.
-
LinkPost—a
post with an attached URL.
-
PollPost—a poll posted on a
feed.
-
ProfileSkillPost—generated
when a skill is added to a user’s Chatter
profile.
-
QuestionPost—generated when a user posts a question.
-
ReplyPost—generated when
Chatter Answers posts a reply.
-
RypplePost—generated when a
user creates a Thanks badge in Work.com.
-
TextPost—a
direct text entry on a feed.
-
TrackedChange—a change or group of changes to a tracked
field.
-
UserStatus—automatically
generated when a user adds a post. Deprecated.
The following values appear in the
Type picklist for all feed objects but apply only to
CaseFeed:
-
AttachArticleEvent—generated event when a user attaches
an article to a case.
-
CallLogPost—generated
event when a user logs a call for a case through the user interface. CTI
calls also generate this event.
-
CaseCommentPost—generated
event when a user adds a case comment for a case object.
-
ChangeStatusPost—generated
event when a user changes the status of a case.
-
ChatTranscriptPost—generated event when Live Agent
transcript is saved to a case.
-
EmailMessageEvent—generated event when an email related
to a case object is sent or received.
-
FacebookPost—generated
when a Facebook post is created from a case. Deprecated.
-
MilestoneEvent—generated
when a case milestone is completed or reaches violation status.
-
SocialPost—generated when
a social post is created from a case.

Note
If you set Type to ContentPost, also specify
ContentData and
ContentFileName.
|
Visibility |
- Type
- picklist
- Properties
-
Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update
- Description
- Specifies whether this feed item is available to all users or internal users
only. This field is available in API version 26.0 and later, if Salesforce Communities
is enabled for your organization.
Visibility can have
the following values:
-
AllUsers—The feed item is
available to all users who have permission to see the feed item.
-
InternalUsers—The feed item is available to internal
users only.
Note the following exceptions for
Visibility:
- For record posts, Visibility is set to InternalUsers for all internal users by
default.
- External users can set Visibility only to AllUsers.
-
Visibility can be updated on record posts.
- The Update property is supported
only for feed items posted on records.
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