Body |
- Type
- textarea
- Properties
- Nillable, Sort
- Description
- The content of the ProfileSkillFeed. Required when
Type is TextPost
or AdvancedTextPost. Optional when
Type is ContentPost or LinkPost.
This field is the message that appears in the feed.
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CommentCount |
- Type
- int
- Properties
- Filter, Group, Sort
- Description
- The number of FeedComments associated with this
feed item.
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ContentData |
- Type
- base64
- Properties
- Nillable
- Description
- Available in API version 36.0 and earlier only. 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.
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ContentDescription |
- Type
- textarea
- Properties
- Nillable, Sort
- Description
- Available in API version 36.0 and earlier only.
The
description of the file specified in
ContentData.
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ContentFileName |
- Type
- string
- Properties
- Group, Nillable, Sort
- Description
- Available in API version 36.0 and earlier only. The
name of the file uploaded to the feed. Setting
ContentFileName automatically sets
Type to ContentPost.
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ContentSize |
- Type
- int
- Properties
- Group, Nillable, Sort
- Description
- Available in API version 36.0 and earlier 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
- Available in API version 36.0 and earlier 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.
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InsertedById |
- Type
- reference
- Properties
- 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.
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IsRichText |
- Type
- boolean
- Properties
-
Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort
- 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.
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LikeCount |
- Type
- int
- Properties
- Filter, Group, Sort
- Description
- The number of FeedLikes associated with this feed
item.
|
LinkUrl |
- Type
- url
- Properties
- Nillable, Sort
- Description
- The URL of a LinkPost.
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ParentId |
- Type
- reference
- Properties
- 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
- 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.
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Title |
- Type
- string
- Properties
- Group, Nillable, Sort
- Description
- The title of the FeedItem. When the Type is LinkPost, the LinkUrl is the URL and this
field is the link name.
|
Type |
- Type
- picklist
- Properties
- Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort
- Description
- The type of ProfileSkillFeed item:
-
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.
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