How to run REST API through Workbench Salesforce?

1) Click on the link to open workbench: Workbench
2) Log in to your Salesforce Org, and allow access.
3) Go to Utilities > REST Explorer

When you open REST explorer, you will find the following by default:

1) HTTP method set to Get.

2) URI set to following:

/services/data/v39.0

3) When you click on Headers button you will find that Request Headers is set to following code by default:

Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
Accept: application/json

Through the above header you can get JSON response. If you want to receive your response in XML format, set the below code in Request Headers

Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
Accept: application/xml

Let us execute the default set URI. You’ll get the output as below:

Let us perform the CRED operations using REST API:

>> CREATE:

For creating records through REST API we use the /sobjects/ URI. Please make sure HTTP method is set to POST

Step 1: Set the URI according to the object you want to insert.

/services/data/v39.0/sobjects/Account

Step 2: Set the Request Body with fields and its values

{
    "Name":"Test Company"
}

Step 3: Execute.

You will get the following result:

>> READ:

We will perform READ operation through SOQL query using REST API.Please make sure that HTTP method is set to GET We have following resources for requesting SOQL query through REST API :

1) /query : It returns all the records present in the org according to the query.

/services/data/v39.0/query/?q=Select+Id,Name+from+Account+LIMIT+10

2) /queryAll : It returns all the records present in the org, including the deleted records which are present in “recycle bin”, according to the query.

/services/data/v39.0/queryAll/?q=Select+Id,Name+from+Account+LIMIT+10

>> EDIT:

For editing/updating records through REST API we use the /sobjects/ URI. Please make sure HTTP method is set to PATCH

Step 1: Set the URI according to the object you want to edit, and also mention the related Id.

/services/data/v39.0/sobjects/Account/0012800001HX02zAAD

Step 2: Set the Request Body with fields and its values

{
    "Name":"Test Company",
    "AccountNumber":"abc123"
}

Step 3: Execute.

You will get the following result:

>> DELETE:

For deleting records through REST API we use the /sobjects/ URI. Please make sure HTTP method is set to DELETE

Step 1: Set the URI according to the object you want to delete, and also mention the related Id.

/services/data/v39.0/sobjects/Account/0012800001HX02zAAD

Step 2: Execute.

You will get the following result:

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