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  • Anuj

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    July 9, 2020 at 1:55 pm

    What is the difference between External ID and Unique ID? This is a field that usually references an ID from another (external) system. ... Additionally, if you have an external ID field, the field becomes searchable in the sidebar search. You also can use the upsert API call with the external ID to refer to records.

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