The Art of URL Hacking in Salesforce : Part II — Salesforce Search

In my previous article I had explained how one can use Salesforce URL Hacks to create a New Record with Pre-Populated values.

If you haven’t read that yet, I would really encourage you to take the time to read once.

The Art of URL Hacking in Salesforce : Part I — New Record Creation

In this Article, I’ll explain how you can control Salesforce search (Now merged with Einstein Search feature) through URL Hacks.

Note: As I had already highlighted in Part I Article, some Salesforce URL Hacks require Advance knowledge of Base64 Encoding & Decoding, and I’ll be using the same below, hence I’ll recommend you to read it once if you haven’t already.

Remember : “Your search term must have 2 or more characters”, else a Error Page will be shown for the same with exact same message mentioned above.

A] Global Search with Top/All Matching Results for All Objects.

In the Below mentioned JSON snippet, replace <YOUR_SEARCH_TERM> with the Term for which you wish to perform Global Search in all Objects in the Org.

{"componentDef":"forceSearch:searchPageDesktop","attributes":{"term":"<YOUR_SEARCH_TERM>","scopeMap":{"type":"TOP_RESULTS","namespace":"","label":"Top Results","labelPlural":"Top Results","resultsCmp":"forceSearch:predictedResults"}},"state":{}}

Post that, use

• JS btoa(<Above_Mentioned_String>) method
• Apex EncodingUtil.base64Encode(Blob.valueOf(<Above_Mentioned_String>)) method
• Any Online Base64 Encoder (Website that I prefer to use : https://www.base64encode.org/ )

to create a Base64 Encoded version of the above mentioned JSON String.

Copy this Base64 Encoded String and Add it as suffix to “/one/one.app#”, Use this URL to Perform the Global Search.

For e.g. I want to search for Term : “sForce” in my Org :

btoa('{"componentDef":"forceSearch:searchPageDesktop","attributes":{"term":"sForce","scopeMap":{"type":"TOP_RESULTS","namespace":"","label":"Top Results","labelPlural":"Top Results","resultsCmp":"forceSearch:predictedResults"}},"state":{}}');
//Result : eyJjb21wb25lbnREZWYiOiJmb3JjZVNlYXJjaDpzZWFyY2hQYWdlRGVza3RvcCIsImF0dHJpYnV0ZXMiOnsidGVybSI6InNGb3JjZSIsInNjb3BlTWFwIjp7InR5cGUiOiJUT1BfUkVTVUxUUyIsIm5hbWVzcGFjZSI6IiIsImxhYmVsIjoiVG9wIFJlc3VsdHMiLCJsYWJlbFBsdXJhbCI6IlRvcCBSZXN1bHRzIiwicmVzdWx0c0NtcCI6ImZvcmNlU2VhcmNoOnByZWRpY3RlZFJlc3VsdHMifX0sInN0YXRlIjp7fX0=

So, the Final URL would be :

/one/one.app#eyJjb21wb25lbnREZWYiOiJmb3JjZVNlYXJjaDpzZWFyY2hQYWdlRGVza3RvcCIsImF0dHJpYnV0ZXMiOnsidGVybSI6InNGb3JjZSIsInNjb3BlTWFwIjp7InR5cGUiOiJUT1BfUkVTVUxUUyIsIm5hbWVzcGFjZSI6IiIsImxhYmVsIjoiVG9wIFJlc3VsdHMiLCJsYWJlbFBsdXJhbCI6IlRvcCBSZXN1bHRzIiwicmVzdWx0c0NtcCI6ImZvcmNlU2VhcmNoOnByZWRpY3RlZFJlc3VsdHMifX0sInN0YXRlIjp7fX0=

If I open the same in my Org, the results are as follows :

Global Search with Top/All Matching Result for “sForce” as the Search Term.

B] Object Specific Search

If in case you wish to perform Search for <YOUR_SEARCH_TERM> within a Specific Object, then you should follow the above mentioned steps in Section [A], however use the following JSON for Base64 Encoding.

{"componentDef":"forceSearch:searchPageDesktop","attributes":{"term":"<YOUR_SEARCH_TERM>","scopeMap":{"nameField":"Name","name":"<YOUR_OBJECT_API_NAME>","id":"<YOUR_OBJECT_API_NAME>","fields":"<LIST_OF_FIELDS_TO_BE_RETURNED_SEPERATED_BY_\n>","entity":"<YOUR_OBJECT_API_NAME>"}},"state":{}}

For e.g. I want to search for Term : “sForce” in my Org under Contacts Object,
[And fields parameter as LastModifiedDate\nName\nSystemModstamp\nOwnerId\nCreatedDate\nId\nLastModifiedById .
Tip : You can add more fields to this as well, all separated by \n] :

btoa('{"componentDef":"forceSearch:searchPageDesktop","attributes":{"term":"sForce","scopeMap":{"nameField":"Name","label":"Contact","name":"Contact","id":"Contact","fields":"LastModifiedDate\nName\nSystemModstamp\nOwnerId\nCreatedDate\nId\nLastModifiedById","entity":"Contact"}},"state":{}}');
//Result : eyJjb21wb25lbnREZWYiOiJmb3JjZVNlYXJjaDpzZWFyY2hQYWdlRGVza3RvcCIsImF0dHJpYnV0ZXMiOnsidGVybSI6InNGb3JjZSIsInNjb3BlTWFwIjp7Im5hbWVGaWVsZCI6Ik5hbWUiLCJsYWJlbCI6IkNvbnRhY3QiLCJuYW1lIjoiQ29udGFjdCIsImlkIjoiQ29udGFjdCIsImZpZWxkcyI6Ikxhc3RNb2RpZmllZERhdGVcbk5hbWVcblN5c3RlbU1vZHN0YW1wXG5Pd25lcklkXG5DcmVhdGVkRGF0ZVxuSWRcbkxhc3RNb2RpZmllZEJ5SWQiLCJlbnRpdHkiOiJDb250YWN0In19LCJzdGF0ZSI6e319

So, the Final URL would be :

/one/one.app#eyJjb21wb25lbnREZWYiOiJmb3JjZVNlYXJjaDpzZWFyY2hQYWdlRGVza3RvcCIsImF0dHJpYnV0ZXMiOnsidGVybSI6InNGb3JjZSIsInNjb3BlTWFwIjp7Im5hbWVGaWVsZCI6Ik5hbWUiLCJsYWJlbCI6IkNvbnRhY3QiLCJuYW1lIjoiQ29udGFjdCIsImlkIjoiQ29udGFjdCIsImZpZWxkcyI6Ikxhc3RNb2RpZmllZERhdGVcbk5hbWVcblN5c3RlbU1vZHN0YW1wXG5Pd25lcklkXG5DcmVhdGVkRGF0ZVxuSWRcbkxhc3RNb2RpZmllZEJ5SWQiLCJlbnRpdHkiOiJDb250YWN0In19LCJzdGF0ZSI6e319

If I open the same in my Org, the results are as follows :

Object Specific Search with All Matching Results for “sForce” as the Search Term in Contact Object.

C] Setup Search Top/All Matching Results

If in case you wish to perform Search for <YOUR_SEARCH_TERM> within Salesforce Setup, then you should follow the above mentioned steps in Section [A], however use the following JSON for Base64 Encoding.

{"componentDef":"forceSearch:search","attributes":{"term":"<YOUR_SEARCH_TERM>","scopeMap":{"labelPlural":"Setup","namespace":"Setup","type":"TOP_RESULTS"}},"state":{}}

For e.g. I want to search for Term : “Shivam” in my Org’s Setup :

btoa('{"componentDef":"forceSearch:search","attributes":{"term":"Shivam","scopeMap":{"labelPlural":"Setup","namespace":"Setup","type":"TOP_RESULTS"}},"state":{}}');
//Result : eyJjb21wb25lbnREZWYiOiJmb3JjZVNlYXJjaDpzZWFyY2giLCJhdHRyaWJ1dGVzIjp7InRlcm0iOiJTaGl2YW0iLCJzY29wZU1hcCI6eyJsYWJlbFBsdXJhbCI6IlNldHVwIiwibmFtZXNwYWNlIjoiU2V0dXAiLCJ0eXBlIjoiVE9QX1JFU1VMVFMifX0sInN0YXRlIjp7fX0=

So, the Final URL would be :

/one/one.app#eyJjb21wb25lbnREZWYiOiJmb3JjZVNlYXJjaDpzZWFyY2giLCJhdHRyaWJ1dGVzIjp7InRlcm0iOiJTaGl2YW0iLCJzY29wZU1hcCI6eyJsYWJlbFBsdXJhbCI6IlNldHVwIiwibmFtZXNwYWNlIjoiU2V0dXAiLCJ0eXBlIjoiVE9QX1JFU1VMVFMifX0sInN0YXRlIjp7fX0=

If I open the same in my Org, the results are as follows :

Setup Search with Top/All Matching Result for “Shivam” as the Search Term.

Some websites that can help you to perform Base 64 Encoding/Decoding.

Base64 Encode and Decode - Online

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Here’s the Link to Part III of my Salesforce URL Hacks Article.

The Art of URL Hacking in Salesforce : Part III — Quick Actions (Global & Object Specific)