# Retrieving Standard Resources

### Data Retrieval Methods

#### Get Single Object by Unique Key

* **Description:** Retrieves a single object using the get function for the desired resource, supporting only UUID as the key.
* **Supported Resources:** 
  * accounts 
  * transactions
  * activities
  * transactionLines
  * transactionScopeItems 
  * *from CPI 15.85*
    * items
    * catalogs
    * users
    * contacts 
* **Syntax:**

  ```javascript
  pepperi.api.<resource>.get({
    key: { UUID: "<UUID>" },
    fields: [<string array of relevant field names>]
  });
  ```
* **Example:**

  ```javascript
  pepperi.api.activities.get({
    key: { UUID: "aefb523e-74ac-4041-8bb1-a76a3b5e78d8" },
    fields: ["UUID", "ExternalID", "MyTSA"]
  });
  ```
* **Returns:**

  ```json
  {
    "success": true,
    "object": {
      "UUID": "aefb523e-74ac-4041-8bb1-a76a3b5e78d8",
      "ExternalID": "ABC123",
      "MyTSA": 34.56
    }
  }
  ```

  * The returned object can be used for update functions.

#### Search List of Objects by Filter

* **Description:** Retrieves multiple objects using the search function with a filter, sort, page size, and page number.
*

```
**Supported Resources:**&#x20;
```

```
* accounts&#x20;
* transactions
* activities
* transactionLines
* transactionScopeItems&#x20;
* _from CPI 15.85_
  * items
  * catalogs
  * users
  * contacts&#x20;
```

* **Syntax:**

  ```javascript
  pepperi.api.<resource>.search({
    fields: [<array of fields>],
    filter: { <filter object> },
    sorting: [<array of sort objects>],
    pageSize: <number>,
    page: <number>
  });
  ```
* **Example:**

  ```javascript
  pepperi.api.activities.search({
    fields: ["UUID", "ExternalID", "MyTSA"],
    filter: {
      "Operation": "AND",
      "LeftNode": { "ApiName": "APIName1", "Operation": ">", "Values": ["7"] },
      "RightNode": { "ApiName": "ApiName2", "Operation": "InTheLast", "Values": ["4", "Weeks"] }
    },
    sorting: [{ "Field": "MyTSA", "Ascending": true }, { "Field": "MyTSA2", "Ascending": true }],
    pageSize: 1000,
    page: 1
  });
  ```
* **Returns:**

  ```json
  {
    "success": true,
    "objects": [
      {
        "UUID": "aefb523e-74ac-4041-8bb1-a76a3b5e78d8",
        "ExternalID": "abc123",
        "MyTSA": 12.8
      },
      {
        "UUID": "aefb5346-74ac-4041-8bb1-a76a3b5e734h",
        "ExternalID": "abc456",
        "MyTSA": 34.5
      }
    ]
  }
  ```

#### Retrieve Item’s Images (To Be Developed)

* **Description:** Planned enhancement to add 12 new fields to the items resource for image retrieval, supporting up to 6 images per item.
* **Fields to Add:** ImageURL, ImageURI, ImageURL2, ImageURI2, ..., up to ImageURL6, ImageURI6.
* **Behavior:** Similar to attachments.get, where:
  * ImageURL returns a URL.
  * ImageURI returns Base64 content on mobile devices and a URL on the Web App.
* **Status:** To be developed; not yet available in current API versions.


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