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title: "Contact Deep Linking"
slug: "contact-deep-linking"
updated: 2024-11-10T20:11:37Z
published: 2024-11-10T20:11:37Z
canonical: "docs.tier1fin.com/contact-deep-linking"
---

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# Contact Deep Linking

Client Center supports launching the contact forms with different layouts and pre-populated data through URL so that you can deeplink into Tier1 from other applications or from Salesforce. The articles covers the expected URL format and the supporting parameters.

> [!TIP]
> Please note that there is a maximum URL length limit applicable in browsers. It’s essential to avoid using special or reserved characters in parameter values to prevent parsing errors.

## URL FORMAT

The general URL format for launching contact form is as follows:

```plainText
<Namespace Org Domain>/apex/T1C_Base__ACEQuickAddEntity?layoutPath=<layoutPath>&<parameter1=parmeter1Value>&<parameter2=parmeter2Value>
```

## NEW CONTACT

Example to launch a new contact form with a specific layout:

```plainText
<Namespace Org Domain>/apex/T1C_Base__ACEQuickAddEntity?layoutPath=ACE.Core.QuickAdd.Layouts.QAC&quickAddType=Contact
```

### URL PARAMETERS

LayoutPath (string)

- The subfeature path which contains the layout of the new contact form.
- Sample value: layoutPath=ACE.Core.QuickAdd.Layouts.QAC

quickAddType (string)

- Must be Contact

accountId (string)

- Prepopulate the account in the new contact form. Must be the Salesforce account Id, use either the 18 character or 15 character account Id.
- Sample value accountId=001a50000095Ejj

## EDIT CONTACT

Example to launch edit contact form with a specific layout:

```plainText
<Namespace Org Domain>/apex/T1C_Base__ACEQuickAddEntity?layoutPath=ACE.Core.QuickAdd.Layouts.QEC&quickAddType=Contact&entityId=003a5000001FyE1
```

### URL PARAMETERS

LayoutPath (string)

- The subfeature path which contains the layout of the edit contact form.
- Sample value: layoutPath=ACE.Core.QuickAdd.Layouts.QEC

entityId (string)

- entityId - Salesforce contact Id, use either the 18 character or 15 character contact Id.
- Sample value: entityId=003a5000001FyE1

quickAddType (string)

- Must be Contact

viewOnly (string)

- When retrieving an existing contact, appending this parameter viewOnly=true in the URL enables the read only mode.
- In read only mode, the save buttons of the contact form are disabled. Users can interact with the form, but cannot save the changes.