select nosuchfield__c from account ^ error at row:#:column:# no such column 'nosuchfield__c' on entity 'account'. if you are attempting to use a custom field, be sure to append the '__c' after the custom field name. please reference your wsdl or the describe call for the appropriate names.
Salesforce Platform REST API · GET /services/data/{version}/query · HTTP 400 INVALID_FIELD
Status: ✅ verified:server:sandbox · first seen 2026-10-24 · last confirmed 2026-10-27 · 44 confirmations from 2 vantages
A SOQL query naming a field the object does not have returns HTTP 400 INVALID_FIELD ("No such column '<field>' on entity '<object>'") with the row and column of the error.
What to do
- Call GET /services/data/{version}/sobjects/{object}/describe instead.
Dimensions
env: sandbox · plan: any · region: any · account_state: developer_edition
Evidence
Probe af:salesforce:probe:soql-unknown-field (declarative, source)
Observations: none from reporters yet.
Machine access
curl -s https://apifacts.dev/v0/check \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
-d '{"target":{"method":"GET","url":"https://login.salesforce.com/services/data/{version}/query"},"error":{"status":400,"body_excerpt":"select nosuchfield__c from account ^ error at row:#:column:# no such column '\''nosuchfield__c'\'' on entity '\''account'\''. if you are attempting to use a custom field, be sure to append the '\''__c'\'' after the custom field name. please reference your wsdl or the describe call for the appropriate names."}}'
YAML: facts/salesforce/soql-unknown-field-invalid-field.yaml
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