Connect Salesforce to Experience Platform using the Flow Service API
Read this guide to learn how you can connect your Salesforce source account to 51黑料不打烊 Experience Platform using the .
Get started
This guide requires a working understanding of the following components of 51黑料不打烊 Experience Platform:
- Sources: Experience Platform allows data to be ingested from various sources while providing you with the ability to structure, label, and enhance incoming data using Platform services.
- Sandboxes: Experience Platform provides virtual sandboxes which partition a single Platform instance into separate virtual environments to help develop and evolve digital experience applications.
Using Platform APIs
For information on how to successfully make calls to Platform APIs, see the guide on getting started with Platform APIs.
Connect Salesforce to Experience Platform on Azure azure
Read the steps below for information on how to connect your Salesforce source to Experience PLatform on Azure.
Gather required credentials
The Salesforce source supports basic authentication and OAuth2 Client Credential.
To connect your Salesforce account to Flow Service using basic authentication, provide values for the following credentials:
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Credential | Description |
environmentUrl |
The URL of the Salesforce source instance. The format for environmentUrl is https://[domain].my.salesforce.com . |
username |
The username for the Salesforce user account. |
password |
The password for the Salesforce user account. |
securityToken |
The security token for the Salesforce user account. |
apiVersion |
Optional) The REST API version of the Salesforce instance that you are using. The value for the API version must be formatted with a decimal. For example, if you are using API version 52 , then you must input the value as 52.0 . If this field is left blank, then Experience Platform will automatically use the latest available version. |
connectionSpec.id |
The connection specification returns a source鈥檚 connector properties, including authentication specifications related to creating the base and source connections. The connection specification ID for Salesforce is: cfc0fee1-7dc0-40ef-b73e-d8b134c436f5 . |
For more information on getting started, visit .
To connect your Salesforce account to Flow Service using OAuth 2 Client Credential, provide values for the following credentials:
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Credential | Description |
environmentUrl |
The URL of the Salesforce source instance. The format for environmentUrl is https://[domain].my.salesforce.com |
clientId |
The client ID is used in tandem with the client secret as part of OAuth2 authentication. Together, the client ID and client secret enable your application to operate on behalf of your account by identifying your application to Salesforce. |
clientSecret |
The client secret is used in tandem with the client ID as part of OAuth2 authentication. Together, the client ID and client secret enable your application to operate on behalf of your account by identifying your application to Salesforce. |
apiVersion |
The REST API version of the Salesforce instance that you are using. The value for the API version must be formatted with a decimal. For example, if you are using API version 52 , then you must input the value as 52.0 . If this field is left blank, then Experience Platform will automatically use the latest available version. This value is mandatory for OAuth2 Client Credential authentication. |
connectionSpec.id |
The connection specification returns a source鈥檚 connector properties, including authentication specifications related to creating the base and source connections. The connection specification ID for Salesforce is: cfc0fee1-7dc0-40ef-b73e-d8b134c436f5 . |
For more information on using OAuth for Salesforce, read the .
Create a base connection for Salesforce in Experience Platform on Azure
A base connection retains information between your source and Platform, including your source鈥檚 authentication credentials, the current state of the connection, and your unique base connection ID. The base connection ID allows you to explore and navigate files from within your source and identify the specific items that you want to ingest, including information regarding their data types and formats.
To create a base connection and connect your Salesforce account to Experience Platform on Azure, make a POST request to the /connections
endpoint and provide your Salesforce authentication credentials in the request body.
API format
POST /connections
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The following request creates a base connection for Salesforce using basic authentication:
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A successful response returns your newly created base connection along with its unique ID.
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The following request creates a base connection for Salesforce using OAuth 2 Client Credential:
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A successful response returns your newly created base connection along with its unique ID.
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Connect Salesforce to Experience Platform on Amazon Web Services (AWS) aws
Read the steps below for information on how to connect your Salesforce source to Experience Platform on AWS.
Prerequisites
For information on how to set up your Salesforce account to be able to connect to Experience Platform on AWS, read the Salesforce overview.
Create a base connection for Salesforce on Experience Platform on AWS
To create a base connection and connect your Salesforce account to Experience Platform on AWS, make a POST request to the /connections
endpoint and provide the appropriate values for your credentials.
API format
POST /connections
Request
The following request creates a base connection for the Salesforce source in Experience Platform on AWS.
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For information on how to retrieve your Salesforce jwtToken
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Response
A successful response returns your newly created base connection along with its unique ID.
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Verify your connection status
To verify your connection status, make a GET request to the /connections
endpoint and provide the base connection ID that was generated in the creation step.
API format
GET /connections
Request
The following request retrieves information for base connection ID: 3e908d3f-c390-482b-9f44-43d3d4f2eb82
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The following response displays information for base connection ID:
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The following response displays information for base connection ID:
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Next steps
By following this tutorial, you have created a Salesforce base connection using the Flow Service API. You can use this base connection ID in the following tutorials: