Bulk API Developer Guide

Introduction to Bulk API
Quick Start
Plan Bulk Data Loads
Prepare Data Files
Load Binary Attachments
Request Basics
About URIs
Set a Session Header
Work with Jobs
Work with Batches
Bulk Query
Reference
Sample Client Application Using Java
Map Data Fields
Glossary
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Set a Session Header

All HTTP requests must contain a valid API session ID obtained with the SOAP API login() call. The session ID is returned in the SessionHeader.

The following example shows how to specify the required information once you have obtained it from the login() call.

1POST /service/async/38.0/job/ HTTP/1.1
2Content-Type: application/xml; charset=UTF-8
3Accept: application/xml
4User-Agent: Salesforce Web Service Connector For Java/1.0
5X-SFDC-Session: sessionId
6Host: yourInstance.salesforce.com
7Connection: keep-alive
8Content-Length: 135
9
10<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
11<jobInfo
12   xmlns="http://www.force.com/2009/06/asyncapi/dataload">
13 <operation>insert</operation>
14 <object>Account</object>
15</jobInfo>