Platform Events (Beta) Developer Guide

Delivering Custom Notifications with Platform Events (Beta)
Event-Driven Software Architecture
Enterprise Messaging Platform Events
What Is the Difference Between the Salesforce Events?
Defining Your Platform Event
Publish Platform Events
Subscribing to Platform Events
Platform Event API Considerations and Testing
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Delivering Custom Notifications with Platform Events (Beta)

Use platform events to deliver secure and scalable custom notifications within Salesforce or from external sources. Define fields to customize your platform event. Your custom platform event determines the event data that the Force.com platform can produce or consume.
Platform Events is available in both Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic. The definition of platform events is available in Salesforce Classic only.
Available in: Performance, Unlimited, Enterprise, and Developer Editions

This release contains a beta version of Platform Events, which means it’s a high-quality feature with known limitations. For information on enabling this feature in your org, contact Salesforce. Platform Events isn’t generally available unless or until Salesforce announces its general availability in documentation or in press releases or public statements. We can’t guarantee general availability within any particular time frame or at all. Make your purchase decisions only on the basis of generally available products and features. You can provide feedback and suggestions for Platform Events in the Success Community.

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Platform events are part of Salesforce’s enterprise messaging platform. This platform provides an event-driven messaging architecture to enable apps to communicate inside and outside of Salesforce. Before diving into platform events, first take a look at what an event-based software system is.