Quick Start | REST API Developer Guide

Prerequisites
Completing the prerequisites makes it easier to build and use the quick-start sample.

Step One: Obtain a Salesforce Developer Edition Organization
Set up a Developer Edition organization for testing your code.

Step Two: Set Up Authorization
You can set up authorization using OAuth 2.0 or by passing a session ID.

Step Three: Send HTTP Requests with cURL
To interact with the Lightning Platform REST API, you need to set up your client application (we use cURL) to construct HTTP requests.

Step Four: Walk Through the Sample Code
Create a series of REST requests. cURL is used to construct the requests, and JSON is used as the format for all requests and responses.

Using Workbench
Use the Workbench tool to obtain data about your organization.