Bulk API 2.0 and Bulk API Developer Guide
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What’s the Difference Between Bulk API 2.0 and Bulk API?
How Bulk API Works
Limits
Set Up Your Client Application
Walk Through the Sample Code
Map Data Fields
Bulk API End-of-Life
Glossary
Newer Version Available
Sample Client Application Using Java
Use this code sample to create a test client application that inserts a number of
account records using the REST-based Bulk API.
In addition to the step-by-step instructions that follow, the end of this section provides the complete code to make copying and pasting easier for you.
Before you begin building an integration or other client application:
- Install your development platform according to its product documentation.
- Read through all the steps before creating the test client application. You may also wish to review the rest of this document to familiarize yourself with terms and concepts.
Note
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Set Up Your Client Application
The Bulk API uses HTTP GET and HTTP POST methods to send and receive XML or JSON content, so it’s simple to build clients in the language of your choice. This task uses a Java sample and the Salesforce Web Service Connector (WSC) toolkit provided by Salesforce to simplify development. WSC is a high-performing web service client stack implemented using a streaming parser. The toolkit has built-in support for the basic operations and objects used in the Bulk API. -
Walk Through the Sample Code
After you set up your client, you can build client applications that use the Bulk API. Use the sample to create a client application. Each section steps through part of the code. The complete sample is included at the end.