Connect REST API Developer Guide

Connect REST API Developer Guide
Introduction
Quick Start
Prerequisites
Step One: Sign up for Salesforce Developer Edition
Step Two: Set Up Authorization
Step Three: Connect to Connect REST API Using OAuth
Connect to Experience Cloud Sites
Work with Features
Examples
Resources
Request Bodies
Response Bodies
Appendices
PDF

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Step Two: Set Up Authorization

Create a connected app in a Salesforce organization and enable OAuth. The client application uses the connected app to connect to Salesforce.
  1. In your Developer Edition organization, from Setup, enter Apps in the Quick Find box.
    1. If you’re using Lightning Experience, select App Manager and click New Connected App to create a connected app.
    2. If you’re using Salesforce Classic, select Build > Create > Apps. Under Connected Apps, click New to create a connected app.
    Clients can use a connected app to sign in to any organization, even if the connected app isn’t defined in that organization.
  2. Enter a connected app name.
  3. Enter the contact email and any other required information.
  4. Select Enable OAuth Settings.
  5. Enter a Callback URL. It must be secure: http:// does not work, only https:// works.
    For this quick start, you can simply enter https://.
  6. Enter an OAuth scope. Select Access and manage your Chatter feed in addition to any other scope you want your connected app to allow access to.
  7. Click Save.
    The Consumer Key is created and displayed, and a Consumer Secret is created (click the link to reveal it).