Connect REST API Quick Start

Connect to Salesforce and authenticate, then make a request to Connect REST API and look at the response.

Prerequisites

Complete these prerequisites before you begin the quick start.
Step One: Sign up for Salesforce Developer Edition

Developer Edition provides a free and easy solution so that you can use Salesforce for testing and development.
Step Two: Set Up Authorization

Create an external client app in a Salesforce org, enable OAuth, and configure an OAuth flow. Use the external client app to connect to Salesforce.
Step Three: Connect to Connect REST API Using OAuth

Use OAuth to connect to Salesforce and get an access token. Pass the access token in requests to Connect REST API.
Connect to Experience Cloud Sites

To use OAuth to connect to an Experience Cloud site, use the full path to the site URL.
Send a Request with Postman

With Postman, you can explore and test your API calls across multiple orgs with full control on headers, parameters, and content type.