SOAP API Developer Guide

Introduction to SOAP API
About SOAP API
Release Notes
Quick Start: SOAP API
Core Data Types Used in API Calls
Tooling API Objects in the Enterprise WSDL
API Call Basics
Field Types
Primitive Data Types
Error Handling
Security and the API
Authorization Through External Client Apps or Connected Apps and OAuth 2.0
SOAP API End-of-Life Policy
Using the Partner WSDL
Obtaining the Partner WSDL File
Calls and the Partner WSDL
Objects, Fields, and Field Data and the Partner WSDL
Queries and the Partner WSDL
Namespaces in the Partner WSDL
Package Versions and the Partner WSDL
User Interface Themes
Examples Using the Partner WSDL
Reference
Using the API with Salesforce Features
Glossary
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Note: This release is in preview. Features described here don’t become generally available until the latest general availability date that Salesforce announces for this release. Before then, and where features are noted as beta, pilot, or developer preview, 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.

Obtaining the Partner WSDL File

To use the partner WSDL, download a copy of the file using either of the following methods:

While the enterprise WSDL file needs to be regenerated whenever custom fields or custom objects are added to an organization’s Salesforce information, the partner WSDL file remains the same regardless of underlying changes in the organization’s Salesforce data.