Headless Identity Implementation Guide

What Is Headless Identity?
Complete Prerequisites for Headless Identity
Set Up an Authentication Provider for Single Sign-On
Set Up an Experience Cloud Site for Headless Identity
Enable Digital Experiences and Create Your Site
Configure Experience Cloud Site Membership
Create a Headless Registration Handler
Configure Headless Identity Settings in Experience Cloud
Activate Your Site
Set Up an External Client App for Headless Identity
Use Postman to Work with Headless Identity APIs
JavaScript Examples for Headless Identity APIs
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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.

Activate Your Site

To complete your Experience Cloud site setup for headless identity, activate your site. This important but often overlooked step is required to expose Headless Identity API endpoints.
Available in: both Salesforce Classic (not available in all orgs) and Lightning Experience
Available in: Enterprise, Unlimited, and Developer Editions

  1. From Administration workspaces, click Settings.
  2. Click Activate.
  3. Click OK to accept the warning.
    You receive an email when the site’s activated.

Your Experience Cloud site is now fully prepared for headless identity.