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Push Notifications Resource

Send a mobile push notification to client apps on users’ devices. This resource is only accessible when the session is established with a client app that is developed in the same org or installed in the same package as the recipient’s client app.

Resource

1/connect/notifications/push

Available version

31.0

HTTP methods

POST

Request body for POST

Root XML tag

<pushNotification>

JSON example

1{   "appName" : "TestApp",
2    "namespace" : "abc",
3    "userIds" : ["005x00000013dPK", "005x00000013dPL"],
4    "payload" : "{'aps':{'alert':'test', 'badge':0, 'sound':'default'}}"
5}

Properties

Name	Type	Description	Required or Optional	Available Version
`appName`	String	The API name of the client app that the push notification is sent to.	Required	31.0
`namespace`	String	The namespace of the client app that the push notification is sent to.	Required if the namespace is set	31.0
`payload`	String	The push notification payload in JSON format.	Required	31.0
`userIds`	String[]	The push notification recipient user ids.	Required	31.0

Request parameters for POST

Parameter Name	Type	Description	Required or Optional	Available Version
`appName`	String	The API name of the client app that the push notification is sent to.	Required	31.0
`namespace`	String	The namespace of the client app that the push notification is sent to.	Required if the namespace is set	31.0
`payload`	String	The push notification payload in JSON format.	Required	31.0
`userIds`	String[]	The push notification recipient user ids.	Required	31.0

Salesforce Mobile Notifications Implementation Guide

Push Notifications Resource