Salesforce Mobile Notifications Implementation Guide

Mobile Notifications Overview
Steps for Implementing Mobile Notifications
Step 1. Developer Registration with Mobile OS Vendors
Step 2. Creating an External Client App
Create an External Client App for Android
Create an External Client App for Apple iOS
Testing Your External Client App Push Configuration
Step 3. Configure Your Mobile SDK App
Step 4. Packaging Components for Customer Organizations
Sending Mobile Notifications
Using the Connect REST API Push Notification Resource (Optional)
PushNotificationPayload Class
Apex Limits Functions for Push Notifications
Push Notification Limits
Debug Log Events
Notifications Resources
Notification Builder Platform Push Payloads
Invocable Actions Custom
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Create an External Client App for Android

Connected apps creation is restricted as of Spring ‘26. You can continue to use existing connected apps during and after Spring ‘26. However, we recommend using external client apps instead. If you must continue creating connected apps, contact Salesforce Support.

See New connected apps can no longer be created in Spring ‘26 for more details.

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To create an external client app, log in to your Salesforce Developer Edition org and complete these steps.

  1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter External Client, and then select External Client Apps Manager.
  2. Either click Edit Settings in the action menu for an existing external client app, or click New External Client App to create a new one.
  3. If you’re creating a new external client app:
    1. Enter a unique name for your connected app. The API name field is auto-filled.
    2. Optionally, fill in other fields, such as a description for your connected app.
    3. Enter a contact email address.
    4. In the OAuth Settings section, select Enable OAuth Settings.
    5. Enter a callback URL.
    6. Select OAuth scopes. At a minimum, select Access and manage your data (api) and Perform requests on your behalf at any time (refresh_token).
  4. Under Push Notification Settings, select Enable Push.
  5. For Mobile Platform, select Android.
  6. To configure Android push notifications using HTTP v1, complete these steps.
    1. For Firebase Admin SDK Private Key, upload the JSON file that contains the private key that you generated for your Firebase service account.
    2. For Firebase Project ID, enter the project ID that you collected from the Firebase project.
  7. Save your work.
    After saving the external client app, you get a consumer key. Mobile apps use this key as their connection token.