Data Cloud Reference Guide

Salesforce provides programmatic access to Data Cloud information using simple, robust, and secure RESTful APIs. You can also integrate your web and mobile applications using Data Cloud SDKs.

For information about Data Cloud architecture and the app development process, see Data Cloud Developer Guide.

Use the RESTful APIs to:

• Ingest external datasets and maintain them in Data Cloud.
• Extend Data Cloud and build your own custom integrations to support your business needs better.
• Update, enrich, and augment the Data Cloud data.

You can make most of the API calls from within the Data Cloud application interface, or you can call these methods externally using an auto-generated endpoint. To refer to the documentation of individual APIs and understand their utility in more detail, click the links at the end of the document.

With the Data Cloud Web interactions SDK and Mobile SDK, you can integrate your web or mobile applications with Data Cloud to capture customer events and engagements.

To use Data Cloud APIs, your org must use Enterprise Edition, Corporate Edition, or Developer Edition. If you’re an existing Salesforce customer and want to upgrade, contact your account executive.

API rate limits are enforced using:

• Daily requests
• Concurrent requests

The limits vary depending on the Salesforce Editions. Refer to these links for individual API-specific limits.

• Customer Data Platform Limits and Guidelines
• Ingest Bulk and Streaming API Limits

For guidance on the overall limits, see Data Cloud Limits and Guidelines.

See Also

• Getting Started
• Additional Developer Resources for Data Cloud
• Data Cloud Extensibility Readiness Matrix
• API End-of-Life Policy
• Salesforce Help: Customer Data Platform Limits and Guidelines