Connect REST API Quick Start

Connect to Salesforce and authenticate, then make a request to Connect REST API and look at the response.

• Prerequisites

  Complete these prerequisites before you begin the quick start.

• Step One: Sign up for Salesforce Developer Edition

  Developer Edition provides a free and easy solution so that you can use Salesforce for testing and development.

• Step Two: Set Up Authorization

  Create an external client app in a Salesforce org, enable OAuth, and configure an OAuth flow. Use the external client app to connect to Salesforce.

• Step Three: Connect to Connect REST API Using OAuth

  Use OAuth to connect to Salesforce and get an access token. Pass the access token in requests to Connect REST API.

• Connect to Experience Cloud Sites

  To use OAuth to connect to an Experience Cloud site, use the full path to the site URL.

• Send a Request with Postman

  With Postman, you can explore and test your API calls across multiple orgs with full control on headers, parameters, and content type.