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InteractiveLogicInteractiveLogic 

Apex REST API Authentication

Is oAuth the only means of authenticating to access Apex REST API methods? Is there a way, as in the SOAP API, to provide a user name and password, receive a session ID back and then use that to make susequent calls?

 

It looks to me from the docs and presentations I've read and seen that oAuth is the only official mechanism, but I hope it's not...

 

Thanks!

 

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Scott_VSScott_VS

You can obtain an OAuth token if you supply the username / password, although it's not recomended:

 

https://na12.salesforce.com/help/doc/en/remoteaccess_oauth_username_password_flow.htm

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Scott_VSScott_VS

You can obtain an OAuth token if you supply the username / password, although it's not recomended:

 

https://na12.salesforce.com/help/doc/en/remoteaccess_oauth_username_password_flow.htm

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InteractiveLogicInteractiveLogic

OK well it's good to know that it's possible.

 

I understand the reasoning behind it too, but we may have a special case in which it's necessary.

 

Thanks for the information. Much appreciated!