Salesforce Automation

Salesforce Automation Feeds API

Chatter feed elements (posts)

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Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce-automation/refs/heads/main/openapi/salesforce-automation-feeds-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

salesforce-automation-feeds-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Salesforce Analytics (CRM Analytics) REST Actions Feeds API
  description: REST API for accessing and managing CRM Analytics (formerly Tableau CRM / Einstein Analytics) resources including datasets, lenses, dashboards, and dataflows. Enables programmatic access to analytics metadata, query execution, and dashboard management. Uses the Wave API resource at /services/data/vXX.0/wave.
  version: '63.0'
  contact:
    name: Salesforce Developer Support
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/support
    email: developer@salesforce.com
  license:
    name: Salesforce API Terms of Use
    url: https://www.salesforce.com/company/legal/agreements/
servers:
- url: https://{instance}.salesforce.com/services/data/v63.0/wave
  description: Salesforce production or developer instance
  variables:
    instance:
      default: yourInstance
      description: Your Salesforce instance identifier
security:
- oauth2: []
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Feeds
  description: Chatter feed elements (posts)
paths:
  /chatter/feeds/news/me/feed-elements:
    get:
      operationId: getNewsFeed
      summary: Get the current user's news feed
      description: Returns the current user's Chatter news feed, including posts from people and groups they follow, and records they own or follow.
      tags:
      - Feeds
      parameters:
      - name: page
        in: query
        description: Page token for pagination
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: pageSize
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 25
      - name: sort
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - CreatedDateDesc
          - LastModifiedDateDesc
      responses:
        '200':
          description: News feed elements
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FeedElementPage'
    post:
      operationId: postToFeed
      summary: Post to the current user's feed
      description: Creates a new Chatter feed post. Supports text posts, link posts, and posts with mentions. Rich text with inline images is supported.
      tags:
      - Feeds
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/FeedElementInput'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Feed element created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FeedElement'
  /chatter/feed-elements/{feedElementId}:
    get:
      operationId: getFeedElement
      summary: Get a feed element
      description: Returns a specific Chatter feed element (post) by ID.
      tags:
      - Feeds
      parameters:
      - name: feedElementId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Feed element
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FeedElement'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteFeedElement
      summary: Delete a feed element
      description: Deletes a Chatter feed element. Only the author or an admin can delete a post.
      tags:
      - Feeds
      parameters:
      - name: feedElementId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Feed element deleted
components:
  schemas:
    ActorRef:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        url:
          type: string
        photo:
          type: object
          properties:
            smallPhotoUrl:
              type: string
            largePhotoUrl:
              type: string
    FeedElementInput:
      type: object
      required:
      - body
      - feedElementType
      - subjectId
      properties:
        body:
          type: object
          properties:
            messageSegments:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - Text
                    - Mention
                    - Hashtag
                    - Link
                    - MarkupBegin
                    - MarkupEnd
                  text:
                    type: string
                  id:
                    type: string
                    description: For Mention segments, the user or group ID
                  url:
                    type: string
                    description: For Link segments, the URL
        feedElementType:
          type: string
          enum:
          - FeedItem
          description: The type of feed element to create
        subjectId:
          type: string
          description: The ID of the parent record, user, or group to post to
    FeedElementPage:
      type: object
      properties:
        currentPageUrl:
          type: string
        elements:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FeedElement'
        nextPageUrl:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        updatesUrl:
          type: string
    FeedElement:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        body:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageBody'
        actor:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActorRef'
        createdDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        modifiedDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        capabilities:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        header:
          type: object
          properties:
            text:
              type: string
        url:
          type: string
    MessageBody:
      type: object
      properties:
        messageSegments:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
              text:
                type: string
        text:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/token
          scopes:
            api: Access and manage your Salesforce data
            wave_api: Access CRM Analytics REST API resources
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer