Salesforce Automation Streaming Channels API

Generic streaming channels for custom event delivery

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/
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Authentication
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/intro_oauth_and_connected_apps.htm
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GettingStarted
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/quickstart.htm
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APIReference
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RateLimits
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Documentation
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GettingStarted
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_asynch.meta/api_asynch/asynch_api_quickstart.htm
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Authentication
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_asynch.meta/api_asynch/authentication.htm
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Documentation
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_streaming.meta/api_streaming/
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GettingStarted
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_streaming.meta/api_streaming/quick_start.htm
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Documentation
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.platform_events.meta/platform_events/
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https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.bi_dev_guide_rest.meta/bi_dev_guide_rest/
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https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_tooling.meta/api_tooling/
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Documentation
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/intro_what_is_chatter_connect.htm
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GettingStarted
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/quickstart.htm
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APIReference
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/connect_resources_overview.htm
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RateLimits
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/intro_rate_limits.htm
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Documentation
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.change_data_capture.meta/change_data_capture
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Documentation
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/resources_actions_invocable.htm
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https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/resources_composite_composite.htm
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https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexcode.meta/apexcode/apex_rest.htm
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https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexcode.meta/apexcode/apex_rest_intro.htm
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APIReference
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_methods_system_restrequest.htm

Specifications

Schemas & Data

Other Resources

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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce-automation/refs/heads/main/json-ld/salesforce-automation-context.jsonld
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ChangeLog
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/rest_rns.htm
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PostmanCollection
https://www.postman.com/salesforce-developers/workspace/salesforce-developers/overview
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Best Practices
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_asynch.meta/api_asynch/asynch_api_best_practices.htm
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Developer Guide
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.platform_events.meta/platform_events/platform_events_intro.htm
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Flow Object Reference
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_tooling.meta/api_tooling/tooling_api_objects_flow.htm
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Examples
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/quickreference.htm
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Developer Guide
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.change_data_capture.meta/change_data_capture/cdc_what.htm
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Trailhead
https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/modules/change-data-capture/understand-change-data-capture
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Standard Actions Reference
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/resources_actions_invocable_standard.htm
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Custom Actions Reference
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/resources_actions_invocable_custom.htm
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Flow Actions
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_action.meta/api_action/actions_obj_flow.htm
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Launch a Flow from REST API
https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.flow_distribute_system_rest.htm&language=en_US&type=5
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Developer Guide
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/using_composite_resources.htm
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Composite Batch
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/resources_composite_batch.htm
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Composite Graph
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/using_resources_composite_graph.htm
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Code Samples
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexcode.meta/apexcode/apex_rest_code_samples.htm

OpenAPI Specification

salesforce-automation-streaming-channels-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Salesforce Analytics (CRM Analytics) REST Actions Streaming Channels 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: Streaming Channels
  description: Generic streaming channels for custom event delivery
paths:
  /sobjects/StreamingChannel:
    get:
      operationId: listStreamingChannels
      summary: List Streaming Channels
      description: Returns all generic Streaming Channel records in the org. Streaming Channels allow publishing custom JSON events to subscribers.
      tags:
      - Streaming Channels
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of Streaming Channels
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  totalSize:
                    type: integer
                  done:
                    type: boolean
                  records:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/StreamingChannel'
    post:
      operationId: createStreamingChannel
      summary: Create a Streaming Channel
      description: Creates a new generic Streaming Channel for publishing custom events. Events are delivered to subscribers on the /u/{channelName} CometD channel.
      tags:
      - Streaming Channels
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/StreamingChannelInput'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Streaming Channel created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                  errors:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
  /sobjects/StreamingChannel/{channelId}:
    get:
      operationId: getStreamingChannel
      summary: Get a Streaming Channel
      description: Retrieves a specific Streaming Channel record by ID.
      tags:
      - Streaming Channels
      parameters:
      - name: channelId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Streaming Channel record
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StreamingChannel'
    patch:
      operationId: updateStreamingChannel
      summary: Update a Streaming Channel
      description: Updates the properties of an existing Streaming Channel.
      tags:
      - Streaming Channels
      parameters:
      - name: channelId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/StreamingChannelInput'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Streaming Channel updated
    delete:
      operationId: deleteStreamingChannel
      summary: Delete a Streaming Channel
      description: Deletes a Streaming Channel. Active subscribers will be disconnected.
      tags:
      - Streaming Channels
      parameters:
      - name: channelId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Streaming Channel deleted
  /sobjects/StreamingChannel/{channelId}/push:
    post:
      operationId: pushEvent
      summary: Push an event to a Streaming Channel
      description: Publishes a custom event to all subscribers of the specified Streaming Channel. The event payload is a JSON string up to 8 KB.
      tags:
      - Streaming Channels
      parameters:
      - name: channelId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - pushEvents
              properties:
                pushEvents:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    required:
                    - payload
                    properties:
                      payload:
                        type: string
                        description: The JSON event payload (up to 8 KB)
                        maxLength: 8192
                      userIds:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                        description: Optional list of user IDs to deliver the event to. If omitted, all subscribers receive the event.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Push result
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  fanoutCount:
                    type: integer
                    description: Number of subscribers who received the event
components:
  schemas:
    StreamingChannel:
      type: object
      properties:
        Id:
          type: string
        Name:
          type: string
          description: The channel name, which must start with /u/ (e.g., /u/MyChannel)
        Description:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        IsDynamic:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the channel was created dynamically via CometD subscription
        CreatedDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        LastModifiedDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    StreamingChannelInput:
      type: object
      properties:
        Name:
          type: string
          description: Must start with /u/ (e.g., /u/MyChannel)
        Description:
          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