Salesforce Automation

Salesforce Connect REST API

REST API for integrating mobile apps, intranet sites, and third-party web applications with Salesforce, including Chatter feeds, groups, and users.

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Documentation

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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

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce-automation/refs/heads/main/openapi/salesforce-connect-rest-api-openapi.json

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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Examples
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/quickreference.htm

OpenAPI Specification

salesforce-connect-rest-api-openapi.json Raw ↑ 
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Salesforce Connect REST API (Chatter)",
    "description": "REST API for integrating mobile apps, intranet sites, and third-party web applications with Salesforce social features. Provides access to Chatter feeds, groups, users, topics, and recommendations. Also provides access to Communities (Experience Cloud), CMS content, and collaboration features.",
    "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/connect",
      "description": "Salesforce production or developer instance",
      "variables": {
        "instance": {
          "default": "yourInstance",
          "description": "Your Salesforce instance identifier"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "security": [
    {
      "oauth2": []
    },
    {
      "bearerAuth": []
    }
  ],
  "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"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "/chatter/feed-elements/{feedElementId}/capabilities/comments/items": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "getComments",
        "summary": "Get comments on a feed element",
        "description": "Returns comments on a Chatter feed element.",
        "tags": ["Comments"],
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "feedElementId",
            "in": "path",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Comments on the feed element",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CommentPage"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "post": {
        "operationId": "postComment",
        "summary": "Post a comment on a feed element",
        "description": "Adds a comment to a Chatter feed element.",
        "tags": ["Comments"],
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "feedElementId",
            "in": "path",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        ],
        "requestBody": {
          "required": true,
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CommentInput"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "responses": {
          "201": {
            "description": "Comment created",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Comment"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "/chatter/groups": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "getGroups",
        "summary": "List Chatter groups",
        "description": "Returns a list of Chatter groups the current user has access to.",
        "tags": ["Groups"],
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "q",
            "in": "query",
            "description": "Search term to filter groups",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "page",
            "in": "query",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "pageSize",
            "in": "query",
            "schema": {
              "type": "integer"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "List of groups",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GroupPage"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "/chatter/users/me": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "getCurrentUser",
        "summary": "Get the current user's Chatter profile",
        "description": "Returns the Chatter profile of the currently authenticated user, including their name, photo, title, and follower/following counts.",
        "tags": ["Users"],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Current user profile",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ChatterUser"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "/chatter/users/{userId}": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "getUser",
        "summary": "Get a user's Chatter profile",
        "description": "Returns the Chatter profile of the specified user.",
        "tags": ["Users"],
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "userId",
            "in": "path",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "User profile",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ChatterUser"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "/topics": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "getTopics",
        "summary": "List topics",
        "description": "Returns a list of Chatter topics used to categorize and discover feed posts.",
        "tags": ["Topics"],
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "q",
            "in": "query",
            "description": "Search term to filter topics",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "List of topics",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "topics": {
                      "type": "array",
                      "items": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                          "id": {
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "name": {
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "description": {
                            "type": ["string", "null"]
                          },
                          "talkingAbout": {
                            "type": "integer"
                          },
                          "createdDate": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "format": "date-time"
                          }
                        }
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "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",
              "chatter_api": "Access Chatter REST API resources"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "bearerAuth": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "bearer"
      }
    },
    "schemas": {
      "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"
          }
        }
      },
      "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"
          }
        }
      },
      "MessageBody": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "messageSegments": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "type": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "text": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "text": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      },
      "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"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "CommentPage": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "comments": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Comment"
            }
          },
          "currentPageUrl": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "nextPageUrl": {
            "type": ["string", "null"]
          },
          "total": {
            "type": "integer"
          }
        }
      },
      "Comment": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "body": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/MessageBody"
          },
          "user": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ActorRef"
          },
          "createdDate": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "date-time"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      },
      "CommentInput": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": ["body"],
        "properties": {
          "body": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "messageSegments": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "type": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "text": {
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "GroupPage": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "currentPageUrl": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "groups": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "id": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "name": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "description": {
                  "type": ["string", "null"]
                },
                "memberCount": {
                  "type": "integer"
                },
                "visibility": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "enum": ["PublicAccess", "PrivateAccess"]
                },
                "url": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "nextPageUrl": {
            "type": ["string", "null"]
          }
        }
      },
      "ChatterUser": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "firstName": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "lastName": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "email": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": ["string", "null"]
          },
          "companyName": {
            "type": ["string", "null"]
          },
          "photo": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "smallPhotoUrl": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "largePhotoUrl": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          },
          "followersCount": {
            "type": "integer"
          },
          "followingCounts": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "people": {
                "type": "integer"
              },
              "records": {
                "type": "integer"
              },
              "total": {
                "type": "integer"
              }
            }
          },
          "groupCount": {
            "type": "integer"
          },
          "isActive": {
            "type": "boolean"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Feeds",
      "description": "Chatter feed elements (posts)"
    },
    {
      "name": "Comments",
      "description": "Comments on feed elements"
    },
    {
      "name": "Groups",
      "description": "Chatter groups"
    },
    {
      "name": "Users",
      "description": "Chatter user profiles"
    },
    {
      "name": "Topics",
      "description": "Chatter topics"
    }
  ]
}