Salesforce

Salesforce Credentials API

> Use these Connect API endpoints to get credentials for OAuth consumers of an external client app. Collections returns credentials for all consumers associated with an external client app. Resources returns the the key, secret, or both key and secret for a specific consumer.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Identity & Access Management BC-620.20

Operations 4

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /data/v64.0/named-credentials/external-credentials List external credentials the user can use · Salesforce List External Credentials #
Ask an LLM
“Which external credentials can I authenticate to?”
“What external credentials are available to the current user?”
Tell an agent
List external credentials I can authenticate to.
Show the external credentials available to me.
GET /data/v64.0/named-credentials/named-credential-setup List named credentials in the org · Salesforce List Named Credentials #
Ask an LLM
“Which named credentials are set up in my org?”
“What callout endpoints are configured as named credentials?”
Tell an agent
List the named credentials set up in the org.
Show all named credential setups via the Connect API.
GET /data/v64.0/named-credentials/external-credentials/{DEVELOPER_NAME} Get an external credential by developer name · Salesforce Get External Credentials by Developer Name #
Ask an LLM
“How do I see the principals and their status for one external credential?”
“Which named credentials use a given external credential?”
Tell an agent
Get external credential {developer_name}.
Show principals and linked named credentials for {developer_name}.
GET /data/v64.0/tooling/query Query named credentials with the Tooling API · Salesforce List Named Credentials #
Ask an LLM
“Can I query NamedCredential records with a Tooling API SOQL query?”
“How do I filter named credentials by endpoint using a tooling query?”
Tell an agent
Run tooling query {soql} against named credentials.
Query NamedCredential records through the Tooling API with {soql}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_bulk_v2.meta/api_bulk_v2/
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APIReference
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_bulk_v2.meta/api_bulk_v2/get_job_info.htm
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Authentication
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_bulk_v2.meta/api_bulk_v2/bulk_api_2_0_security.htm
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Documentation
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.uiapi.meta/uiapi/
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GettingStarted
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.uiapi.meta/uiapi/ui_api_get_started.htm
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APIReference
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.uiapi.meta/uiapi/ui_api_resources_list.htm
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Documentation
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud/guide/rest-api.html
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GettingStarted
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud/guide/get-started-spec.html
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APIReference
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud/references/mc_rest_overview.html
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Authentication
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud/guide/access-token-s2s.html
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Documentation
https://developer.salesforce.com/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/salesforce/openapi/salesforce-credentials-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/salesforce/json-schema/salesforce-bulk-job-schema.json

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OpenAPI Specification

salesforce-credentials-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Salesforce Credentials API
  description: Find the resources you need to start building.
  contact: {}
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://login.salesforce.com
  variables: {}
- url: https://id
  variables: {}
- url: https://services
  variables: {}
- url: '{{url}}{{site}}/services/oauth2'
  variables:
    url:
      default: DefaultParameterValue
    site:
      default: DefaultParameterValue
security:
- oauth2:
  - api
tags:


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