# Salesforce REST API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/salesforce/salesforce-rest-api/  
**Provider:** Salesforce — https://apis.io/providers/salesforce/  
**Base URL:** https://{instance}.salesforce.com/services/data  
**Documentation:** https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/

Salesforce REST API is one of 294 APIs that [Salesforce](https://apis.io/providers/salesforce/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include CRM, Objects, Records, REST, and SOQL. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, a getting-started guide, an API reference, authentication docs, an OpenAPI specification, and 2 JSON Schemas.

The Salesforce REST API provides a simple and powerful web service interface to interact with Salesforce org data. It supports creating, reading, updating, deleting, and querying records using SOQL and SOSL, and is the primary API for building connected applications against Salesforce.

## Machine-readable artifacts (32)

- **Documentation** — https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/
- **GettingStarted** — https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/quickstart.htm
- **APIReference** — https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/dome_versions.htm
- **Authentication** — https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/intro_understanding_authentication.htm
- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/openapi/_original/salesforce-openapi.yml
- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/openapi/salesforce-rest-api-openapi.yml
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/json-schema/salesforce-sobject-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/json-schema/salesforce-query-result-schema.json
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-bulk-delete-records-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-bulk-insert-records-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-bulk-query-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-bulk-upsert-records-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-create-account-with-contacts-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-create-case-for-contact-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-create-lead-and-convert-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-create-opportunity-with-contact-role-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-create-record-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-delete-record-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-describe-sobject-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-get-list-view-records-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-get-org-limits-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-get-picklist-values-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-get-record-ui-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-mc-manage-contacts-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-mc-manage-data-extension-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-mc-manage-journey-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-mc-send-triggered-email-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-soql-query-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-sosl-search-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-update-record-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce/refs/heads/main/arazzo/salesforce-upsert-by-external-id-workflow.yml

## Other Salesforce APIs (12)

- [Salesforce SOAP API](https://apis.io/apis/salesforce/salesforce-soap-api/)
- [Salesforce Bulk API](https://apis.io/apis/salesforce/salesforce-bulk-api/)
- [Salesforce Streaming API](https://apis.io/apis/salesforce/salesforce-streaming-api/)
- [Salesforce Metadata API](https://apis.io/apis/salesforce/salesforce-metadata-api/)
- [Salesforce Tooling API](https://apis.io/apis/salesforce/salesforce-tooling-api/)
- [Salesforce Connect API (Chatter)](https://apis.io/apis/salesforce/salesforce-connect-api/)
- [Salesforce Analytics REST API](https://apis.io/apis/salesforce/salesforce-analytics-rest-api/)
- [Salesforce Reports and Dashboards REST API](https://apis.io/apis/salesforce/salesforce-reports-and-dashboards-rest-api/)
- [Salesforce Einstein Platform Services API](https://apis.io/apis/salesforce/salesforce-einstein-platform-services-api/)
- [Salesforce Einstein Prediction Service API](https://apis.io/apis/salesforce/salesforce-einstein-prediction-service-api/)
- [Salesforce GraphQL API](https://apis.io/apis/salesforce/salesforce-graphql-api/)
- [Salesforce Pub/Sub API](https://apis.io/apis/salesforce/salesforce-pub-sub-api/)

## Tags

CRM, Objects, Records, REST, SOQL, SOSL

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