Salesforce Experience Cloud

aid: salesforce-experience-cloud
name: Salesforce Experience Cloud
description: >-
  APIs for building and managing Salesforce Experience Cloud sites, communities, and digital experiences including
  content management, theming, navigation, and Lightning Web Runtime powered portals.
image: https://www.salesforce.com/content/dam/web/en_us/www/images/nav/salesforce-logo.svg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/salesforce-experience-cloud/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
type: Index
kind: company
created: '2024'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- name: Experience Cloud Sites API
  description: >-
    Manage Experience Cloud sites, themes, and configurations. Provides programmatic access to create, update, and
    retrieve site settings, branding, and navigation for digital experience portals.
  image: https://www.salesforce.com/content/dam/web/en_us/www/images/nav/salesforce-logo.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.exp_cloud_apis.meta/exp_cloud_apis/
  baseURL: https://yourInstance.salesforce.com/services/data/v59.0
  tags:
  - CMS
  - Communities
  - Configuration
  - Digital Experiences
  - Sites
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.exp_cloud_apis.meta/exp_cloud_apis/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/salesforce-experience-cloud-sites-openapi.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/intro_oauth_and_connected_apps.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: >-
      https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.communities_dev.meta/communities_dev/communities_dev_intro_before.htm
- name: Connect REST API (Communities)
  description: >-
    Access community data, feeds, topics, and user engagement features. The Connect REST API provides endpoints for
    social collaboration, content sharing, and community management within Experience Cloud sites.
  image: https://www.salesforce.com/content/dam/web/en_us/www/images/nav/salesforce-logo.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/
  baseURL: https://yourInstance.salesforce.com/services/data/v59.0/connect
  tags:
  - Chatter
  - Communities
  - Feeds
  - Social
  - Topics
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/salesforce-experience-cloud-connect-communities-openapi.yml
  - type: Postman Collection
    url: https://www.postman.com/salesforce-developers/workspace/salesforce-developers
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/features_communities.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/quickstart_dev_org.htm
- name: CMS Connect API
  description: >-
    Manage content, channels, and media in Experience Cloud CMS. Supports creating, updating, and delivering managed
    content across channels for headless content delivery and site publishing.
  image: https://www.salesforce.com/content/dam/web/en_us/www/images/nav/salesforce-logo.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/connect_resources_cms.htm
  baseURL: https://yourInstance.salesforce.com/services/data/v59.0/connect/cms
  tags:
  - Channels
  - CMS
  - Content
  - Media
  - Publishing
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/connect_resources_cms.htm
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/salesforce-experience-cloud-cms-connect-openapi.yml
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/connect_resources_cms_content.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/cms/guide/cms-developer-guide.html
- name: Salesforce REST API
  description: >-
    Core REST API for accessing Salesforce objects and data. Provides CRUD operations on standard and custom objects,
    query execution, and metadata access used as the foundation for Experience Cloud data integrations.
  image: https://www.salesforce.com/content/dam/web/en_us/www/images/nav/salesforce-logo.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/
  baseURL: https://yourInstance.salesforce.com/services/data/v59.0
  tags:
  - CRUD
  - Data
  - Objects
  - Platform
  - REST
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/salesforce-experience-cloud-rest-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Postman Collection
    url: https://www.postman.com/salesforce-developers/workspace/salesforce-developers
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/intro_oauth_and_connected_apps.htm
- name: Experience Cloud Templates API
  description: >-
    Retrieve and manage Experience Cloud site templates including Build Your Own and Microsite LWR templates. Supports
    programmatic theme and branding configuration for digital experience portals.
  image: https://www.salesforce.com/content/dam/web/en_us/www/images/nav/salesforce-logo.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.exp_cloud_apis.meta/exp_cloud_apis/
  baseURL: https://yourInstance.salesforce.com/services/data/v59.0
  tags:
  - Branding
  - Design
  - LWR
  - Templates
  - Themes
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.exp_cloud_apis.meta/exp_cloud_apis/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/salesforce-experience-cloud-templates-openapi.yml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.exp_cloud_lwr.meta/exp_cloud_lwr/template_overview.htm
- name: GraphQL API
  description: >-
    Query Salesforce data using GraphQL for Experience Cloud. Offers a flexible query language for retrieving exactly
    the data needed, reducing over-fetching and improving performance for digital experiences.
  image: https://www.salesforce.com/content/dam/web/en_us/www/images/nav/salesforce-logo.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.graphql.meta/graphql/
  baseURL: https://yourInstance.salesforce.com/services/data/v59.0/graphql
  tags:
  - Data
  - GraphQL
  - Performance
  - Query
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.graphql.meta/graphql/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/salesforce-experience-cloud-graphql-openapi.yml
  - type: Schema
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.graphql.meta/graphql/graphql_schema.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.graphql.meta/graphql/
  - url: graphql/salesforce-experience-cloud-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
- name: CMS Managed Content API
  description: >-
    Retrieve and search published managed content versions for Experience Cloud sites. Provides endpoints for querying
    managed content delivery channels and searching content across workspaces.
  image: https://www.salesforce.com/content/dam/web/en_us/www/images/nav/salesforce-logo.svg
  humanURL: >-
    https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/connect_resources_managed_content_resources.htm
  baseURL: https://yourInstance.salesforce.com/services/data/v59.0/connect/cms/delivery
  tags:
  - Channels
  - Content Management
  - Delivery
  - Headless CMS
  - Managed Content
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: >-
      https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/connect_resources_managed_content_resources.htm
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/salesforce-experience-cloud-cms-managed-content-openapi.yml
  - type: Reference
    url: >-
      https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/connect_resources_managed_content_enhanced_resources.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: >-
      https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/cms/guide/cms-dev-retrieve-cms-content-with-a-connected-app.html
- name: CMS Delivery API
  description: >-
    Delivers CMS content to external applications and headless frontends. Enables content retrieval by channel,
    content type, and content key for building decoupled digital experiences.
  image: https://www.salesforce.com/content/dam/web/en_us/www/images/nav/salesforce-logo.svg
  humanURL: >-
    https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/connect_resources_cms_delivery_content.htm
  baseURL: https://yourInstance.salesforce.com/services/data/v59.0/connect/cms/delivery
  tags:
  - Channels
  - CMS
  - Content Delivery
  - Headless
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: >-
      https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/connect_resources_cms_delivery_content.htm
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/salesforce-experience-cloud-cms-delivery-openapi.yml
  - type: Reference
    url: >-
      https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/connect_resources_cms_contents.htm
- name: User Interface API
  description: >-
    Access record data, layouts, list views, and navigation items for building custom user interfaces. Powers
    Lightning web components in Experience Cloud sites with metadata-driven UI rendering.
  image: https://www.salesforce.com/content/dam/web/en_us/www/images/nav/salesforce-logo.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.uiapi.meta/uiapi/ui_api_get_started.htm
  baseURL: https://yourInstance.salesforce.com/services/data/v59.0/ui-api
  tags:
  - Layouts
  - Lightning
  - Navigation
  - Records
  - User Interface
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.uiapi.meta/uiapi/ui_api_get_started.htm
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/salesforce-experience-cloud-user-interface-openapi.yml
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.exp_cloud_lwr.meta/exp_cloud_lwr/get_started_comp_api.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.uiapi.meta/uiapi/ui_api_get_started.htm
- name: Metadata API (Experience Cloud)
  description: >-
    Deploy and retrieve Experience Cloud site configurations, navigation menus, and digital experience bundles.
    Enables programmatic management of ExperienceBundle and Network metadata types for CI/CD workflows.
  image: https://www.salesforce.com/content/dam/web/en_us/www/images/nav/salesforce-logo.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/meta_experiencebundle.htm
  baseURL: https://yourInstance.salesforce.com/services/Soap/m/59.0
  tags:
  - CI/CD
  - Configuration
  - Deployment
  - DevOps
  - Metadata
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/meta_intro.htm
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/meta_experiencebundle.htm
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/meta_digitalexperiencebundle.htm
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/meta_network.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/meta_types_list.htm
- name: LWR Sites API
  description: >-
    Build and customize Lightning Web Runtime sites for Experience Cloud. Provides documentation for creating
    LWR-based digital experiences with custom components, page layouts, and theme configurations.
  image: https://www.salesforce.com/content/dam/web/en_us/www/images/nav/salesforce-logo.svg
  humanURL: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.exp_cloud_lwr.meta/exp_cloud_lwr/intro.htm
  baseURL: https://yourInstance.salesforce.com/services/data/v59.0
  tags:
  - Components
  - Lightning Web Runtime
  - LWR
  - Performance
  - Sites
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.exp_cloud_lwr.meta/exp_cloud_lwr/intro.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.exp_cloud_lwr.meta/exp_cloud_lwr/get_started.htm
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.exp_cloud_lwr.meta/exp_cloud_lwr/get_started_navigation.htm
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/salesforce-experience-cloud/overview
- type: ArazzoWorkflows
  url: arazzo/
  workflows:
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-account-contact-case-onboarding-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud Account Contact Case Onboarding
    summary: Create an Account, add a Contact under it, then open a Case for that Contact.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-branding-set-revise-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud Branding Set Revision
    summary: Read a site branding set, then update its name, description, and properties.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-case-escalation-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud Case Escalation
    summary: Find an open Case by number with SOQL, escalate it, and reload it.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-cms-content-publish-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud CMS Content Publish
    summary: Create a CMS content item, read it back, then publish it to channels.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-cms-content-revise-republish-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud CMS Content Revise and Republish
    summary: Update an existing CMS content item, then republish it to channels.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-contact-case-intake-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud Contact and Case Intake
    summary: Create a Contact, then open a support Case linked to that Contact.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-favorite-lifecycle-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud Favorite Lifecycle
    summary: Add a favorite, list the user's favorites, then remove the favorite.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-feed-element-moderation-delete-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud Feed Element Moderation Delete
    summary: Fetch a feed element, inspect its comments, then delete it if it exists.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-feed-post-comment-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud Feed Post and Comment
    summary: Post a feed element to a community, read it back, and comment on it.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-feed-post-like-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud Feed Post and Like
    summary: Post a feed element to a community and like it on behalf of the user.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-graphql-query-rest-update-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud GraphQL Query and REST Update
    summary: Resolve a record ID via a GraphQL query, then update it through the REST API.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-headless-content-delivery-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud Headless Content Delivery
    summary: Resolve a delivery channel, query its published content, then fetch one item.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-member-reputation-lookup-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud Member Reputation Lookup
    summary: Identify the current community user, search members, and read a member's reputation.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-object-listview-explore-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud Object List View Exploration
    summary: Read object metadata, find its list views, and load the first list view's data.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-site-provision-publish-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud Site Provision and Publish
    summary: Create an Experience Cloud site, read it back, then publish it.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-site-theme-activate-publish-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud Site Theme Activate and Publish
    summary: List a site's themes, activate one, then publish the site to apply it.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-site-update-publish-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud Site Update and Publish
    summary: Update an Experience Cloud site's settings, then publish the changes.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-sobject-record-lifecycle-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud sObject Record Lifecycle
    summary: Create an sObject record, read it back, then update it via the REST API.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-soql-query-update-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud SOQL Query and Update
    summary: Run a SOQL query to find a record, then update the first match.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-topic-upsert-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud Topic Upsert
    summary: Search community topics by name and create one if it does not exist, else update it.
  - url: arazzo/salesforce-experience-cloud-ui-record-lifecycle-workflow.yml
    name: Salesforce Experience Cloud UI API Record Lifecycle
    summary: Create, read, and update a record through the User Interface API.
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/salesforce-experience-cloud
- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.salesforce.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs
- type: GettingStarted
  url: >-
    https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.communities_dev.meta/communities_dev/communities_dev_intro_before.htm
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_rest.meta/api_rest/intro_oauth_and_connected_apps.htm
- type: Blog
  url: https://developer.salesforce.com/blogs
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://developer.salesforce.com/blogs/2026/01/developers-guide-to-the-spring-26-release
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.salesforce.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://help.salesforce.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.salesforce.com/company/legal/sfdc-website-terms-of-service/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.salesforce.com/company/privacy/full_privacy/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/salesforce
- type: Community
  url: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/trailblazer-community/topics/salesforcedeveloper
- type: Website
  url: https://www.salesforce.com/products/experience-cloud/overview/
- type: Login
  url: https://login.salesforce.com/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://developer.salesforce.com/signup
- type: RateLimits
  url: >-
    https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.salesforce_app_limits_cheatsheet.meta/salesforce_app_limits_cheatsheet/
- type: SDKs
  url: https://developer.salesforce.com/developer-centers/lightning-web-components
- type: Trailhead Learning
  url: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/
- type: Postman Collection
  url: https://www.postman.com/salesforce-developers/workspace/salesforce-developers
- type: API Library
  url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/apis
- type: Developer Center
  url: https://developer.salesforce.com/developer-centers/experience-cloud
- type: JSON-LD Context
  url: json-ld/salesforce-experience-cloud-context.jsonld
- type: JSON Schema
  url: json-schema/salesforce-experience-cloud-site-schema.json
- type: JSON Schema
  url: json-schema/salesforce-experience-cloud-managed-content-schema.json
- type: JSON Schema
  url: json-schema/salesforce-experience-cloud-feed-element-schema.json
- type: JSON Schema
  url: json-schema/salesforce-experience-cloud-community-user-schema.json
- type: JSON Schema
  url: json-schema/salesforce-experience-cloud-cms-channel-schema.json
- type: JSON Schema
  url: json-schema/salesforce-experience-cloud-sobject-record-schema.json
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/salesforce-experience-cloud-rules.yml
- type: Capabilities
  url: capabilities/site-management.yaml
- type: Capabilities
  url: capabilities/community-engagement.yaml
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/salesforce-experience-cloud-structure.json
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/salesforce-experience-cloud-vocabulary.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
tags:
- CMS
- Communities
- CRM
- Customer Portal
- Digital Experience
- Experience Cloud
- Partner Portal