Visualforce

aid: visualforce
name: Visualforce
description: Visualforce is a framework that enables developers to build sophisticated, custom user interfaces that can be
  hosted natively on the Salesforce platform. It uses a tag-based markup language similar to HTML and provides a component-based
  development model for building pages, email templates, and PDF documents within Salesforce.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/visualforce.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/visualforce/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-18'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Salesforce
- UI Framework
- Web Development
apis:
- aid: visualforce:visualforce-api
  name: Visualforce
  description: Visualforce is the Salesforce framework for building custom user interfaces using tag-based markup and Apex
    server-side controllers. Developers use it to create pages, email templates, and PDF documents within the Salesforce platform.
  humanURL: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.pages.meta/pages/
  tags:
  - MVC
  - Salesforce
  - UI Framework
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.pages.meta/pages/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.pages.meta/pages/pages_compref.htm
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.pages.meta/pages/pages_quick_start.htm
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/visualforce-domain-security.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.salesforce.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.pages.meta/pages/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/modules/visualforce_fundamentals
- type: Blog
  url: https://developer.salesforce.com/blogs
- type: Support
  url: https://developer.salesforce.com/support
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.salesforce.com/company/legal/agreements/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.salesforce.com/company/privacy/
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/visualforce
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/salesforce
- type: Training
  url: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/modules/visualforce_fundamentals
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Tag-Based Markup Language
    description: HTML-like tag-based markup for building custom Salesforce pages without JavaScript frameworks.
  - name: Component-Based Architecture
    description: Reusable Visualforce components for consistent UI patterns across Salesforce applications.
  - name: Apex Controller Integration
    description: Server-side Apex controllers for business logic, data access, and page flow control.
  - name: Standard Controllers
    description: Built-in controllers for CRUD operations on standard and custom Salesforce objects.
  - name: PDF Generation
    description: Render Visualforce pages as PDF documents for invoices, reports, and printable content.
  - name: Email Templates
    description: Build dynamic HTML email templates with merge fields and conditional content.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Custom Salesforce Pages
    description: Build custom UI pages that extend Salesforce functionality beyond standard page layouts.
  - name: PDF Document Generation
    description: Generate branded PDFs for invoices, quotes, contracts, and reports from Salesforce data.
  - name: Custom Email Templates
    description: Create rich HTML email templates with dynamic content from Salesforce records.
  - name: Embedded Dashboards
    description: Build custom analytics dashboards and data visualization pages within Salesforce.
  - name: Wizard-Style Forms
    description: Create multi-step form workflows for complex data entry processes.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Salesforce Lightning
    description: Visualforce pages can be embedded in Lightning Experience as components and tabs.
  - name: Apex
    description: Server-side controller integration with Apex for database access and business logic.
  - name: JavaScript Remoting
    description: Asynchronous JavaScript calls to Apex methods for dynamic page interactions.
  - name: Salesforce REST API
    description: Client-side integration with Salesforce REST APIs for CRUD operations.
  - name: Force.com Canvas
    description: Embed external applications within Visualforce pages using Canvas framework.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com