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How to obtain an OAuth token in Salesforce?
I am trying to obtain an OAuth token. I see that there is some Java code on http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/api_rest/Content/quickstart_oauth.htm, but it is not very useful. Is this a web app? A command line app? What packages are being imported?
What is the OAuth endpoint in Salesforce 2.0?
OAuth 2.0 Authentication Endpoints. OAuth endpoints are the URLs that you use to make OAuth authentication requests to Salesforce. When your application makes an authentication request, make sure you’re using the correct Salesforce OAuth endpoint.
What to do if Salesforce authentication is failing?
If you’re concerned about disabling security, don’t be for now, you just want to get this working for now so you can make API calls. Tighten permissions once you have everything working, one at a time, so you can figure out what setting is giving you authentication errors.
Where do I find the OAuth fields in Salesforce?
Important fields are the ones marked as required, and the oauth section. Note that you can leave any url for your callback (I used localhost). Be advised that Salesforce has crappy availability. Press continue. You finally have your client_id key (labelled ‘Consumer Key’) and client_secret (labelled ‘Consumer Secret’). But wait!
Why is my Password not working in Salesforce?
My customer’s webmaster uses REST API to create Leads in salesforce, from his website. Since yesterday he is getting a connection error. The password has not changed. I tried to make a call from a rest api client, with the same username and password, and it worked fine. Have you ever had this error before?
How to get an OAuth token in PHP?
There’s also PHP code at http://developer.force.com/cookbook/recipe/interact-with-the-forcecom-rest-api-from-php Thanks for the link to the tutorial. I am going through it now. Just so you know: That page has a link to the Apache HttpClient library and it links to the latest version, version 4.