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What is the use of streaming API in Salesforce?
You can use Streaming API to keep your external source in sync with your Salesforce data with change data capture events and PushTopic events. Also, Streaming API lets you process business logic in an external system in response to data changes in Salesforce.
How do I see PushTopic in Salesforce?
From Setup, enter Company Information in the Quick Find box, then select Company Information. PushTopic event usage is displayed with the label Streaming API Events, Last 24 Hours.
What is a PushTopic in Salesforce?
PushTopic events provide a secure and scalable way to receive notifications for changes to Salesforce data that match a SOQL query you define. Receive notifications of Salesforce record changes, including create, update, delete, and undelete operations.
How does the Salesforce Streaming API work in.net core?
The Streaming API is possible thanks to a clustered web messaging technology known as CometD. This event messaging system is built on top of the Bayeux protocol which transmits messages over HTTP. When you connect your .NET Core application to the Salesforce Streaming API, you are not constantly checking for new messages every so often.
What do you need to know about the Streaming API?
Streaming API enables streaming of events using push technology and provides a subscription mechanism for receiving events in near real time. The Streaming API subscription mechanism supports multiple types of events, including PushTopic events, generic events, platform events, and Change Data Capture events.
How can I track data changes in Salesforce?
Tracking data changes in Salesforce is especially useful when you have business data stored in a system external to Salesforce. You can use Streaming API to keep your external source in sync with your Salesforce data with PushTopic events and Change Data Capture events.
How are platform events defined in Salesforce Lightning?
Unlike PushTopic and Change Data Capture events, platform events aren’t tied to Salesforce records and aren’t autopublished by Salesforce. Instead, you define the schema of a platform event message by creating a platform event and adding fields. Also, clients publish platform events using declarative tools on the Lightning Platform, Apex, or APIs.