What are different types of API in Salesforce?

What are different types of API in Salesforce?

Salesforce Data APIs They are REST API, SOAP API, Bulk API, and Streaming API. Together they make up the Salesforce data APIs.

How do I change my API version in Salesforce?

To set the Salesforce API and Apex version for a class or trigger:

1. Edit either a class or trigger, and click Version Settings.
2. Select the Version of the Salesforce API. This is also the version of Apex associated with the class or trigger.
3. Click Save.

What is version in API?

API versioning is the practice of transparently managing changes to your API. Versioning is effective communication around changes to your API, so consumers know what to expect from it. You are delivering data to the public in some fashion and you need to communicate when you change the way that data is delivered.

Should I version my API?

API versioning has an even greater impact to your business. When customers are integrated with your API, the likelihood of churn is reduced as the perceived value and sunk cost concerns increase. When you version your API, customers must once again make a commitment to your product.

Should you version your API?

Laziness is not the only reason why you might not add versioning to the initial version of your API. If it turns out that versioning is never needed for your API, or for significant portions of your API, then the API will look better and be easier to use if it doesn’t include versioning in its initial release.

How can I Check my Salesforce version?

To verify which version of Salesforce Classic your company is on, you can do one of the following: Log into Salesforce from a web browser and hover your mouse over the Salesforce tab. The edition of Salesforce will display over the tab. From the Salesforce Administrator Account homepage, click on: User’s Name > Setup.

Is there a free version of Salesforce?

There is no free version of Salesforce, atleast in commercial sense. With one exception though; If you are a non-profit organization you can sign up for the nonprofit edition of Salesforce which offers the first 10 licenses free – for qualified non-profits.

What is Professional Edition Salesforce?

A Salesforce edition is the “type” (for want of a better work) of your Salesforce instance. The edition determines: What functionality is available – e.g. contact manager edition doesn’t have opportunities. The limits – of which there are many – the maximum number of custom objects, the maximum number of tabs, the maximum number of custom fields.

What is the Salesforce API?

API stands for Application Program Interface. Salesforce APIs are a way for other applications (or code in other applications) to programmatically access data within your Salesforce org, in a simple and secure manner.