What are outbound messages?
Outbound message in salesforce is a kind of action that sends the information to an end-point (External Service) in the form of XML (Extensible Markup Language). It used to send object field data to your third-party application to perform the specific task as per requirement.
Is outbound message SOAP or REST?
Workflow Outbound message can be used to connect or pass the data from Salesforce to any other external system using SOAP API. In the form of SOAP API notification a single SOAP message can include up to 100 notifications. Outbound messaging is part of the workflow rule functionality in Salesforce.
How does the outbound messaging API work in Salesforce?
The API Version field is automatically generated and set to the current API version when the outbound message was created. This API version is used in API calls back to Salesforce using the enterprise or partner WSDL. The API Version can only be modified by using the Metadata API.
How to set up outbound messaging in soap?
You configure an outbound message to include a sessionId and specify a user in the User to send as field. The user doesn’t have outbound messaging disabled. A change in a contact record triggers an outbound message from the specified user, with the sessionId to your outbound message listener.
How does a change in contact record trigger an outbound message?
A change in a contact record triggers an outbound message from the specified user, with the sessionId to your outbound message listener. Your outbound message listener calls the Lightning Platform API and updates the same contact record which triggered the outbound message. The update triggers an outbound message.
How to set up an outbound message in outlook?
From Setup, enter Outbound Messages in the Quick Find box, then select Outbound Messages. Click New Outbound Message. Choose the object that has the information you want included in the outbound message, and click Next. Configure the outbound message.