Chapter 6. Integrating Applications with the API and Apex

In this chapter ... Setting Up Your Salesforce Web Services API Applications Implementing the Query/Query More Pattern Batching Records for API Calls Using a Wrapper Class for Common API Functions Building a Web Portal with Salesforce Data Add and Remove Tags on a Single Record Add and Remove Tags on Multiple Records Updating Tag Definitions

As you become more experienced developing on the platform, you’ll find that there are some types of applications and integrations that can’t be handled by modifying a single app. For situations like these, you can leverage the powerful, SOAP-based API to write client applications that are created and executed outside of Salesforce.

In this chapter, you’ll learn about choosing a development language, selecting a WSDL document, and managing API authentication, sessions, and timeouts. We’ll also take a look at what it takes to build a full-fledged client application that demonstrates several API best practices.