2

If we Configure Remote site settings the below code adds custom fields perfectly. When we remove Remote site settings it throws an exception "EXCEPTION: System.CalloutException: Unauthorized endpoint, please check Setup->Security->Remote site settings. endpoint = https://na11.salesforce.com/services/Soap/m/28.0/00DG0000000jGynMAE"

My Question is why should we configure remote settings because code gets executed in this org only.

Is there any way that we can get this without using Remote site settings.

 HTTP h = new HTTP();
HTTPRequest req = new HTTPRequest();
req.setMethod('POST');
req.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/XML');
req.setHeader('SOAPAction', 'create');

String b = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>';
b += '<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">';
b += '<soapenv:Header>';
b += '<ns1:SessionHeader soapenv:mustUnderstand="0" xmlns:ns1="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">';
b += '<ns1:sessionId>' + UserInfo.getSessionId() + '</ns1:sessionId>';
b += '</ns1:SessionHeader>';
b += '</soapenv:Header>';
b += '<soapenv:Body>';
b += '<create xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">';
b += '<metadata xsi:type="ns2:CustomField" xmlns:ns2="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">';
b += '<fullName>sample__c.Amit__c</fullName>';
b += '<description>created by the DATA</description>';
b += '<type>Number</type>';
b += '<label>Test Data</label>';
b += '<scale>2</scale>';
b += '<precision>10</precision>';
b += '</metadata>';
b += '</create>';
b += '</soapenv:Body>';
b += '</soapenv:Envelope>';



req.setBody(b);
req.setCompressed(false);
req.setEndpoint('https://na11.salesforce.com/services/Soap/m/28.0/'+USERINFO.getOrganizationId()+'');
HTTPResponse resp = h.send(req);
System.debug(resp.getBody());

1 Answer 1

1

You're making a callout regardless, and Salesforce sees it as such. This means, you will need a remote site setting, even if you're calling back into your own Salesforce Instance.

Since you're looking to create a custom field programmatically, you'll likely need to stick with the metadata api, and hence, cannot get by without the callout nor remote site setting. If you're deploying this to other instances, you'll also need to create remote site settings there, provided your endpoint is changing.

Furthermore, I recommend taking a look at Andrew Fawcett's meta data api for Apex here: https://github.com/financialforcedev/apex-mdapi, especially if you want to get away from constructing your own XML.

2
  • This is an excellent api and it has more classes to include this library in our app. Is there any simple way/code snippet without using remote site settings to create custom filed in salesforce using apex
    – Ugesh Gali
    Apr 16, 2014 at 16:54
  • @UgeshGali As I stated in my answer, there is no way to create custom fields programmatically without utilizing the meta data api. Hence, you'll need a callout / remote site setting. Apr 16, 2014 at 17:20

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .