Questions tagged [external-services]
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Add two values that return from API
I'm going to be calling a REST endpoint to return back data for two datapoints into a lightning component in SF. This is only needed from a UI standpoint visually on the lightning component.
This may ...
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Callout using External Services: Error 401: Unauthorized
The scenario is that want to send a simple JSON-message to a URI without any authentication. I want to achieve this without using code, so I am trying to use a combination of named credentials, ...
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Merging fields into Named Credentials for use with External Services and Flow
I have an external REST API with an OpenAPI definition that I'd like to call from Salesforce via External Services + Flow. The external REST service needs a lot of extra stuff in the header for ...
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External Services : Unable to map response Error
I'm working on a flow that can search confluence using external services.
I can search successfully via postman. I am able to hit confluence via external services and obtain data but the flow throws ...
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How to Import lodash into org?
I'm new to lwc and I'm trying to import an external library - lodash.
I tried some ways and none of them worked for me. I'm probably doing something wrong
I didn't find any good tutorial that shows ...
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Declarative External Services 400 Error Possibly Because of Array of Text Inputs - How To Define
I have previously created many declarative External Services which work with Flow. Getting
400 UnknownOperationException error
with this. Callout is working fine in Postman which is listed here:
{&...
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What is the maximum size of files/attachment in salesforce that can be created by external systems
What is the maximum size of files/attachment can be created under an object record in salesforce by an external system?
As per documentation its 2 GB for files and 25 MB for attachments.
https://help....
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Using JWT As authentication Protocol in Named Credentials for External Service
As a part of my project work, I need to connect to Azure Logic App via External Service in Salesforce.
I know the prerequisite is to create Named Credentials first.
I have chosen following in setting ...
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Previously Working Flow Suddenly Stopped Working
I have a Lightning Component flow that used a very simple external service. It uses basic auth and calls a web service. This was working fine until today when it suddenly stopped working. The web ...
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External Services - Array as parameter, unable to set the input to the Action on a Flow
I'm using external services to do a Callout and my input parameter is an array. I'm having trouble passing a collection variable as an input to the Action on a Flow.
I imported the following Service ...
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External Service is encoding @ symbol when making callout - how to get around this?
I am running into an issue with an external service that involved sending an email address in the callout URI.
The API I am calling is this one: https://developer.everest.validity.com/#bc0f96ba-bf72-...
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JSON Deserializing List Issue
We have been receiving JSON updates from one of our third parties for updates on deliveries, and they bulkify them in batches of up to 100 updates (example below).
{
"item": [
{
&...
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How Do You Get an Empty Response Body Using Declarative External Services
Note: This is for declarative External Services. We are not writing Apex but using the UI and Salesforce generates the Apex classes. I need to include this until the name of this is changed by SFDC
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External Service call in a Visual Flow from Guest User
I have created a Visual Flow in Salesforce that performs an action that calls a configured External Service.
The flow correctly works in the debug mode (I am logged as system admin).
On the other hand,...
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External Service - Parsing XML/JSON
I am trying to implement an integration with a third-party system to Insert Products into Salesforce. I have created the External Service, consumed the schema, and was also able to make a call to the ...
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Techniques for managing integration that uses data from two objects which can be updated independently or together
We have an integration that pushes name, title, manager, and a few other fields from our HR system (a managed package on force.com) to a custom c# endpoint that updates active directory.
Name and ...
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How does Salesforce "external services" manage CORS?
I start by testing calling a REST API from Postman : this works.
I then set up a Salesforce "External Service" and call the same service from a Flow : this works.
Then I create a LWC ...
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UTF-8 characters garbled when using Flow External Services POST
Overview
Working on a simple integration using "external services" to POST to a custom endpoint. Discovered that all UTF-8 characters, including many common currency symbols, are coming ...
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Pulling the recipient scores from an external API using automation just before sending in SFMC?
I am considering pulling an audience in Marketing Cloud in real-time from an external (REST) API, directly before a send-out.
I know that this is technically possible to pull out using a script ...
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Help setting up Marketing Cloud REST API as an External Service in Salesforce
I'm want to use External Services in salesforce to call the Marketing Cloud REST API in a flow.
I've done some digging on this and think the steps to do this are:
Setup an Auth Provider
Setup and ...
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Does Declarative Amazon Signatue Version 4 Named Credential Work At All With External Services and Flow
Can anyone confirm if they have EVER used declarative AWS Signature Version 4 as a Named Credential with External Services and Flow in Salesforce for ANY reason? Not Apex Classes to set these. A ...
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Callout from a flow - dealing with platform batching
I'm trying to move my apex triggers over to flows and I've got an issue - I've got a trigger that is making one callout per multiple updates depending on various conditions.
This is easy to do in a ...
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Verify Domain with external Service
I am refering to this article
https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=domain_mgmt_verify_external.htm&type=5 to verify google external services with my community. But I dont see the verify ...
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Making a callout To Marketing cloud from Service Cloud External Services
I have been trying to invoke Marketing Cloud Transactional API from Salesforce Service cloud. I saw there is a Marketing Cloud Open API Spec for Transactional Messaging: https://sforce.co/2GuuYMn and ...
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The External Change Data Capture doesn't work with an error!
I'm using OData v4.0 and the External Object is set in Salesforce, which is connected with Heroku Connect. However, the Change Data Capture feature does not work, and the following error occurs.
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External Services - Child object in response appears to be blank in Flow but is populated in Postman
I am testing External Services against the screensteps api and am successfully authenticating and returning data to the flow.
One of the nested parameters in the response appears blank to the flow, ...
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Integration with external REST Service that requires an access token
I'm attempting to integrate with a third party external service, and I can't find the right mechanism to use for authentication.
The third party requires a callout to a REST endpoint with a username ...
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Determining which response code was received by External Service
I have a simple external service definition that can return a 202 or a 401.
I cannot figure out how to tell which response code is returned.
The endpoint is an azure HTTP endpoint on microsoft ...
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External Services Flow returning null
I've created a flow to utilize an External Service, however, the flow appears to be returning a null object response despite the 200 status code. In addition, the flow doesn't seem to allow me to view ...
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External Services - OpenAPI definition
Good Morning,
I am using Salesforce Enhanced External Services and have hit an issue with how Salesforce is interpreting the OpenAPI (Swagger File)
One of the parameters in the swagger file is a ...
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External Service error Map data type isn't supported.: Schema [closed]
I am trying to add fixer.io currency convert as an External Service.
When I am pasting the Service Schema Complete JSON I get the following error
Map data type isn't supported.: Schema
What is ...
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Flow HTTP Request Using External Services - Data Not Coming Back From Endpoint. Troubleshoot?
I'm trying to play with External Site Settings-based HTTP callouts from Flow as seen in last Friday's Spring '20 release webinar for admins ("External Site Settings" explanation & demo starts at ...
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External Services, Named Credentials, and Google Identity Aware Proxy (IAP)
I have a Swagger/OpenAPI API running on Google App Engine behind Google's Identity Aware Proxy. I can hit the URLs directly, which causes a normal authentication flow and authenticates me using my ...
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Salesforce External Service - Capturing Request and Response
We are doing POC to use external services for integrating with external systems.
It works well.With spring 20 as per preview release notes enhanced external service is going GA.
Question:
Is ...
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Initials Profile Picture
I am trying create a function to display the initials of the person (not the current user) if they don't have a profile picture. I have all the initials stored in a list in my page controller.
Can ...
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External Service in Login Flow for Community users
I'm trying to use the External Services feature to call a REST-based SMS API for the two-factor authentication of our Community users. (Basically recreating this scenario, but with an External Service ...
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Error while creating flow for external services
I am trying to pull information from the Editorial Manager API and sync it with Salesforce records but I'm having trouble. I wrote a custom schema and also finished a flow. I am getting an error when ...
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Using Named Credentials With 3rd Party Authorization Token [duplicate]
Trying to use point and click
External Services
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Named Credential authorization.
A 3rd party service just requires the Authorization Token be sent with request. Not ...
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Querying external database from Salesforce Marketing Cloud
I have an external database containing contacts and transactions. How do I query that database from SFMC to update data extensions for e.g. contacts or transaction data extensions? I don't need to ...
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External Services flow parameter null
I am trying to use an External Service to make an API call with a flow, and have configured a Named Credential, an External Service with swagger schema, and a flow with the resulting apex action, as ...
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How to callout second time if first request gets timed out
I have been asked this question and I am looking for possible approaches for such scenario.
If I make an callout to an external service and if don't receive any response and gets timed out and then ...
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Send salesforce data to external api
I want to create an app exchange app that will be integrated with other system. Whenever certain conditions are met, then we will call other system API with some salesforce data like as first name, ...
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Malformed JSON: Expected '[' at the beginning of List/Set
Getting Malformed JSON: Expected '[' at the beginning of List/Set while displaying External Data in Salesforce.
My Apex class - Calloutcontroller1.apxc
public class Calloutcontroller1 {
public List&...
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Setting up Marketing Cloud as an Auth. Provider
Lately we've been integrating very tightly with Marketing Cloud, so I thought about trying to set up the External Services which Salesforce provides in order to do some minor actions via flows.
In ...
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Setting up a connection to an external webservice with authentication
I'm new to authentication an I have some questions. The office wants me to create an 'internal user context', so the users of Salesforce can load data out of an external database.
I need to set up ...
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Using Salesforce External Services Integration - Supported Data Structures for API Contract
I'm trying to make use of the External Services functionality (currently in Beta) to demonstrate the potential use of point-and-click tools to perform integration. After reading the documentation and ...
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