salesforce

Salesforce

Access the Salesforce REST API with managed OAuth authentication. Query records using SOQL, manage sObjects, and perform CRUD operations on your Salesforce data.

Quick Start

# Query contacts
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/salesforce/services/data/v59.0/query?q=SELECT+Id,Name,Email+FROM+Contact+LIMIT+10')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://gateway.maton.ai/salesforce/{native-api-path}

Replace {native-api-path} with the actual Salesforce REST API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to {instance}.salesforce.com (automatically replaced with your connection config) and injects your access token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
2. Go to maton.ai/settings
3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Salesforce OAuth connections at https://ctrl.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=salesforce&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'salesforce'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "salesforce",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Salesforce connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/salesforce/services/data/v59.0/sobjects')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

API Reference

SOQL Query

GET /salesforce/services/data/v59.0/query?q=SELECT+Id,Name+FROM+Contact+LIMIT+10

Complex query:

GET /salesforce/services/data/v59.0/query?q=SELECT+Id,Name,Email+FROM+Contact+WHERE+Email+LIKE+'%example.com'+ORDER+BY+CreatedDate+DESC

Get Object

GET /salesforce/services/data/v59.0/sobjects/{objectType}/{recordId}

Example:

GET /salesforce/services/data/v59.0/sobjects/Contact/003XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Create Object

POST /salesforce/services/data/v59.0/sobjects/{objectType}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "FirstName": "John",
  "LastName": "Doe",
  "Email": "john@example.com"
}

Update Object

PATCH /salesforce/services/data/v59.0/sobjects/{objectType}/{recordId}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "Phone": "+1234567890"
}

Delete Object

DELETE /salesforce/services/data/v59.0/sobjects/{objectType}/{recordId}

Describe Object (get schema)

GET /salesforce/services/data/v59.0/sobjects/{objectType}/describe

List Objects

GET /salesforce/services/data/v59.0/sobjects

Search (SOSL)

GET /salesforce/services/data/v59.0/search?q=FIND+{searchTerm}+IN+ALL+FIELDS+RETURNING+Contact(Id,Name)

Composite Request (batch multiple operations)

POST /salesforce/services/data/v59.0/composite
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "compositeRequest": [
    {
      "method": "GET",
      "url": "/services/data/v59.0/sobjects/Contact/003XXXXXXX",
      "referenceId": "contact1"
    },
    {
      "method": "GET",
      "url": "/services/data/v59.0/sobjects/Account/001XXXXXXX",
      "referenceId": "account1"
    }
  ]
}

Composite Batch Request

POST /salesforce/services/data/v59.0/composite/batch
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "batchRequests": [
    {"method": "GET", "url": "v59.0/sobjects/Contact/003XXXXXXX"},
    {"method": "GET", "url": "v59.0/sobjects/Account/001XXXXXXX"}
  ]
}

sObject Collections Create (batch create)

POST /salesforce/services/data/v59.0/composite/sobjects
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "allOrNone": true,
  "records": [
    {"attributes": {"type": "Contact"}, "FirstName": "John", "LastName": "Doe"},
    {"attributes": {"type": "Contact"}, "FirstName": "Jane", "LastName": "Smith"}
  ]
}

sObject Collections Delete (batch delete)

DELETE /salesforce/services/data/v59.0/composite/sobjects?ids=003XXXXX,003YYYYY&allOrNone=true

Get Updated Records

GET /salesforce/services/data/v59.0/sobjects/{objectType}/updated/?start=2026-01-30T00:00:00Z&end=2026-02-01T00:00:00Z

Get Deleted Records

GET /salesforce/services/data/v59.0/sobjects/{objectType}/deleted/?start=2026-01-30T00:00:00Z&end=2026-02-01T00:00:00Z

Get API Limits

GET /salesforce/services/data/v59.0/limits

List API Versions

GET /salesforce/services/data/

Common Objects

• Account - Companies/Organizations
• Contact - People associated with accounts
• Lead - Potential customers
• Opportunity - Sales deals
• Case - Support cases
• Task - To-do items
• Event - Calendar events

Code Examples

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/salesforce/services/data/v59.0/query?q=SELECT+Id,Name+FROM+Contact+LIMIT+5',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);
const data = await response.json();

Python

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/salesforce/services/data/v59.0/query',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'},
    params={'q': 'SELECT Id,Name FROM Contact LIMIT 5'}
)

Notes

• Use URL encoding for SOQL queries (spaces become +)
• Record IDs are 15 or 18 character alphanumeric strings
• API version (v59.0) can be adjusted; latest is v65.0
• Update and Delete operations return HTTP 204 (no content) on success
• Dates for updated/deleted queries use ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ
• Use allOrNone: true in batch operations for atomic transactions
• IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets (fields[], sort[], records[]) to disable glob parsing
• IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.

Error Handling

Status	Meaning
400	Missing Salesforce connection
401	Invalid or missing Maton API key
429	Rate limited (10 req/sec per account)
4xx/5xx	Passthrough error from Salesforce API

Troubleshooting: Invalid API Key

When you receive a "Invalid API key" error, ALWAYS follow these steps before concluding there is an issue:

1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Resources

• REST API Developer Guide
• List sObjects
• Describe sObject
• Get Record
• Create Record
• Update Record
• Delete Record
• Query Records (SOQL)
• Composite Request
• sObject Collections
• SOQL Reference
• SOSL Reference