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57 articles · APIs & middleware

Architect mapping record connections between two orgs to plan the Salesforce to Salesforce retirementIntegration

Salesforce to Salesforce Retirement: What Breaks, What Next

Salesforce to Salesforce retirement takes effect when the Spring '27 release update auto-activates, and some dependent...

· 11 min readSalesforce API version retirement timeline showing versions 31.0 to 40.0 losing supportIntegration

Salesforce API Version Retirement: Find v31 to v40 Callers

The Salesforce API version retirement ends support for API 31.0 to 40.0 in Summer '27 and retires them in Summer '28,...

· 10 min readDiagram of Salesforce Event Relay EventBridge flow from platform event to SQS and LambdaIntegration

Salesforce Event Relay EventBridge: Catch Silent Failures

Event Relay sends high-volume platform events and CDC from Salesforce to Amazon EventBridge without middleware, but it...

· 11 min readDiagram of an OAuth username-password flow retirement migration to Client Credentials and JWT BearerIntegration

OAuth Username-Password Flow Retirement: Migrate by Feb 20

Salesforce blocks new tokens from the OAuth username-password flow on February 20, 2027, and affected integrations fail...

· 10 min readMigration tracker sorting apps into four ownership buckets ahead of connected apps end of supportIntegration

Connected Apps End of Support: What to Migrate and When

Connected apps end of support lands in Summer '27 for every app in your org, and device-flow apps face an earlier...

· 9 min readArchitecture diagram of Salesforce Flex Credits agentic API calls from external agents through MCPIntegration

Salesforce Flex Credits Agentic API: Plan for Metered Calls

Salesforce will count every successful call a registered external agent makes, over MCP or the API, as a Headless...

· 9 min read
Integration architect mapping the standard-volume platform events retirement and high-volume migration on a whiteboardIntegration

Standard-Volume Platform Events Retirement: Migration Plan

The Platform Events Developer Guide says Salesforce will retire standard-volume custom platform events in Summer '27....

· 12 min readTimeline diagram of the Salesforce SOAP login retirement with Winter '27 and Summer '27 deadlinesIntegration

Salesforce SOAP Login Retirement: Two Deadlines, One Audit

Salesforce SOAP login retirement starts in Winter '27, when login() requires the Use Any API Auth permission, and...

· 9 min readSalesforce OAuth device flow moving from a connected app to a local External Client AppIntegration

Salesforce OAuth Device Flow Ends for Connected Apps Nov 30

From 30 November 2026 the OAuth 2.0 device flow only works from local External Client Apps with a localhost callback,...

· 10 min readSalesforce Life Sciences Cloud architecture diagram separating HCP, patient, clinical and commercial dataIntegration

Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud Architecture: HCP vs Patient

Merging HCP and patient records into one Account and Contact hierarchy is cheap on day one and expensive at the first...

· 10 min readDiagram of a Salesforce webhook integration using JWT Bearer Flow through a Node.js serviceIntegration

Salesforce Webhook Integration With JWT Bearer Flow

Salesforce has no inbound webhook listener, so third-party callbacks need a small service in front of the org. Building...

· 11 min readA 3D schematic of interconnected Salesforce and Jira gears showing data flow for integration cost analysis.Integration

Salesforce Jira Integration: Build vs. Buy Cost Analysis

Building a custom Salesforce-Jira integration looks cheaper than buying one. Hidden maintenance and development hours...

· 4 min read