What is tooling API in Salesforce?
Tooling API exposes objects used in developer tooling that you can access through REST or SOAP, and works just like the Salesforce REST API and SOAP API. For detailed descriptions of Tooling API objects and the REST resources and SOAP calls that each object supports, see Tooling API Objects.
What is the use of include object in Salesforce API?
Includes access to the associated CustomField object and related fields in Salesforce Metadata API. Available from API version 28.0 or later. Represents the working copy of a field for editing or saving in a MetadataContainer. This object is available in API version 33.0 and later.
What is permissionsettabsetting in Salesforce tooling?
Use PermissionSetTabSetting for manipulating tab visibility on profiles and permission sets. Available in Tooling API version 37.0 and later. Represents a Change Data Capture custom channel that you can subscribe to for receiving notifications of Salesforce record changes.
How do I use tooling API for Lightning Platform?
Use Tooling API to build custom development tools or apps for Lightning Platform applications. Tooling API’s SOQL capabilities for many metadata types allow you to retrieve smaller pieces of metadata.
Step 1: Creating a Connected App
To begin, we need a Connected App so that we can generate a Client Id and Secret used for the next step. In Setup, navigate to Platform Tools -> Apps -> App Manager if you are in lightning. If you are in classic, navigate to Create -> Apps
Step 2: Creating an Auth. Provider
The authentication provider is utilized to facilitate the authentication with your Salesforce org.
Step 3: Update Connected App Callback URL
The Callback URL has now been generated and is located under the Salesforce Configuration section. Copy the Callback URL and edit the Connected App we created earlier in Step 1, and paste in the Callback URL under the OAuth section.