Salesforce Reports API

In this session, We will talk about What is Salesforce Report API. Join us to Demystifying the Salesforce Reports API.

What is Salesforce Reports API?

Programmatic access to Salesforce Report & Dashboard data as defined in the Report & Dashboard Builder. Categories

1. Reports API
2. Dashboard API
3. Report Filters
4. Analytics Notifications

Learn more about Salesforce Report API.

Need for Reports API?

1. Leverage Salesforce reports across systems: Integrate reports data in a custom mobile app
2. Custom visualizations: Rich animations for existing report data
3. Facilitate housekeeping Admin activities: Delete reports owned by a specific User, Cleanup unused reports
4. Building custom reporting solutions: Chatter post consisting of snapshot of top Opportunities this month.

Reports & Dashboard API Capabilities

Reports API Demo

Considerations for API Usage

• Salesforce Org needs to have API enabled and authenticated access
• Use content-type: application/json with a POST call
• Support for Summary, Matrix and Tabular report formats
• Use API version 43.0 & set Enabled Lightning Joined Reports (Beta) to work with Joined Reports
• Maximum rows returned = 2000 / report
• All limits for reports created through Report Builder hold true for the API