A tale of Salesforce API and when to use them
API NAME PROTOCOL DATA FORMAT COMMUNICATION REST API REST JSON, XML Synchronous SOAP API SOAP (WSDL) XML Synchronous Chatter REST API REST JSON, XML Synchronous (photos are processed asynchronously) User Interface API REST JSON Synchronous Analytics REST API REST JSON, XML Synchronous Bulk API REST CSV, JSON, XML Asynchronous Metadata API SOAP (WSDL) XML Asynchronous …