SalesforceRESTAPI 0.2.6

A simple library to interact with Salesforce REST API using OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials Flow.

SalesforceRESTAPI

A simple Python library to interact with the Salesforce REST API using OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials Flow.

Features

• Authenticate with Salesforce using OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials
• Basic CRUD operations (create, read, update, delete) for Salesforce objects
• Bulk API 2.0 support for inserting large datasets
• SOQL query support
• Apex script execution via Tooling API
• Record verification utilities
• HTTP status code tracking for all API requests

Installation

pip install SalesforceRESTAPI

Usage

Note: As of version 0.1.3, authentication state (instance_url, access_token, headers) is stored as class variables. You must call SalesforceRESTAPI.authenticate(...) before using any instance methods. All instances share the same authentication state.

from SalesforceRESTAPI import SalesforceRESTAPI

# Authenticate (call this once before using any instance methods)
SalesforceRESTAPI.authenticate(client_id='YOUR_CLIENT_ID', client_secret='YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET', login_url='https://login.salesforce.com')

# Now you can use instance methods
sf = SalesforceRESTAPI()

# Create a record
account_id = sf.create_record('Account', Name='Test Account', Industry='Technology')

# Get a record
account = sf.get_record('Account', account_id)

# Update a record
sf.update_record('Account', account_id, Name='Updated Name')

# Delete a record
sf.delete_record('Account', account_id)

# Run a SOQL query
results = sf.queryRecords('SELECT Id, Name FROM Account')

# Execute anonymous Apex
apex_result = sf.execute_apex('System.debug("Hello World");')

# Bulk insert records (for large datasets)
records = [
    {'Subject': 'Test Case 1', 'Status': 'New', 'Priority': 'Medium'},
    {'Subject': 'Test Case 2', 'Status': 'New', 'Priority': 'High'},
    {'Subject': 'Test Case 3', 'Status': 'New', 'Priority': 'Low'}
]
result = sf.bulk_insert_records('Case', records)
print(f"Job ID: {result['job_id']}, Records Processed: {result['records_processed']}")

# Get last HTTP status code
status_code = SalesforceRESTAPI.get_last_http_status()
print(f"Last HTTP Status: {status_code}")

# Revoke authentication (clears class-level state)
sf.revoke()

Query All (pagination helper)

query_all is a convenience method that wraps the REST /queryAll endpoint and automatically pages through nextRecordsUrl to return all matching records (including archived/deleted when supported).

Usage:

# Run a SOQL using queryAll and retrieve all pages
soql = "SELECT Id, Name FROM Account WHERE CreatedDate > LAST_N_DAYS:365"
result = sf.query_all(soql)
print(f"Total records: {result['totalSize']}")
for rec in result['records'][:10]:
    print(rec.get('Id'), rec.get('Name'))

Return value:

• A dict with keys: totalSize (int) and records (list of record dicts).
• The method follows nextRecordsUrl until all pages are fetched.

Notes:

• Use query_all when you expect many results or need deleted/archived records. For small queries, run_query/queryRecords is sufficient.
• Make sure SalesforceRESTAPI.authenticate(...) is called first so class-level auth state is set.

Robot Framework Usage

You can use this library from Robot Framework by importing it as a Python library in your test suite. Below are the minimal steps to integrate:

1. Install the package into the same Python environment used by Robot Framework:

# activate your virtualenv, then
pip install SalesforceRESTAPI
pip install robotframework

2. Create a simple Robot Framework resource or test that imports the Python module. Example salesforce.robot:

*** Settings ***
Library    SalesforceRESTAPI

*** Variables ***
${CLIENT_ID}      your_client_id
${CLIENT_SECRET}  your_client_secret
${LOGIN_URL}      https://login.salesforce.com

*** Test Cases ***
Bulk Create Cases From List
    # Authenticate using class method (sets class-level state)
    Evaluate    SalesforceRESTAPI.authenticate('${CLIENT_ID}', '${CLIENT_SECRET}', '${LOGIN_URL}')    modules=SalesforceRESTAPI
    ${sf}=    Evaluate    SalesforceRESTAPI.SalesforceRESTAPI()    modules=SalesforceRESTAPI
    @{records}=    Create List
    ...    {'Subject': 'RF Case 1', 'Status': 'New', 'Priority': 'Medium'}
    ...    {'Subject': 'RF Case 2', 'Status': 'New', 'Priority': 'High'}
    ${result}=    Evaluate    ${sf}.bulk_insert_records('Case', ${records}, wait_for_completion=True, max_wait_seconds=60)    modules=SalesforceRESTAPI
    Log    Job ID: ${result['job_id']} | State: ${result['state']}

Notes:

• We use Evaluate to call class methods and instance methods from Robot; alternatively you can wrap small helper keywords in a custom Robot library that calls into SalesforceRESTAPI.
• Ensure the Robot process uses the same virtual environment where SalesforceRESTAPI is installed so dependencies like requests and python-dotenv are available.

JWT (JWT Bearer Token Flow) Authentication

Use SalesforceRESTAPI.authenticate_jwt(...) to authenticate using the JWT Bearer Token Flow (connected app / external client). This is useful when you need to impersonate a specific Salesforce user without interactive login.

Signature:

SalesforceRESTAPI.authenticate_jwt(client_id, username, private_key, login_url='https://login.salesforce.com', audience=None, private_key_is_file=True)

Parameters:

• client_id: Connected App consumer key (the iss claim).
• username: Salesforce username to impersonate (the sub claim).
• private_key: Path to the PEM private key file or the PEM string itself.
• login_url: Salesforce login URL (defaults to https://login.salesforce.com).
• audience: Optional audience override; defaults to login_url + '/services/oauth2/token'.
• private_key_is_file: If True and private_key is a path that exists, the file is read; otherwise private_key is used as the key material.

Return value:

• Returns the parsed JSON auth response from Salesforce (typically contains access_token and may include instance_url). The method sets SalesforceRESTAPI.access_token and SalesforceRESTAPI.headers and will set instance_url when present in the response.

Notes and requirements:

• Requires PyJWT and a compatible cryptography backend. Install with:

pip install PyJWT cryptography

• If the JWT request fails, the method raises RuntimeError with the HTTP response body included to aid debugging.
• Some orgs or endpoints may not return instance_url for JWT flows; in that case the library will only set the token and headers — set instance_url manually if required.

Example:

from SalesforceRESTAPI import SalesforceRESTAPI

# Using a private key file
auth = SalesforceRESTAPI.authenticate_jwt(
    client_id='YOUR_CONNECTED_APP_CLIENT_ID',
    username='[e-mail]',
    private_key='/path/to/private_key.pem'
)

# Or using a PEM string stored in a variable
pem = open('/path/to/private_key.pem').read()
auth = SalesforceRESTAPI.authenticate_jwt(
    client_id='YOUR_CONNECTED_APP_CLIENT_ID',
    username='[e-mail]',
    private_key=pem,
    private_key_is_file=False
)

# After successful auth you can construct an instance and call methods
sf = SalesforceRESTAPI()
accounts = sf.queryRecords('SELECT Id, Name FROM Account LIMIT 5')


## Requirements
- Python 3.6+
- requests
- python-dotenv (for loading .env files in tests)

## License
MIT License. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.