⚡ 1-Minute Summary The Salesforce platform offers specialized APIs for different workloads. The Composite API bundles multiple REST calls into a single trip. Bulk API 2.0 processes millions of records asynchronously. GraphQL allows front-end applications to query exact data fields to avoid over-fetching. Choosing the wrong API leads to poor performance and hitting governor limits. 💬 In plain words: Three power APIs for three different jobs: Composite API bundles several REST calls into one single trip (e.g., creating a parent and children in one POST). Bulk API 2.0 acts like a freight train, moving millions of rows as background jobs. GraphQL acts like a restaurant menu, letting the caller order exactly the fields it wants with no wasted data. 📌 Example: Need to create an Account + 3 Contacts + 1 Opportunity in ONE API round trip? Use a Composite request with allOrNone=true so it's an all-or-nothing transaction. ...
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