Summary
In this chapter, we have covered the creation of custom REST endpoints in Apex in detail, beginning with an overview of the REST paradigm and how a RESTful endpoint is structured to utilize the common HTTP methods underpinning the core infrastructure of the internet. We discussed how and when we might use a custom endpoint rather than a standard Salesforce REST endpoint.
The next section of the chapter focused on defining endpoints in both a simple and more complex manner, as well as how we can use custom metadata to help provide a dynamic endpoint that is particularly useful in product development environments. After having built a set of endpoints, we saw how we can utilize the Workbench tool to test them internally to validate behavior.
Following this, we focused on how we can expose an endpoint as a public API using sites, as well as an alternative that utilized both the URLRewriter interface and Visualforce pages for more SEO- and user-friendly GET requests. For...