Part 1-My First Successful API Callout
I 'm learning about HTTP Callouts, and wanted to share what I've figured out so far. My goal was to use API to update a contact record based on the contact's zip code. This is a beta feature that's available in all sandboxes and orgs that have "rolled forward" to spring '23. I started with an API called Zippoptam.us . Here's how the API works: if you write a zip code in the URL, it will send you information about that zip code. For example: http://api.zippopotam.us/us/20011 gives you this: My first step was to create a named credential. One mistake I made in my first few tries was that I did not allow merge fields in my HTTP headers. This is important because I want to pull the zip code from contact records and use them to change the values of the URL. Once I've done that, I've made a new HTTP callout from actions in flow. Notice that I use the named credential I just made: Next, I created an invocable ac...