salesforce-webhooks-events

name	salesforce-webhooks-events
description	Implement Salesforce Platform Events, Change Data Capture (CDC), and Outbound Messages. Use when building real-time integrations, listening for record changes, or implementing event-driven architecture with Salesforce. Trigger with phrases like "salesforce events", "salesforce CDC", "salesforce platform events", "salesforce streaming", "salesforce outbound message", "salesforce real-time".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(curl:*), Bash(sf:*)
version	1.7.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","crm","salesforce"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code

Salesforce Webhooks & Events

Overview

Salesforce doesn't use traditional webhooks. Instead, it offers Platform Events, Change Data Capture (CDC), and Outbound Messages for real-time data flow. All use the CometD (Bayeux) streaming protocol via jsforce.

Prerequisites

• jsforce installed with connection configured
• Platform Events or CDC enabled in your org
• Understanding of publish/subscribe patterns
• Express.js for Outbound Message endpoints

Event Mechanism Comparison

Mechanism	Direction	Use Case	Retention
Platform Events	Bi-directional	Custom event bus	72 hours
Change Data Capture (CDC)	Salesforce → External	Record change notifications	3 days
Outbound Messages	Salesforce → External	Workflow-triggered HTTP POST	Until confirmed
Streaming API (PushTopics)	Salesforce → External	SOQL-based subscriptions	No replay

Instructions

Step 1: Subscribe to Change Data Capture (CDC)

import jsforce from 'jsforce';

const conn = new jsforce.Connection({
  loginUrl: process.env.SF_LOGIN_URL,
});
await conn.login(process.env.SF_USERNAME!, process.env.SF_PASSWORD! + process.env.SF_SECURITY_TOKEN!);

// Subscribe to Account changes
// CDC channel format: /data/AccountChangeEvent
const subscription = conn.streaming.topic('/data/AccountChangeEvent').( {
   header = message..;
  .(, header.);       
  .(, header.);
  .(, header.);
  .(, header.);

  
   (header. === ) {
    .(, message.);
    
  }
});