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Getting Started#

Create a workflow to Convert SOAP XML Object to JSON with the Salesforce API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the Convert SOAP XML Object to JSON action
1. Connect your Salesforce account
2. Configure infoBox
3. Configure XML Soap Object
4. Optional- Configure Extract Notifications Only
5. Optional- Configure Fail on Error
Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

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Details#

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

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Convert SOAP XML Object to JSON on Salesforce

Description:Converts a SOAP XML Object received from Salesforce to JSON

Version:0.0.6

Key:salesforce_rest_api-convert-soap-xml-to-json

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Code#

import salesforce_rest_api from "../../salesforce_rest_api.app.mjs";
import converter from "../../../helper_functions/actions/xml-to-json/xml-to-json.mjs";

export default {
  key: "salesforce_rest_api-convert-soap-xml-to-json",
  name: "Convert SOAP XML Object to JSON",
  description: "Converts a SOAP XML Object received from Salesforce to JSON",
  version: "0.0.6",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    salesforce_rest_api,
    infoBox: {
      type: "alert",
      alertType: "info",
      content: `This action is useful in conjunction with Salesforce Flow Builder, and is primarily used if Instant triggers are not working for your use case.
\\
[See the documentation](https://pipedream.com/apps/salesforce-rest-api#troubleshooting) for more details.`,
    },
    xml: {
      type: "string",
      label: "XML Soap Object",
      description: "The object received from Salesforce that will be converted.",
    },
    extractNotificationOnly: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Extract Notifications Only",
      description: "Whether to extract only the notification parts from the XML. Default: `true`.",
      optional: true,
      default: true,
    },
    failOnError: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Fail on Error",
      description: "Whether the action should fail if an error occurs when extracting notifications. Default: `false`.",
      optional: true,
      default: false,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const json = await converter.run.bind({
      input: this.xml,
      compact: false,
    })({
      $,
    });

    if (!this.extractNotificationOnly) {
      return json;
    }

    try {
      const notifications = json.elements[0].elements[0].elements[0].elements
        .filter(({ name }) => name === "Notification");
      $.export("$summary", "Successfully converted to JSON and extracted notifications");
      return {
        notifications,
      };
    } catch (e) {
      const errorMessage = "Successfully converted to JSON, but was unable to extract notifications";
      if (this.failOnError) {
        $.export("$summary", errorMessage); // overrides exported $summary in converter
        throw new Error(errorMessage);
      }

      $.export("$summary", `${errorMessage}. Will return the whole JSON.`);
      return json;
    }
  },
};

Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Salesforce	`salesforce_rest_api`	`app`	This component uses the Salesforce app.
XML Soap Object	`xml`	`string`	The object received from Salesforce that will be converted.
Extract Notifications Only	`extractNotificationOnly`	`boolean`	Whether to extract only the notification parts from the XML. Default: `true`.
Fail on Error	`failOnError`	`boolean`	Whether the action should fail if an error occurs when extracting notifications. Default: `false`.

Authentication#

Salesforce uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Salesforce account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Salesforce and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Salesforce API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account: