How you approach configuring integrations depends on the direction of the integration. This chapter uses the terms inbound and outbound to distinguish between those directions. The following outlines the definitions used in this book for both of these terms:
- An inbound connection is an external system calling Salesforce APIs or those APIs you have created via Apex. While managing these types of connections, you can use features and APIs such as Connect Apps, OAuth, Certificates, and Permission Sets.
- An outbound connection is when Salesforce calls out to external system APIs. While managing these types of connections, you can use features such as Remote Sites and Named Credentials.
It is worth pointing out that making HTTP callouts is very commonplace in most languages today, and therefore...
