Salesforce User Interface API
With new Salesforce UI API we can get the orgs data and metadata in a single response returned form an Api call. Even Salesforce uses the same UI API to build their Lightning Experience and Salesforce for Android, iOS, and mobile web. While making calls and getting the data, salesforce does take care of checking the field-level security settings, sharing setting, and perms. We don't have to worry about making the SOQL queries to get record data, getting object metadata and themes info, getting layout info, all this heavy lifting work will be taken care by Salesforce. Best part is that every response is returned in a formatted JSON! UI API Endpoints are divided into 3 levels namely 1. Records Endpoint 2. Actions Endpoint 3. Favorites Endpoint For Authentication, User Interface API uses OAuth 2.0 just like all other Salesforce REST APIs does Reference Links: 1. User Interface API Developer Guide 2. Salesforce Blog by Raja Rao DV Salesforce UI API helps with ...