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Streaming APIs

Last updated May 16, 2025, generated by Sumble

What is Streaming APIs?

Streaming APIs are interfaces that allow applications to receive data in real-time as it is generated, rather than having to request it periodically. They are commonly used for applications such as live sports updates, stock tickers, social media feeds, and IoT sensor data collection, where timely information is crucial.

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What other technologies are related to Streaming APIs?

Streaming APIs Competitor Technologies

Bulk

Bulk API is useful to handle large amount of data asynchronously whereas Streaming API works synchronously when data is modified.

mentioned alongside Streaming APIs in 24% (195) of relevant job posts

Point to Point

Point to Point is a technology that directly connects two systems. Pub/Sub offers a scalable way to distribute events to interested subscribers rather than connecting systems directly.

mentioned alongside Streaming APIs in 18% (69) of relevant job posts

Batch

Batch processing is often used for bulk data operations, which is in contrast to Streaming APIs that focus on near real-time data.

mentioned alongside Streaming APIs in 0% (71) of relevant job posts

Streaming APIs Complementary Technologies

Platform Events

Platform Events is a Salesforce technology that uses a pub/sub model to deliver secure and scalable custom event notifications within Salesforce or from external sources. It is strongly complementary as it provides an event-driven architecture that Streaming APIs can leverage.

mentioned alongside Streaming APIs in 15% (242) of relevant job posts

Apex

Apex is Salesforce's proprietary programming language, which can be used to process or react to events received through Streaming APIs.

mentioned alongside Streaming APIs in 1% (425) of relevant job posts

Lightning Components

Lightning components can subscribe to Streaming API channels and display data in real-time within the Salesforce user interface.

mentioned alongside Streaming APIs in 1% (127) of relevant job posts