Force.com Streaming API Developer's Guide

Getting Started with Force.com Streaming API
Code Examples
Example: Interactive Visualforce Page
Example: Visualforce Page
Example: Java Client
Examples: Authentication
Setting Up Authentication for Developer Testing
Setting Up Authentication with OAuth 2.0
Using Streaming API
Generic Streaming
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Setting Up Authentication for Developer Testing

To set up authorization for developer testing:

This authorization method should only be used for testing and never in a production environment.

Important

  1. Log in using the SOAP API login() and get the session ID.
  2. Set up the HTTP authorization header using this session ID:

    The CometD endpoint requires a session ID on all requests, plus any additional cookies set by the Salesforce server.

    For more details, see Step 4: Add the Source Code.