Bulk API 2.0 and Bulk API Developer Guide

Introduction to Bulk API 2.0 and Bulk API
Bulk API 2.0
Bulk API
How Bulk API Works
Quick Start: Bulk API
Bulk API Ingest
Bulk API Query
How Bulk Queries Are Processed
Use Bulk Query
PK Chunking
Walk Through a Bulk Query Sample
Walk Through a Bulk Query Sample Using PK Chunking
Headers
Limits
Bulk API Reference
Sample Client Application Using Java
Map Data Fields
Bulk API End-of-Life Policy
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Note: This release is in preview. Features described here don’t become generally available until the latest general availability date that Salesforce announces for this release. Before then, and where features are noted as beta, pilot, or developer preview, we can’t guarantee general availability within any particular time frame or at all. Make your purchase decisions only on the basis of generally available products and features.

Bulk API Query

Use bulk query to efficiently query large data sets and reduce the number of API requests. A bulk query can retrieve up to 15 GB of data, divided into 15 files of 1 GB each. The data formats supported are CSV, XML, and JSON.

Bulk API query limits are described in Bulk API and Bulk API 2.0 Limits and Allocations in the Salesforce Developer Limits and Allocations Quick Reference