--- schema_version: "1" id: 42bfac74abef304087b30f4c1e5a0521b0fa29ed5d210ef83898771f08e6b2af title: Heroku Quick Start collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/platform/264-0-0/canvas_app_previewer_heroku.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.canvas_app_previewer_heroku.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 9092904374c01dc1870acff1bb04626ee0a24eaef8f3ae40a8bc16b3e616613f description: The Heroku Quick Start button gets you started by creating an app in Heroku and creating a corresponding canvas app in Salesforce. products: - Salesforce Platform release: "264" --- # Heroku Quick Start The Heroku Quick Start button gets you started by creating an app in Heroku and creating a corresponding canvas app in Salesforce. ### Required Editions
Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience
Available in: Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, Professional Edition (with API and Lightning Platform Canvas enabled), and Developer Editions
User Permissions Needed
To see the previewer:

Customize Application

AND

Modify All Data
The Heroku Quick Start fields include the following:
Field Description
Template Heroku template used to create the Heroku app.
Canvas App Name Name of the canvas app. Maximum length is 30 characters.
Heroku App Name Name of the Heroku app. The name must begin with a letter and can only contain lowercase letters, numbers, and dashes. This name becomes part of the URL for the app. Maximum length is 30 characters.
Canvas App Description Description of the canvas app. This description appears when you edit the canvas app in Salesforce. Maximum length is 200 characters.
Auth Type

How the quick start authenticates with Heroku to create the canvas app.

  • Username/Password—Uses the Heroku username and password
  • API Key—Uses the Heroku API key
Heroku Username

Username for the account used to log in to Heroku. The Heroku app is created under this user’s credentials.

This field has a maximum length of 30 characters. If your Heroku username is longer than 30 characters, you’ll need to enter the API key associated with your Heroku account in the Heroku API Key field.

Heroku Password Password for the account used to log in to Heroku.
Heroku API Key Instead of using the username and password for the Heroku account, you can use the API key associated with that account. You can find this value on the Heroku My Account page.
![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_code-264-0-0-production-enus/789bc523-706b-4ae4-8fe9-be6322e38b6b/images/icon_note.png) Note The Heroku username and password are not stored anywhere, but used only during the app creation process on a secure connection.