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# Register an External Service

Registering an external service takes only a few steps and no code.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d25649e72">User
              Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25649e72 ">To manage connections: </td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25649e72 ">Customize Application</td>

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You can upload your spec for registration in the following ways.

- **[Submit an API Spec With a Relative URL](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.external_services_register_relative.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Provide a relative URL to the spec.
- **[Submit an API Spec With an Absolute URL](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.external_services_register_absolute.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Provide a full, absolute URL to the spec.
- **[Paste the JSON or YAML formatted Schema Into Your Browser](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.external_services_register_json.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Copy and paste the JSON or YAML formatted schema into your browser.
- **[Upload a Local File](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.external_services_register_browse.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Using your browser, drag, or browse files to upload the JSON or YAML file from your computer.

#### See Also

- [External Services](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.external_services.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Connect your Salesforce org to an external API by using zero lines of code. Use declarative tools and OpenAPI specifications to describe the external API functionality, and External Services automatically creates invocable actions within Salesforce. Use External Services for outbound integrations from Salesforce by using low-code, process-based integrations or to turbocharge your Apex integrations. Call the invocable actions natively from Apex, or create a custom agent action, flow, or Einstein bot that interacts with the external API source.")
- [Named Credentials](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.named_credentials_about.htm&type=5&language=en_US)
- [Choose an Authentication Protocol](https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=named_credentials_auth_protocols.htm&language=en_US)
- [External Services OpenAPI 2.0 Schema](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.external_services_schema_examples.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "This section features External Services OpenAPI 2.0 schema examples.")
- [External Services OpenAPI 3.0 Schema](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.external_services_examples_openapi_3_0.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "This section features External Services OpenAPI 3.0 schema examples.")
- [Using the Schema Examples](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.external_services_examples_using.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "See how the respective Open API 2.0 and 3.0 examples are implemented with Apex.")