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description: You can access external objects from the Salesforce console only in Salesforce Classic. Other consoles, such as the Salesforce console in Lightning Experience, aren’t supported.
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# Salesforce Connect Support for the Salesforce Console

You can access external objects from the Salesforce console only in Salesforce Classic. Other consoles, such as the Salesforce console in Lightning Experience, aren’t supported.

### Required Editions

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          <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience (not for high-data-volume
            external objects)</td>

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            <p>Available in: <strong>Developer</strong> Edition</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Available for an extra cost
              in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, and <strong>Unlimited</strong>
              Editions</p>
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External objects haven’t been fully adapted to a console and can cause unexpected behaviors. Unlike other objects that haven’t been fully adapted to a console, external objects aren’t marked with asterisks in the console setup area.

#### See Also

- [Salesforce Console in Salesforce Classic](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.console2_classic_intro.htm&type=5&language=en_US)
- [Salesforce Classic Console Limitations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.console2_limitations.htm&type=5&language=en_US)
- [Salesforce Connect](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.platform_connect_about.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Salesforce Connect provides seamless integration of data across system boundaries by letting your users view, search, and modify data that’s stored outside your Salesforce org. For example, perhaps you have data that’s stored on premises in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Instead of copying the data into your org, you can use external objects to access the data in real time via web service callouts.")
- [Salesforce Platform Features Supported by Salesforce Connect](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.platform_connect_considerations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Salesforce Connect provides seamless integration with the Salesforce Platform and enables users to view, search, and modify external object data.")