When you integrate your Salesforce org with applications hosted on
third-party cloud services, it’s essential to be able to send and receive HTTP/s traffic
securely. With Private Connect, increase security on your Amazon Web Services (AWS) integrations
by setting up a fully managed network connection between your Salesforce org and your AWS Virtual
Private Cloud (VPC). Then, route your cross-cloud traffic through the connection instead of over
the public internet to reduce exposure to outsider security threats.
Required Editions
| Available in: Lightning Experience |
| Available in: Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and
Developer Editions
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Private Connect is available in partnership with AWS via a feature called AWS PrivateLink.
PrivateLink provides private connectivity between VPCs, AWS services, and on-premise applications
on the Amazon Network. Connect your existing or new AWS VPC to a Salesforce-managed VPC with
PrivateLink. Then, all the data traffic flowing between your VPC and your Salesforce org is
automatically routed through the connection.
Private Connect is also bi-directional: you can initiate both inbound and outbound traffic.
With inbound connections, you can send traffic into Salesforce using the standard APIs. And with
outbound connections, you can send traffic out of Salesforce via features like Apex callouts,
External Services, and External Objects.
Private Connect is available for purchase as an add-on license. Read the Considerations
documentation to see if you can add Private Connect to your org.
Overview of Inbound and Outbound Connections with AWS
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Inbound |
Outbound |
| Description |
Data traffic flows from AWS to Salesforce |
Data traffic flows from Salesforce to AWS |
| Salesforce Prerequisites |
My Domain
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Named Credentials
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| AWS VPC Prerequisites |
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