You must establish an API-to-API connection between your Salesforce org and Conga Platform. This connection ensures seamless communication and data exchange between your Salesforce org and Conga Platform.

To configure an API-to-API connection

  1. Login to the Conga Platform as an admin user.
  2. Click the App Launcher () icon from the top-left corner and go to Admin Console > Organization.
  3. Go to the Conga API Connections tab and click Add API-to-API Connection.
  4. Enter values in the following fields.

    Field

    Description

    External IdentifierSelect your Salesforce org ID from the drop-down. The external identifier list is populated based on the external integration that you added. For more information, see External Integrations.
    Client NameEnter the client name.
    DescriptionEnter an appropriate description.
  5. Click Save & Generate Client Secret to generate the Client ID.
  6. Click Copy next to Client ID and Client Secret. Save them for future use.
    The API to API connection is configured and activated.

To configure UI-to-API connection

  1. Login to the Conga Platform as an admin user.
  2. Click the App Launcher () icon from the top-left corner and go to Admin Console > Organization.
  3. Go to the Conga API Connections tab and click Add UI-To-API Connection.
  4. Enter values in the following fields.

    Field

    Description

    External IdentifierSelect your Salesforce org ID for which you want to configure the connection. The external identifier list is populated based on the external integration that you added. For more information, see External Integrations.
    Client NameEnter the client name.
    DescriptionEnter an appropriate description.
    Redirect URI

    Enter the UI Callback Endpoint. It is the site to which identification and access tokens are sent. 

    Cors Origins

    Enter the domain name present in the callback endpoint. It is the base URL of the origin server to enable cross-site requests.

    For example: https://<your Salesforce org domain>.my.salesforce.com

    Back Channel Logout URILeave the field blank.
    Front Channel Logout URILeave the field blank.
  5. Leave the other fields blank.
  6. Click Save & Generate Client Secret to generate the Client ID.

  7. Click Copy next to the Client ID. Save it as a SPAClientId for future use.
    The UI to API connection is configured and activated.

    You can deactivate or reactivate any of the Conga API Connections by using the respective hyperlink under the Actions column, and edit the configuration by clicking the External Identifier hyperlink on the list page.