MuleSoft for Salesforce Developers - Second Edition: A complete guide for achieving Mulesoft certification readiness and building AI-driven API soluti (Paperback or Softback)

Design, secure, test, and deploy APIs with MuleSoft, and learn to integrate it with Salesforce by utilizing the latest features

Key Features

• Work with the new additions to MuleSoft like Visual Editor, Anypoint Code Builder, and AI
• Enhance your MuleSoft expertise by incorporating AI and automation
• Prepare to achieve MCD Level 1 certification with expert insights from Akshata Sawant and Arul Christhuraj Alphonse
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description

Salesforce developers often need help with complex integrations to manage multi-cloud environments, data mapping, data security, API scalability, and real-time integration issues. Written by industry veterans with 20+ years of experience, this revised edition will help you overcome these challenges and unlock data with MuleSoft.

In this second edition, you’ll learn about MuleSoft’s newest IDE (aka Anypoint Code Builder) and its tools and capabilities. The chapters will show you how to use AI-enabled APIs to maximize productivity, integration of Data Cloud with MuleSoft, Mule APIs with AI agents, and Mule AI Chain connectors. You’ll grasp the fundamentals of APIs and integration and confidently design your APIs, while also utilizing a no-code visual editor for API design to build your Mule applications using MuleSoft’s Anypoint Code Builder. The chapters will teach you about data transformation, API management, deployment models, and MuleSoft’s security features. Progressively, you’ll leverage MuleSoft connectors to integrate with Salesforce, Data Cloud, and other systems. You’ll explore AI-driven integrations and automation, and get practical tips to ace MuleSoft interviews and achieve MCD Level 1 certification.

By the end of this book, you’ll be able to implement the entire API lifecycle and manage complex integrations with MuleSoft like a pro.

What you will learn

• Understand the fundamentals of MuleSoft APIs and integrations
• Unlock siloed data and implement the API lifecycle with MuleSoft's latest capabilities
• Get started with AnyPoint Code Builder with the capabilities of MuleSoft IDEs
• Understand DataWeave to build, secure, transform, and test MuleSoft applications
• Explore CloudHub 2.0 features along with other deployment models
• Gain expertise in MuleSoft connectors, security configuration, and integration of AI and automation
• Attain practical guidance and interview tips to achieve MCD level 1 certification

Who this book is for

This book is for Salesforce developers starting their journey with MuleSoft. Salesforce architects will also find the concepts beneficial for effective solutions. A basic understanding of any programming language, fundamental integration concepts, familiarity with APIs, and basic knowledge of Salesforce development are necessary. Experience with at least one Salesforce API is needed—be it SOAP, REST, Bulk, or Streaming API.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to APIs and MuleSoft
2. Designing Your API
3. Exploring Anypoint Studio and Anypoint Code Builder (ACB)
4. Introduction to Core Components
5. All About Anypoint Platform
6. Learning Dataweave
7. Transforming with DataWeave
8. Building Your Mule Application
9. Deploying Your Application
10. Securing Your API
11. Testing Your Application
12. MuleSoft Integration with Salesforce
13. MuleSoft Connectors and Use Cases
14. MuleSoft Best Practices, Tips, and Tricks
15. Certification and Interview Tips
16. AI and Automations with MuleSoft

Akshata Sawant is a Senior Developer Advocate at Salesforce based in London. A distinguished technical speaker, she was named Rising Star of the Year (UK) 2024 by Digital Revolution Awards. Despite a short career span, she has spoken at top conferences, including Dreamforce, London's Calling, Salesforce TDX, Devoxx Belgium, DevOpsDays Geneva, and APIDays. Beyond speaking, Akshata is a prolific writer, regularly publishing blogs and articles. She also conducts training sessions and workshops for the Salesforce community. Born in Mumbai, she now shares knowledge globally through talks, podcasts, blogs, and livestreams. Connect with her on LinkedIn to explore APIs, AI, and Integration.

Arul Christhuraj Alphonse is a senior integration architect based in Singapore with over 20 years of experience in the integration and API domain. He has worked at Akmin Technologies, Quinnox, IBM, TCS, and Cognizant, designing over 1,000 integrations. Arul holds a Master of Computer Applications and an MBA, along with multiple certifications, including MuleSoft Mentor, MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect, and SoftwareAG webMethods Certified Professional. Passionate about sharing knowledge, he creates courses on Udemy and runs the Tech Lightning YouTube channel. Born in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India, he now lives in Singapore, contributing to the global tech community.