Use the Salesforce Composite API to chain dependent DML operations in one HTTP round trip

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Verified steps

  1. POST to /services/data/vXX.0/composite with a body containing a 'compositeRequest' array; each sub-request has a 'method', 'url', 'referenceId', and optionally 'body'.
  2. Reference earlier sub-request results in subsequent sub-requests using @{referenceId.field} syntax — for example, use @{newAccount.id} to pass a just-created Account ID into a Contact insert.
  3. Set 'allOrNone': true at the top level if you want the entire batch to roll back on any single sub-request failure; otherwise partial failures proceed and you must inspect each result.
  4. Inspect the 'compositeResponse' array; each element mirrors the sub-request's referenceId, HTTP status code, and body — a 201 means created, a 4xx means that sub-request failed.
  5. Keep the total sub-request count at or below 25 per call; each sub-request still consumes API limits separately.
  6. Validate that SOQL sub-requests use the /query endpoint, not a DML endpoint, and that relationship references resolve within the same composite batch.

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