PranavNagrecha Private Connect Setup
Private Connect (Hyperforce only) peers your Salesforce org with your AWS VPC or Azure VNet so callouts and incoming traffic never traverse the public internet. It is configured via Setup → Private Connect with a peering ID from your cloud provider.
Adoption Signals
Hyperforce orgs where compliance/latency requires private networking to partner endpoints.
- Required when partner traffic cannot transit the public internet for HIPAA, PCI, or sovereign-cloud reasons.
- Required when callout latency from public egress exceeds SLA and the partner exposes a PrivateLink endpoint.
Recommended Workflow
- Confirm org is on Hyperforce; Private Connect is not available on First-Generation infrastructure.
- Create a VPC Endpoint Service (AWS) or Private Link Service (Azure) in your cloud; share the service name.
- Setup → Private Connect → Add Outbound (or Inbound) connection; Salesforce provisions peering.
- Update Named Credentials to use the private DNS entry provided.
- Verify with a probe callout and confirm tcpdump shows traffic on private link only.
Key Considerations
- Billed separately; usage-based.
- Regional — connection must match the Salesforce POD region.
- DNS resolution inside Salesforce uses the private endpoint, but you must ensure your own VPC routes back.
- Private Connect does not bypass IP allow-lists; they are independent controls.
Worked Examples (see references/examples.md)
- Snowflake private — SFDC → Snowflake BYOC
- Partner inbound — Bank callback
Common Gotchas (see references/gotchas.md)
- Region mismatch — Setup step fails with 'region not supported'.
- DNS resolution — Callout resolves to public IP.
- Billing surprise — Charges not expected.
Top LLM Anti-Patterns (full list in references/llm-anti-patterns.md)
- Assuming all orgs can use Private Connect
- Skipping DNS override
- No probe verification
Official Sources Used
- Apex REST & Callouts — https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexcode.meta/apexcode/apex_callouts.htm
- Named Credentials — https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.named_credentials_about.htm
- Connect REST API — https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/
- Private Connect — https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.private_connect_overview.htm
- Bulk API 2.0 — https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_asynch.meta/api_asynch/
- Pub/Sub API — https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/pub-sub-api/guide/intro.html