Salesforce admins can connect an org to an Anypoint Platform account to enable MuleSoft Direct features such as the MuleSoft API Catalog for Salesforce and Integration Intelligence. This is a one-time setup that pairs the two platforms; it does not build the integration itself, which still happens in Anypoint Studio or Code Builder.
- Enable MuleSoft access and accept terms
In Salesforce Setup, enable access to MuleSoft Direct integrations and accept the relevant terms and conditions for your subscribed clouds. Confirm you have both a Salesforce administrator profile and a MuleSoft administrator login before you begin.
- Choose your region and connection method
Start the connection from Setup, select the server for your region, then pick a connection method. You can sign in with your MuleSoft Anypoint Platform user credentials or supply a connected app's client ID and secret for a more controlled, service-style link.
- Authorize with the two tenant keys
Complete the handshake that exchanges the two tenant keys between Salesforce and Anypoint Platform. Both administrators participate, since each side authorizes its own tenant. This is what establishes the trusted link between the org and the platform account.
- Enable and verify the connected features
After the link succeeds, turn on the features you need, such as MuleSoft API Catalog for Salesforce or Integration Intelligence. Verify that your Anypoint APIs appear where expected inside Salesforce, then document the connected app and tenant details for your runbook.
Either MuleSoft user credentials or a connected app's client ID and secret. The connected app route avoids tying the link to one person's login.
Select the Anypoint Platform control plane region that matches your data-residency needs, since the choice affects where management metadata lives.
Turn on MuleSoft API Catalog for Salesforce, Integration Intelligence, or both, depending on whether you want API discovery, activity visibility, or each.
- The connection needs two administrators. A Salesforce admin alone cannot finish it; a MuleSoft administrator must authorize the Anypoint Platform side.
- Linking the platforms does not deploy any integration. You still build and deploy Mule applications separately in Studio, Code Builder, or your CI/CD pipeline.
- Pick the region carefully at connection time. The control plane region affects data residency, and changing it later is not a trivial toggle.