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Ben DunlapBen Dunlap 

REST vs. SOAP comparison chart?

Hi, I just discovered, after writing a fair amount of code to interact with the REST API, that this interface doesn't support lead conversion:

 

http://boards.developerforce.com/t5/REST-API-Integration/Convert-a-Lead-to-Account-via-REST/m-p/287373#M546

 

Since lead-conversion is a somewhat important part of our business process, I'm a little bit frustrated. I'll figure out a way to work around this gap but I'm wondering if there's a SOAP vs. REST comparison chart somewhere that I should have had a look at first?

 

If I had known that I needed to use the SOAP API in order to automate lead-conversion, I probably wouldn't have thought twice about using REST.

 

Also wondering if more advanced features like this (beyond basic CRUD operations)  are on the roadmap for the REST API?