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Passing Dynamic Data to Your Salesforce Flow

The PipeLaunch Browser extension lets you capture data from a LinkedIn profile and your current Salesforce record, then send those values straight into a Screen Flow (or any Flow that accepts input variables). Under the hood, you use JSONPath expressions to pick exactly which fields you want.


  • record — the Salesforce record context (all fields available in the Record Details preview)
  • pipelaunchData — the object containing both:
    • profileData (LinkedIn profile info)
    • companyData (LinkedIn company info)

You’ll write JSON that maps Flow input variable names to JSONPath expressions against these objects.


2. JSONPath Primer

JSONPath is a simple syntax for selecting nodes in a JSON document:

Expression

Meaning

$

the root object

$['field'] or $.field

child property named field

$..name

all name properties, at any depth

$.items[0]

first element in the array items

$.experiences[?(@.isCurrentJob)]

all experiences where isCurrentJob is true


3. The Data Objects


3.1 - record


When you click the PipeLaunch button in Salesforce, the extension injects a record object containing every field you see in the record preview.


Example snippet (simplified):

{
  "record": {
    "attributes": {
        "type": "Contact",
        "url": "/services/data/v64.0/sobjects/Contact/0032o00003bE8FSAA0"
    },
    "Id": "0032o00003bE8FSAA0",
    "Name": "Ben Asfaha",
    "FirstName": "Ben",
    "LastName": "Asfaha",
    "LastModifiedDate": "2025-06-19T08:40:16.000+0000",
    "CreatedBy": {
        "attributes": {
            "type": "User",
            "url": "/services/data/v64.0/sobjects/User/0052o00000DKRfgAAH"
        },
        "Id": "0052o00000DKRfgAAH",
        "Name": "Admin",
    }


    // …and any other fields in your page layout
  }
}


You reference it like:

  • $.record.Id → Salesforce Record Id
  • $.record.Name → Record Name


3.2 - pipelaunchData.profileData


This object mirrors the LinkedIn profile you’re viewing. It contains name, title, experiences, etc. Example:


{
  "pipelaunchData": {
    "profileData": {
      "firstName": { "value": "Ben" },
      "lastName":  { "value": "Asfaha" },
      "title":     "CEO & Co‑Founder",
      "linkedinURL": "https://linkedin.com/in/benasfaha",
      // …more fields
    }
  }
}


Common JSONPaths:

  • $.pipelaunchData.profileData.title → “CEO & Co‑Founder”
  • $.pipelaunchData.profileData.firstName.value → “Ben”


3.3 - pipelaunchData.companyData


This object holds the company’s metadata:

{
  "pipelaunchData": {
    "companyData": {
      "name":    "PipeLaunch",
      "domain":  "pipelaunch.com",
      "website": "https://www.pipelaunch.com/",
      // …more fields
    }
  }
}


Common JSONPaths:


4. Configuring the Extension to Pass Variables


  1. Open the “Settings” (gear icon) and scroll to “Quick Actions”.
  2. Add a new Launch a Salesforce Flow action
  3. Select the flow and add the variables




The flow variable names are case-sensitive. Only Text, Number and Boolean variable types are supported


Updated on: 29/07/2025