Should I Use the Ambition Package or the Salesforce API for Reports?

Last updated: November 12, 2026

Every synced Salesforce Report has a Transport Method that decides how Ambition receives its data. Reports over 2,000 rows, or ones that need a sync interval other than 10 minutes, need the Salesforce API.

Required permissions:

  • The Integrations: Edit permission is required to choose a report's transport method.

Ambition Package

  • Uses the installed Managed Package to send report data, so it doesn't use API calls.

  • Supports up to 2,000 rows. Reports filtered to more than the Last 30 Days are limited to stay under that cap.

  • Sends updates every 10 minutes.

Salesforce API

  • Uses the Salesforce API, at one API call per 2,000 rows each time it syncs.

  • Supports reports of any size.

  • Syncs on the interval you pick in the Sync Interval drop-down menu: 10 Minutes, 30 Minutes, 1 Hour, 3 Hours, 6 Hours, 12 Hours, or 1 Day.

  • Rows dated more than a year ago, or before your organization started using Ambition, aren't processed.

Note:

  • If you connected Salesforce with the API-Only option, Salesforce API is the only transport method available.

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