Metadata API Developer Guide
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Quick Start: Metadata API
Resources for Beginner Developers
If you’re a beginner developer and haven’t used Salesforce CLI before, learn how to set up your environment and practice with a sample application. These Trailheads guide you through setup with SFDX and introduce you to Metadata API.
App Development with Salesforce DX
Walk through setting up your environment and developing with Salesforce CLI using the Dreamhouse sample app. After you add a feature to your Dreamhouse app, you deploy metadata to your Dev Hub org with Salesforce CLI.
Package.xml Metadata Management
Learn more about metadata and package.xml files. Build a package.xml file to deploy changes from a scratch org to your Trailhead Playground.
Quick Start for Developing with Metadata API
If you have some experience in Salesforce development but want to get started with Metadata API, use this quick start. The quick start walks you through a retrieval of metadata components, which is the first step of the development process.