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MetadataPackage

Represents a package that has been developed in the org you’re logged in to. Applies to unlocked, unmanaged, first-generation, and second-generation managed packages.

Supported Calls

describeSObjects(), query(), retrieve()

Fields

Field Name	Details
Name	Type string Properties Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort Description The name of the package.
NamespacePrefix	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description For first-generation and second-generation managed packages, and unlocked packages with namespaces, this field is the namespace prefix assigned to the package. For unmanaged packages, or no-namespace unlocked packages, this field is blank.
PackageCategory	Type picklist Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort Description The type of package. Valid values are: `Application` (internal use only) `Module` (internal use only) `Package`—Represents either an unmanaged package or a first-generation managed package. `Package2`—Represents either an unlocked package or a second-generation managed package. The default value is Package. This field is available in API version 49.0 and later.

Usage

Here are examples of the types of API queries you can perform.

Query	String
Show all managed and unmanaged packages in the org	`SELECT Name, NamespacePrefix FROM MetadataPackage`
Show only managed packages in the org	`SELECT Name, NamespacePrefix FROM MetadataPackage WHERE NamespacePrefix <> ''`

Object Reference for the Salesforce Platform

MetadataPackage

Supported Calls

Fields

Usage