Metadata API Developer Guide

Introduction to Metadata API
Understanding Metadata API
Use Cases for Metadata API
Metadata API Developer Tools
Supported Salesforce Editions
Modify Metadata Through Metadata API Functions Permission
Development Platforms
Standards Compliance
Metadata API Support Policy
API End-of-Life
Related Resources
Quick Start: Metadata API
Build Client Applications for Metadata API
Using Metadata API
Reference
Appendices
Glossary
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API End-of-Life

Salesforce is committed to supporting each API version for a minimum of three years from the date of first release. In order to mature and improve the quality and performance of the API, versions that are more than three years old might cease to be supported.

When an API version is to be deprecated, advance notice is given at least one year before support ends. Salesforce will directly notify customers using API versions planned for deprecation.

Versions 10.0 through 20.0 of Metadata REST and SOAP API have now been deprecated and are no longer supported. You can continue to access these legacy API versions until Summer ’22 is released, at which point these legacy versions will be retired and will become unavailable. For more information, see this Knowledge Article: Salesforce Platform API Versions 7.0 through 20.0 Retirement.

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Versions 21.0 through 30.0 of Metadata REST and SOAP API will be deprecated in the Summer ’22 release. For more information, see this Knowledge Article: Salesforce Platform API Versions 21.0 through 30.0 Retirement.

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