Object Reference for the Salesforce Platform

Overview of Salesforce Objects and Fields
Release Notes
Primitive Data Types
Field Types
API Field Properties
Required Fields
System Fields
Frequently Occurring Fields
Compound Fields
Custom Objects
Custom Fields
AppExchange Object Prefixes and the API
Relationships Among Standard Objects and Fields
Factors that Affect Data Access
Field and Type Differences in Salesforce Apps and APIs
External Objects
Big Objects
Object Interfaces
Reference
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Big Objects

A big object stores and manages massive amounts of data on the Salesforce platform.

See these topics in the Big Objects Implementation Guide:

  • Big Objects

    A big object stores and manages massive amounts of data on the Salesforce platform. You can archive data from other objects or bring massive datasets from outside systems into a big object to get a full view of your customers.

  • Define and Deploy Custom Big Objects

    You can define custom big objects with Metadata API or in Setup. After you define and deploy a big object, you can view it or add fields in Setup.