Use Metadata API to retrieve, deploy, create, update or delete customization
information, such as custom object definitions and page layouts, for your org. This API is
intended for managing customizations and for building tools that can manage the metadata model,
not the data itself.
Required Editions
Available in: Performance, Unlimited, Developer, and
Enterprise Editions
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