Use the mdapi commands to retrieve and deploy Metadata API–formatted files that represent components in an org, or to convert Metadata API–formatted metadata into the source format used in Salesforce DX projects.

What is Mdapi?

mdapi (for metadata API) is a simple API aiming at providing as fast as possible the information contained in the metadata files generated for RPM repositories. It is currently deployed at: You can contribute to mdapi with bug reports or pull requests at:

What is metadata in SFDC?

What is metadata? Metadata is data that describes other data. For example, in a Salesforce org, there is a standard object called Account. When you add a record with a customer's contact information to an Account, you are adding metadata and data. Field names, such as first name and last name are metadata.