Fetch Salesforce Field Definitions

March 24, 2026

Version updated for https://github.com/kotaoue/salesforce-field-inspector to version v1.0.1.

This action is used across all versions by ? repositories.

Action Type

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Action Summary

The salesforce-field-inspector GitHub Action automates the process of extracting Salesforce FieldDefinition metadata using the Salesforce Tooling API and saving the data in JSON or CSV formats. It simplifies metadata management by enabling users to fetch, filter, and export field definitions for all, custom, or standard Salesforce objects, providing flexible output options for integration or documentation purposes. This action is particularly useful for developers and administrators needing to analyze or document Salesforce metadata efficiently.

Release notes

What’s Changed

Add object scope filtering and documentation for fetch scripts by @kotaoue in https://github.com/kotaoue/salesforce-field-inspector/pull/19
Add support for custom FieldDefinition select fields and documentation by @kotaoue in https://github.com/kotaoue/salesforce-field-inspector/pull/22

Improvements

Add workflow_dispatch to Test workflow for manual CI triggering by @Copilot in https://github.com/kotaoue/salesforce-field-inspector/pull/13
docs: use v1 tag instead of main in README usage examples by @Copilot in https://github.com/kotaoue/salesforce-field-inspector/pull/15
Format YAML, update cSpell settings, and normalize README tables by @kotaoue in https://github.com/kotaoue/salesforce-field-inspector/pull/16
Add scripts/README.md for local dev notes by @kotaoue in https://github.com/kotaoue/salesforce-field-inspector/pull/17
Clarify run/install instructions in scripts README by @kotaoue in https://github.com/kotaoue/salesforce-field-inspector/pull/18
fix: stop test workflow from running twice on PR pushes by @Copilot in https://github.com/kotaoue/salesforce-field-inspector/pull/21

New Contributors

@kotaoue made their first contribution in https://github.com/kotaoue/salesforce-field-inspector/pull/16

Full Changelog: https://github.com/kotaoue/salesforce-field-inspector/compare/v1...v1.0.1