README.md

python-SalesforceMetadataAPISupport

Support for the Salesforce Metadata API calls.

Using the Metadata API module:

Using the module to login to your salesforce account:

##Sample code:

import SalesforceMetadataModule as smm
sfdc = smm.SalesforceMetadataModule(
    yourSalesforceUserName, yourSalesforcePassword, yourSalesforceSecurityToken)
print sfdc.getSessionId()

output: You should be able to see a session id generated

##Calling the metadata api methods using the object (sfdc) created above:

using the 'sfdc' object you can call methods like:

sfdc.listMetadata(SalesforceObject, soap_api_version) # this will return a list of dictionaries

###Example:

listContent = sfdc.listMetadata('CustomField', '34.0')

for each in listContent:
    for k, v in each.iteritems():
        print k, "=>", v

sample output will look like this:

createdById => 00528000000OjSzAAK

createdByName => Sunil Singh

createdDate => 2015-06-23T08:41:46.000Z

fileName => objects/Account.object

fullName => Account.UpsellOpportunity__c

id => 00N28000003Z7lOEAS

lastModifiedById => 00528000000OjSzAAK

lastModifiedByName => Sunil Singh

lastModifiedDate => 2015-06-23T08:41:46.000Z

manageableState => unmanaged

type => CustomField

##To retrieve any package from the salesforce account use the below method:

sfdc.retrievePackage(members, name, api version, output zip file name)

sfdc.retrievePackage("AllReports/CustomReportTypeJoin",
                     "Report", "34.0", "reportzip.zip")

A zipped file will be saved in your working directory.