Workbench (https://workbench.developerforce.com) is an open-source tool for interacting with your org. However, because Salesforce doesn’t maintain Workbench, we can’t address issues or bugs related to using it. We recommend that you use our alternative and integrated tools instead, such as Code Builder, Salesforce CLI, and VS Code Extensions.
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| Workbench Feature | Available using Salesforce CLI? | Available using VS Code + Code Builder? | Available using Postman? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data > Insert, Update, Upsert, Delete, Undelete, or Purge | Yes, see documentation | Yes, using a Salesforce CLI command in the terminal | Yes, see documentation |
| Info > Metadata Types & Components | Yes, see documentation for metadata types and metadata components | Partial support, see documentation | Yes, see documentation |
| Info > Standard & Custom Objects | Yes, see documentation | Yes, using a Salesforce CLI command in the terminal | Yes, see documentation |
| Migration > Deploy | Yes, see documentation | Yes, see documentation | No |
| Migration > Retrieve | Yes, see documentation | Yes, see documentation | No |
| Utilities > Bulk API Job Status | Yes, see documentation for Bulk API v1.0 and Bulk API v2.0 | Yes, using a Salesforce CLI command in the terminal | Yes, see documentation for Bulk API v1.0 and Bulk API v2.0 |
| Utilities > Metadata API Process Status | Yes, see documentation | Yes, using a Salesforce CLI command in the terminal | No |
| Utilities > REST Explorer | No | No | Yes, see documentation |
More Details:
- For Bulk API, Salesforce CLI supports bulk ingest with Bulk API v1.0 and v2.0. Salesforce CLI doesn’t currently support bulk queries.
- For REST API, try using Mulesoft.
| Workbench Feature | Available using Salesforce CLI? | Available using VS Code + Code Builder? | Available using Postman? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queries > Async Query | No | No | No |
| Queries > SOQL Query | Yes, see documentation | Yes, see documentation | Yes, see documentation |
| Queries > SOSL Search | No | No | Yes, see documentation |
| Queries > Streaming Push Topics | No | No | No |
More Details:
- Async SOQL was retired in Summer ’23.
- Push Topics is a deprecated feature. Use Change Data Capture instead.
| Workbench Feature | Available using Salesforce CLI? | Available using VS Code + Code Builder? | Available using Postman? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities > Apex Execute | Yes, see documentation | Yes, see documentation | No |