The examples in this section use REST API resources to retrieve object metadata information. For modifying or creating object metadata information, see the Metadata API Developer Guide.
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Use the sObject Basic Information resource to get metadata for an object.
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Get Field and Other Metadata for an Object
Use the sObject Describe resource to retrieve all the metadata for an object, including information about each field, URLs, and child relationships.
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Use the sObject Describe resource and the
If-Modified-SinceHTTP header to determine if object metadata has changed.