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# Working with Object Metadata

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.

-   **[Get Metadata for an Object](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/api-rest/guide/dome-sobject-basic-info.md)**  


    Use the sObject Basic Information resource to get metadata for an object.

-   **[Get Field and Other Metadata for an Object](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/api-rest/guide/dome-sobject-describe.md)**  


    Use the sObject Describe resource to retrieve all the metadata for an object, including information about each field, URLs, and child relationships.

-   **[Get Object Metadata Changes](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/api-rest/guide/sobject-describe-with-ifmodified-header.md)**  


    Use the sObject Describe resource and the `If-Modified-Since` HTTP header to determine if object metadata has changed.