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# sObject Basic Information

Retrieves basic metadata for a specified object, or creates a new record for the specified object.

For example, this resource can be used to retrieve the metadata for the Account object using the GET method, or create a new Account object using the POST method.

-   **[Get Object Metadata Using sObject Basic Information](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/api-rest/guide/resources-sobject-basic-info-get.md)**  


    Gets basic metadata for a specified object, including some object properties, recent items, and URIs for other resources related to the object.

-   **[Create Records Using sObject Basic Information](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/api-rest/guide/resources-sobject-basic-info-post.md)**  


    Creates a new record for a specified object based on field values in the request body.