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salesforce metadata api zip root paths no src prefix

salesforce-metadata-api-zip-root-paths-no-src-prefix

Apr 09, 20261 min read

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salesforce-metadata-api-zip-root-paths-no-src-prefix

Salesforce Metadata API requires package.xml and component folders at zip root (e.g. classes/MyClass.cls). The src/ prefix is an SFDX convention only — deploying a zip with src/classes/MyClass.cls causes ‘No package.xml found’ errors from the Metadata API.

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