05. Metadata Type Support

The following metadata types are currently supported:

MetadataType	CLI argument	Retrieved by Default	retrieve	deploy (create)	deploy (update)	delete	changeKey	buildTemplate	retrieveAsTemplate	Description
Asset	asset	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Assets from Content Builder grouped into subtypes.
Data Designer Attribute Groups	attributeGroup	Yes	Yes	-	-	-	-	-	-	Groupings of Attribute Sets (Data Extensions) in Data Designer.
Data Designer Attribute Sets	attributeSet	Yes	Yes	-	-	-	-	-	-	Data Extensions linked together in Attribute Groups in Data Designer.
Automation	automation	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Used via Automation Studio directly - or indirectly via Journey Builder & MC Connect.
Campaign Tag	campaign	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-	-	Way of tagging/categorizing emails, journeys and alike.
Content Area (Classic)	contentArea	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-	-	DEPRECATED: Old way of saving Content Blocks; please migrate these to new Content Blocks (Asset: ...).
Data Extension	dataExtension	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Database table schemas.
Data Extension Field	dataExtensionField	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	-	-	Individual fields within Data Extensions.
Data Extension Template	dataExtensionTemplate	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-	-	Templates used for special DE use cases like Triggered Send.
Data Filter	dataFilter	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Defines filter criteria for Data Extensions. Used by Filter Activities.
Delivery Profile	deliveryProfile	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-	-	Delivery profiles specify details such as IP address, domain, header inclusion, and footer; Via API we can only check for their existence but not see any details.
Automation: Data Extract Activity	dataExtract	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Creates zipped files in your FTP directory or convert XML into CSV.
Data Extract Type	dataExtractType	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-	-	Types of Data Extracts enabled for a specific business unit. This normally should not be stored.
API Discovery	discovery	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-	-	Description of all API endpoints accessible via REST API; only relevant for developers of Accenture SFMC DevTools.
Domain Verification	domainVerification	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	-	-	SAP (Sender Authentication Package) and domain verification records.
E-Mail (Classic)	email	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-	-	DEPRECATED: Old way of saving E-Mails; please migrate these to new E-Mail (Asset: message).
E-Mail Send Definition	emailSend	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Mainly used in Automations as "Send Email Activity".
Journey: Entry Event Definition	event	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Used in Journeys (Interactions) to define Entry Events.
File Location	fileLocation	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	-	Yes	-	Used for export or import of files to/from Marketing Cloud. Supports Enhanced FTP, AWS S3, Azure Blob, GCP, and external SFTP.
Automation: File Transfer Activity	fileTransfer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unzip, decrypt a file or move a file from secure location into FTP directory.
Automation: Filter Activity	filter	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	-	Part of how filtered Data Extensions are created. Depends on type "dataFilter".
Folder	folder	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	-	Yes	-	Used to structure all kinds of other metadata.
Automation: Import File Activity	importFile	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Reads files in FTP directory for further processing.
Journey	journey	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	-	Journey (internally called "Interaction"). Supports pause, stop, publish, validate operations.
List	list	Yes	Yes	-	-	Yes	-	-	-	Old way of storing data. Still used for central Email Subscriber DB.
Mobile Application	mobileApplication	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-	-	Mobile push applications configured in MobilePush. Retrieve only.
Mobile Code	mobileCode	Yes	Yes	-	-	-	-	-	-	Used to send SMS Messages.
Mobile Keyword	mobileKeyword	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Used for managing subscriptions for Mobile numbers in Mobile Connect.
MobileConnect SMS	mobileMessage	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	-	Used by Journey Builder and to send SMS from MobileConnect triggered by API or manually on-the-fly.
Mobile Push	mobilePush	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-	-	Mobile push messages. Retrieve only.
Automation: SQL Query Activity	query	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Select & transform data using SQL.
Role	role	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	Yes	-	User Roles define groups that are used to grant users access to SFMC systems.
Automation: Script Activity	script	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Execute more complex tasks via SSJS or AMPScript.
Send Classification	sendClassification	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Lets admins define Delivery Profile, Sender Profile and CAN-SPAM for an email job in a central location.
Sender Profile	senderProfile	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Specifies the From information for a send in a central location.
Transactional Email	transactionalEmail	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	-	Lets you send immediate Email messages via API events.
Transactional Push	transactionalPush	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	-	Lets you send immediate Push messages via API events.
Transactional SMS	transactionalSMS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	-	Lets you send immediate SMS messages via API events.
Triggered Send	triggeredSend	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	DEPRECATED: Sends emails via API or DataExtension Event.
Triggered Send Summary	triggeredSendSummary	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-	-	Provides aggregated statistics about a Triggered Send Definition. Retrieve only.
User	user	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	Yes	-	Users and Installed Packages including their assigned Roles, BUs and personal permissions.
Automation: Verification Activity	verification	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	-	Check DataExtension for a row count.