Metadata Peek

Metadata Peek lets you view and inspect Salesforce metadata directly from any record or setup page — without navigating to Setup or deploying a package.

Features

Field Metadata Inspector

Hover over any field label in Salesforce and Metadata Peek shows a tooltip with:

  • API name
  • Field type and length
  • Required / unique / external ID flags
  • Default value
  • Help text
  • Formula (for formula fields)
  • Picklist values (for picklist fields)
  • Lookup target object

Object Metadata

Click the object header in any list view or record page to see:

  • Object API name
  • Record type count
  • Trigger count
  • Validation rule count
  • Field count (total and custom)
  • Sharing model

Page Layout Inspector

Open the layout panel to see the current page layout:

  • Which fields are on the layout
  • Field order and section grouping
  • Required fields on layout vs. required at DB level
  • Read-only fields

Inline Edit Support

For any metadata field, click Copy API Name to copy it to your clipboard — useful when writing SOQL, Apex, or building integrations.

Quick Navigation

Click any metadata item to jump directly to its Salesforce Setup page in a new tab.

How to Use

  • Open any Salesforce page (record, list view, setup)
  • Click the SFDC Police icon
  • Select Metadata Peek from the module list
  • Hover over any field to see its metadata
  • Click any item to copy the API name or open in Setup