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Phuc Nguyen 18Phuc Nguyen 18 

Pull specific custom metadata records into VScode

Hello All,
How can I retrieve specific custom metadata records from an org.
I use this syntax for specifc fields

sfdx force:source:retrieve -m CustomField:Object.CustomField__c

But what is the syntax for a custom metadata record?

Thanks,
P

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AnudeepAnudeep (Salesforce Developers) 
Hi Phuc, 

I recommend building a Package.xml Manifest and identifying and listing the metadata required to be pulled. You can then run the command
  
sfdx force:source:retrieve -u DevHub -x ./package.xml

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AnudeepAnudeep (Salesforce Developers) 
Hi Phuc, 

I recommend building a Package.xml Manifest and identifying and listing the metadata required to be pulled. You can then run the command
  
sfdx force:source:retrieve -u DevHub -x ./package.xml

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Anudeep 
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Ruwantha BulegodaRuwantha Bulegoda
You can use the org browser to download specific metadata 
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Andrew HoveyAndrew Hovey
The correct format for retrieving a specific Custom Metadata Record is: 
sfdx force:source:retrieve -m CustomMetadata:MetadataTypeAPIName.MetadataRecordAPIName

For example, if your custom metadata type is API_Endpoints__mdt and the API name of a metadata record is Contact_Server, this would be your command (note that "__mdt" has been removed from "API_Endpoints"): 
sfdx force:source:retrieve -m CustomMetadata:API_Endpoints.Contact_Server

 
daddyTofudaddyTofu
^ over a year later andrew actually has the best simple answer, but package.xml file does help you maintain better.