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🚀 Detailed Steps to Move Salesforce Flow Using Salesforce CLI (SFDX)

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1. Install Salesforce CLI (SFDX)

First, you must have Salesforce CLI installed.

• Download and install it from here: Salesforce CLI Download.

• After installing, open your Terminal (Mac/Linux) or Command Prompt (Windows).

✅ To verify installation, run:

sfdx --version

You should see a version number.

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2. Set Up a Salesforce DX Project (Folder)

Now create a project to manage your Flow files.

sfdx force:project:create -n MoveFlowProject
cd MoveFlowProject

This creates a folder called MoveFlowProject with the right structure.

Inside the folder, you’ll see:

• sfdx-project.json

• force-app/main/default/

We will store the Flow here soon.

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3. Authenticate (Log in) to the Source Org (where Flow is present)

Now connect your source org.

sfdx auth:web:login --setalias source-org

• A browser window will open.

• Login to your source org.

• It saves this org connection with the alias source-org.

✅ You can check your connected orgs by:

sfdx force:org:list

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4. Create a package.xml to tell Salesforce which Flow to download

Salesforce CLI needs to know what to retrieve.

Create a file called package.xml inside a folder like /manifest/.

Example package.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Package xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
  <types>
    <members>Your_Flow_API_Name</members>
    <name>Flow</name>
  </types>
  <version>59.0</version> <!-- Use API version of your org, or latest -->
</Package>

• Replace Your_Flow_API_Name with the API Name of your Flow (not label, API Name is like Order_Process_Flow).

• Save it inside a folder, say /manifest/package.xml.

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5. Retrieve the Flow from the Source Org

Now retrieve your Flow metadata.

sfdx force:mdapi:retrieve -r ./mdapioutput -u source-org -k manifest/package.xml

Meaning:

• -r ./mdapioutput → save the output inside mdapioutput folder.

• -u source-org → retrieve from source org.

• -k manifest/package.xml → use your package.xml to know what to pull.

✅ You will see a .zip file downloaded into mdapioutput.

Now unzip that .zip inside your project to see the metadata.

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6. Authenticate (Log in) to the Destination Org (where you want to deploy)

Now connect your destination org.

sfdx auth:web:login --setalias destination-org

• A browser window opens.

• Login to your destination org.

• Saves the alias as destination-org.

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7. Deploy the Flow into the Destination Org

Now push the Flow to destination org.

sfdx force:mdapi:deploy -d ./mdapioutput/unpacked_folder -u destination-org -w 10

• -d specifies where your retrieved metadata is.

• -u destination-org tells it which org to deploy to.

• -w 10 tells Salesforce CLI to wait for 10 minutes (adjust if needed).

✅ After successful deployment, your Flow is copied!

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8. Validate in the Destination Org

• Login to your destination org.

• Go to Setup → Flows.

• You should see your Flow there!

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📌 Important Points:

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🔥 Summary of Commands

# Create Project
sfdx force:project:create -n MoveFlowProject

# Login to Source Org
sfdx auth:web:login --setalias source-org

# Retrieve Flow
sfdx force:mdapi:retrieve -r ./mdapioutput -u source-org -k manifest/package.xml

# Unzip and prepare

# Login to Destination Org
sfdx auth:web:login --setalias destination-org

# Deploy Flow
sfdx force:mdapi:deploy -d ./mdapioutput/unpacked_folder -u destination-org -w 10

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⚡ Quick Summary

[Source Org] → [Retrieve Flow to Local] → [Login to Destination Org] → [Deploy Flow]

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