Salesforce API Name & Layout Manager

Tracking since Apr 7, 2026.

Changelog

• May 3, 2026
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  Salesforce API Name & Layout Manager
  Version 1.0.0 | March 2026
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  WHAT'S NEW
  
    API Field Name Overlay
    Toggle API names directly on any Salesforce Lightning record page.
    No more switching between tabs or opening Setup to look up field names.
    Red labels appear inline, next to every field label on the page.
  
    Layout Editor
    Open any page layout directly from the extension popup.
    Browse all layouts for the current SObject, inspect every field
    section by section, and remove fields — all without touching Setup.
    Changes are saved back to Salesforce via the Tooling API (v64).
  
    Auto Session Detection
    No API keys to paste. Salesforce API Name & Layout Manager 
    reads your active Salesforce session
    automatically using browser cookies, supporting both Lightning
    (lightning.force.com) and Classic (my.salesforce.com) orgs.
  
    Persistent Toggle State
    API name visibility is remembered across popup open/close cycles
    using chrome.storage, so your preference sticks.
  
  SUPPORTED ORG TYPES
    Developer Edition, Sandbox, Production — any org on Lightning Experience.
  
  PERMISSIONS USED
    cookies    — read Salesforce session ID (sid) for API calls
    tabs       — detect the active Salesforce tab
    storage    — remember toggle state
    activeTab  — send messages to the Salesforce page
  
  KNOWN LIMITATIONS
    - Layout Editor requires navigating to a Lightning record page first
      (the SObject is detected from the URL)
    - Adding new fields to a layout is not yet supported (remove only)
    - Classic UI is not supported for the Layout Editor
  
  COMING IN v1.1
    - Add fields to layout (drag and drop)
    - Search fields by API name
    - Multi-layout comparison view

  Salesforce API Name & Layout Manager
  Version 3.0.0 | March 2026
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  WHAT'S NEW
  
  * Security updates
  * Enhanced storage for individual tabs in the "Show API Name" toggle

Permissions & access

Permissions

storageactiveTabtabscookies

Host access

*://*.salesforce.com/*, *://*.lightning.force.com/*, https://*.salesforce-setup.com/*

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