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How to create remote site settings dynamically though apex ?

My first question, Is it possible to add a remote site dynamically through apex ?

 

Regardless of the answer, I still tried to achieve this by using Metadata API within Salesforce. Below is my code.

 

public static void createremoteSiteSettings()
{
MetadataService.MetadataPort service = createService();
MetadataService.RemoteSiteSetting remoteSiteSettings = new MetadataService.RemoteSiteSetting();
//remoteSiteSettings.fullName = 'Test';
remoteSiteSettings.url = 'http://www.google.com';
MetadataService.AsyncResult[] results = service.create(new List<MetadataService.Metadata> { remoteSiteSettings });
}

public static MetadataService.MetadataPort createService()
{
MetadataService.MetadataPort service = new MetadataService.MetadataPort();
service.SessionHeader = new MetadataService.SessionHeader_element();
service.SessionHeader.sessionId = UserInfo.getSessionId();
return service;

 

I am getting this error : System.CalloutException: Web service callout failed: WebService returned a SOAP Fault: Must specify a {http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance}type attribute value for the {http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata}metadata element faultcode=soapenv:Client faultactor=

 

Any help would be appreciated ! 

 
Best Answer chosen by Admin (Salesforce Developers) 
AforankAforank
How to create remote site settings through apex.
 
Step 1:
 
Create a new class for Metadata Service, and copy the below code.
 
public class MetadataService {
      
        public class RemoteSiteSetting extends Metadata {
        public String type = 'RemoteSiteSetting';
        public String fullName;
        public String description;
        public Boolean disableProtocolSecurity;
        public Boolean isActive;
        public String url;
        private String[] type_att_info = new String[]{'xsi:type'};
        private String[] fullName_type_info = new String[]{'fullName','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','0','1','false'};
        private String[] description_type_info = new String[]{'description','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','0','1','false'};
        private String[] disableProtocolSecurity_type_info = new String[]{'disableProtocolSecurity','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','boolean','1','1','false'};
        private String[] isActive_type_info = new String[]{'isActive','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','boolean','1','1','false'};
        private String[] url_type_info = new String[]{'url','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','1','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'fullName','description','disableProtocolSecurity','isActive','url'};
    }
     
   
    public class createResponse_element {
        public MetadataService.AsyncResult[] result;
        private String[] result_type_info = new String[]{'result','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','AsyncResult','0','-1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'result'};
    }
           
    public class MetadataPort {
        public String endpoint_x;
        {
            // Workaround to platform bug (?) where the following method returns a none HTTPS URL in a Batch Apex context
            URL baseUrl = URL.getSalesforceBaseUrl();
            System.debug('Protocol is ' + baseUrl.getProtocol());
            if(baseUrl.getProtocol() == 'http')
                baseUrl = new URL('https', baseUrl.getHost(), baseUrl.getPort(), baseUrl.getFile()); // Switch to https protocol
            endpoint_x = baseUrl.toExternalForm() + '/services/Soap/m/27.0';
        }
        public Map<String,String> inputHttpHeaders_x;
        public Map<String,String> outputHttpHeaders_x;
        public String clientCertName_x;
        public String clientCert_x;
        public String clientCertPasswd_x;
        public Integer timeout_x;
        public MetadataService.SessionHeader_element SessionHeader;
        public MetadataService.DebuggingInfo_element DebuggingInfo;
        public MetadataService.CallOptions_element CallOptions;
        public MetadataService.DebuggingHeader_element DebuggingHeader;
        private String SessionHeader_hns = 'SessionHeader=http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata';
        private String DebuggingInfo_hns = 'DebuggingInfo=http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata';
        private String CallOptions_hns = 'CallOptions=http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata';
        private String DebuggingHeader_hns = 'DebuggingHeader=http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata';
        private String[] ns_map_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata', 'MetadataService'};
               
        
        public MetadataService.AsyncResult[] create(MetadataService.Metadata[] metadata) {
            MetadataService.create_element request_x = new MetadataService.create_element();
            MetadataService.createResponse_element response_x;
            request_x.metadata = metadata;
            Map<String, MetadataService.createResponse_element> response_map_x = new Map<String, MetadataService.createResponse_element>();
            response_map_x.put('response_x', response_x);
            WebServiceCallout.invoke(
              this,
              request_x,
              response_map_x,
              new String[]{endpoint_x,
              '',
              'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata',
              'create',
              'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata',
              'createResponse',
              'MetadataService.createResponse_element'}
            );
            response_x = response_map_x.get('response_x');
            system.debug('respo' + response_x);
            return response_x.result;
        }
       
        public MetadataService.AsyncResult[] checkStatus(String[] asyncProcessId) {
            MetadataService.checkStatus_element request_x = new MetadataService.checkStatus_element();
            MetadataService.checkStatusResponse_element response_x;
            request_x.asyncProcessId = asyncProcessId;
            Map<String, MetadataService.checkStatusResponse_element> response_map_x = new Map<String, MetadataService.checkStatusResponse_element>();
            response_map_x.put('response_x', response_x);
            WebServiceCallout.invoke(
              this,
              request_x,
              response_map_x,
              new String[]{endpoint_x,
              '',
              'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata',
              'checkStatus',
              'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata',
              'checkStatusResponse',
              'MetadataService.checkStatusResponse_element'}
            );
            response_x = response_map_x.get('response_x');
            return response_x.result;
        }
   
    }
    
    
    public class AsyncResult {
        public Boolean checkOnly;
        public Boolean done;
        public String id;
        public String message;
        public Integer numberComponentErrors;
        public Integer numberComponentsDeployed;
        public Integer numberComponentsTotal;
        public Integer numberTestErrors;
        public Integer numberTestsCompleted;
        public Integer numberTestsTotal;
        public String state;
        public String stateDetail;
        public DateTime stateDetailLastModifiedDate;
        public String statusCode;
        private String[] checkOnly_type_info = new String[]{'checkOnly','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','boolean','0','1','false'};
        private String[] done_type_info = new String[]{'done','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','boolean','1','1','false'};
        private String[] id_type_info = new String[]{'id','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','ID','1','1','false'};
        private String[] message_type_info = new String[]{'message','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','0','1','false'};
        private String[] numberComponentErrors_type_info = new String[]{'numberComponentErrors','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','int','0','1','false'};
        private String[] numberComponentsDeployed_type_info = new String[]{'numberComponentsDeployed','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','int','0','1','false'};
        private String[] numberComponentsTotal_type_info = new String[]{'numberComponentsTotal','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','int','0','1','false'};
        private String[] numberTestErrors_type_info = new String[]{'numberTestErrors','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','int','0','1','false'};
        private String[] numberTestsCompleted_type_info = new String[]{'numberTestsCompleted','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','int','0','1','false'};
        private String[] numberTestsTotal_type_info = new String[]{'numberTestsTotal','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','int','0','1','false'};
        private String[] state_type_info = new String[]{'state','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','AsyncRequestState','1','1','false'};
        private String[] stateDetail_type_info = new String[]{'stateDetail','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','0','1','false'};
        private String[] stateDetailLastModifiedDate_type_info = new String[]{'stateDetailLastModifiedDate','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','dateTime','0','1','false'};
        private String[] statusCode_type_info = new String[]{'statusCode','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','StatusCode','0','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'checkOnly','done','id','message','numberComponentErrors','numberComponentsDeployed','numberComponentsTotal','numberTestErrors','numberTestsCompleted','numberTestsTotal','state','stateDetail','stateDetailLastModifiedDate','statusCode'};
    }    
    
    public class checkStatus_element {
        public String[] asyncProcessId;
        private String[] asyncProcessId_type_info = new String[]{'asyncProcessId','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','ID','0','-1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'asyncProcessId'};
    }
    
    public class checkStatusResponse_element {
        public MetadataService.AsyncResult[] result;
        private String[] result_type_info = new String[]{'result','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','AsyncResult','0','-1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'result'};
    }
    public class PackageTypeMembers {
        public String[] members;
        public String name;
        private String[] members_type_info = new String[]{'members','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','0','-1','false'};
        private String[] name_type_info = new String[]{'name','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','1','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'members','name'};
    }
    public class DebuggingHeader_element {
        public MetadataService.LogInfo[] categories;
        public String debugLevel;
        private String[] categories_type_info = new String[]{'categories','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','LogInfo','0','-1','false'};
        private String[] debugLevel_type_info = new String[]{'debugLevel','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','LogType','1','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'categories','debugLevel'};
    }
    public class LogInfo {
        public String category;
        public String level;
        private String[] category_type_info = new String[]{'category','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','LogCategory','1','1','false'};
        private String[] level_type_info = new String[]{'level','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','LogCategoryLevel','1','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'category','level'};
    }
    
    public virtual class Metadata {
        public String fullName;
        private String[] fullName_type_info = new String[]{'fullName','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','0','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'fullName'};
    }
    
    public class SessionHeader_element {
        public String sessionId;
        private String[] sessionId_type_info = new String[]{'sessionId','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','1','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'sessionId'};
    }
    
   
    public class retrieveResponse_element {
        public MetadataService.AsyncResult result;
        private String[] result_type_info = new String[]{'result','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','AsyncResult','1','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'result'};
    }

    public class DebuggingInfo_element {
        public String debugLog;
        private String[] debugLog_type_info = new String[]{'debugLog','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','1','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'debugLog'};
    }
    
    public class CallOptions_element {
        public String client;
        private String[] client_type_info = new String[]{'client','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','1','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'client'};
    }
    
   
    
    public class checkDeployStatus_element {
        public String asyncProcessId;
        private String[] asyncProcessId_type_info = new String[]{'asyncProcessId','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','ID','1','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'asyncProcessId'};
    }
    
     public class create_element {
        public MetadataService.Metadata[] metadata;
        private String[] metadata_type_info = new String[]{'metadata','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','Metadata','0','-1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'metadata'};
    }
    
}

 

 
Step 2:
 
Add the following endpoints to your remote site settings, It is required to callout the web service.
 
 
 
Note:- Change sub domains of the endpoints according to your org.
 
Step 3:
 
Create a visual force page along with its controller class. And use the following code.
 
public with sharing class MetaController {
 
    
public static void createRemoteSiteSettings()
{   
    MetadataService.MetadataPort service = createService();
    MetadataService.RemoteSiteSetting remoteSiteSettings = new MetadataService.RemoteSiteSetting();
    remoteSiteSettings.fullName = 'Test12345';
    remoteSiteSettings.url = 'http://www.google.com';
    remoteSiteSettings.description='ewf';
    remoteSiteSettings.isActive=true;
    remoteSiteSettings.disableProtocolSecurity=false;
    MetadataService.AsyncResult[] results = service.create(new List<MetadataService.Metadata> { remoteSiteSetting
s });
    MetadataService.AsyncResult[] checkResults = service.checkStatus(new List<string> {string.ValueOf(results[0].Id)}
);
    system.debug('chk' + checkResults );
}
 
public static MetadataService.MetadataPort createService()
{
    MetadataService.MetadataPort service = new MetadataService.MetadataPort();
    service.SessionHeader = new MetadataService.SessionHeader_element();
    service.SessionHeader.sessionId = UserInfo.getSessionId();
    return service;
}

 

You can also view the same post on my blog

http://www.exceptionlesscode.com/post/2013/05/06/How-to-create-remote-site-settings-through-apex.aspx

All Answers

AforankAforank

Answering my own question. Yes, it is possible to create remote site settings dynamically through apex.

 

Got over through many errors but finally achieved what i wanted. 

 

I can provide the solution if anyone needs it. :)

AforankAforank
How to create remote site settings through apex.
 
Step 1:
 
Create a new class for Metadata Service, and copy the below code.
 
public class MetadataService {
      
        public class RemoteSiteSetting extends Metadata {
        public String type = 'RemoteSiteSetting';
        public String fullName;
        public String description;
        public Boolean disableProtocolSecurity;
        public Boolean isActive;
        public String url;
        private String[] type_att_info = new String[]{'xsi:type'};
        private String[] fullName_type_info = new String[]{'fullName','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','0','1','false'};
        private String[] description_type_info = new String[]{'description','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','0','1','false'};
        private String[] disableProtocolSecurity_type_info = new String[]{'disableProtocolSecurity','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','boolean','1','1','false'};
        private String[] isActive_type_info = new String[]{'isActive','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','boolean','1','1','false'};
        private String[] url_type_info = new String[]{'url','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','1','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'fullName','description','disableProtocolSecurity','isActive','url'};
    }
     
   
    public class createResponse_element {
        public MetadataService.AsyncResult[] result;
        private String[] result_type_info = new String[]{'result','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','AsyncResult','0','-1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'result'};
    }
           
    public class MetadataPort {
        public String endpoint_x;
        {
            // Workaround to platform bug (?) where the following method returns a none HTTPS URL in a Batch Apex context
            URL baseUrl = URL.getSalesforceBaseUrl();
            System.debug('Protocol is ' + baseUrl.getProtocol());
            if(baseUrl.getProtocol() == 'http')
                baseUrl = new URL('https', baseUrl.getHost(), baseUrl.getPort(), baseUrl.getFile()); // Switch to https protocol
            endpoint_x = baseUrl.toExternalForm() + '/services/Soap/m/27.0';
        }
        public Map<String,String> inputHttpHeaders_x;
        public Map<String,String> outputHttpHeaders_x;
        public String clientCertName_x;
        public String clientCert_x;
        public String clientCertPasswd_x;
        public Integer timeout_x;
        public MetadataService.SessionHeader_element SessionHeader;
        public MetadataService.DebuggingInfo_element DebuggingInfo;
        public MetadataService.CallOptions_element CallOptions;
        public MetadataService.DebuggingHeader_element DebuggingHeader;
        private String SessionHeader_hns = 'SessionHeader=http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata';
        private String DebuggingInfo_hns = 'DebuggingInfo=http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata';
        private String CallOptions_hns = 'CallOptions=http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata';
        private String DebuggingHeader_hns = 'DebuggingHeader=http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata';
        private String[] ns_map_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata', 'MetadataService'};
               
        
        public MetadataService.AsyncResult[] create(MetadataService.Metadata[] metadata) {
            MetadataService.create_element request_x = new MetadataService.create_element();
            MetadataService.createResponse_element response_x;
            request_x.metadata = metadata;
            Map<String, MetadataService.createResponse_element> response_map_x = new Map<String, MetadataService.createResponse_element>();
            response_map_x.put('response_x', response_x);
            WebServiceCallout.invoke(
              this,
              request_x,
              response_map_x,
              new String[]{endpoint_x,
              '',
              'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata',
              'create',
              'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata',
              'createResponse',
              'MetadataService.createResponse_element'}
            );
            response_x = response_map_x.get('response_x');
            system.debug('respo' + response_x);
            return response_x.result;
        }
       
        public MetadataService.AsyncResult[] checkStatus(String[] asyncProcessId) {
            MetadataService.checkStatus_element request_x = new MetadataService.checkStatus_element();
            MetadataService.checkStatusResponse_element response_x;
            request_x.asyncProcessId = asyncProcessId;
            Map<String, MetadataService.checkStatusResponse_element> response_map_x = new Map<String, MetadataService.checkStatusResponse_element>();
            response_map_x.put('response_x', response_x);
            WebServiceCallout.invoke(
              this,
              request_x,
              response_map_x,
              new String[]{endpoint_x,
              '',
              'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata',
              'checkStatus',
              'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata',
              'checkStatusResponse',
              'MetadataService.checkStatusResponse_element'}
            );
            response_x = response_map_x.get('response_x');
            return response_x.result;
        }
   
    }
    
    
    public class AsyncResult {
        public Boolean checkOnly;
        public Boolean done;
        public String id;
        public String message;
        public Integer numberComponentErrors;
        public Integer numberComponentsDeployed;
        public Integer numberComponentsTotal;
        public Integer numberTestErrors;
        public Integer numberTestsCompleted;
        public Integer numberTestsTotal;
        public String state;
        public String stateDetail;
        public DateTime stateDetailLastModifiedDate;
        public String statusCode;
        private String[] checkOnly_type_info = new String[]{'checkOnly','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','boolean','0','1','false'};
        private String[] done_type_info = new String[]{'done','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','boolean','1','1','false'};
        private String[] id_type_info = new String[]{'id','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','ID','1','1','false'};
        private String[] message_type_info = new String[]{'message','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','0','1','false'};
        private String[] numberComponentErrors_type_info = new String[]{'numberComponentErrors','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','int','0','1','false'};
        private String[] numberComponentsDeployed_type_info = new String[]{'numberComponentsDeployed','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','int','0','1','false'};
        private String[] numberComponentsTotal_type_info = new String[]{'numberComponentsTotal','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','int','0','1','false'};
        private String[] numberTestErrors_type_info = new String[]{'numberTestErrors','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','int','0','1','false'};
        private String[] numberTestsCompleted_type_info = new String[]{'numberTestsCompleted','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','int','0','1','false'};
        private String[] numberTestsTotal_type_info = new String[]{'numberTestsTotal','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','int','0','1','false'};
        private String[] state_type_info = new String[]{'state','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','AsyncRequestState','1','1','false'};
        private String[] stateDetail_type_info = new String[]{'stateDetail','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','0','1','false'};
        private String[] stateDetailLastModifiedDate_type_info = new String[]{'stateDetailLastModifiedDate','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','dateTime','0','1','false'};
        private String[] statusCode_type_info = new String[]{'statusCode','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','StatusCode','0','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'checkOnly','done','id','message','numberComponentErrors','numberComponentsDeployed','numberComponentsTotal','numberTestErrors','numberTestsCompleted','numberTestsTotal','state','stateDetail','stateDetailLastModifiedDate','statusCode'};
    }    
    
    public class checkStatus_element {
        public String[] asyncProcessId;
        private String[] asyncProcessId_type_info = new String[]{'asyncProcessId','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','ID','0','-1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'asyncProcessId'};
    }
    
    public class checkStatusResponse_element {
        public MetadataService.AsyncResult[] result;
        private String[] result_type_info = new String[]{'result','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','AsyncResult','0','-1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'result'};
    }
    public class PackageTypeMembers {
        public String[] members;
        public String name;
        private String[] members_type_info = new String[]{'members','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','0','-1','false'};
        private String[] name_type_info = new String[]{'name','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','1','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'members','name'};
    }
    public class DebuggingHeader_element {
        public MetadataService.LogInfo[] categories;
        public String debugLevel;
        private String[] categories_type_info = new String[]{'categories','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','LogInfo','0','-1','false'};
        private String[] debugLevel_type_info = new String[]{'debugLevel','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','LogType','1','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'categories','debugLevel'};
    }
    public class LogInfo {
        public String category;
        public String level;
        private String[] category_type_info = new String[]{'category','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','LogCategory','1','1','false'};
        private String[] level_type_info = new String[]{'level','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','LogCategoryLevel','1','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'category','level'};
    }
    
    public virtual class Metadata {
        public String fullName;
        private String[] fullName_type_info = new String[]{'fullName','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','0','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'fullName'};
    }
    
    public class SessionHeader_element {
        public String sessionId;
        private String[] sessionId_type_info = new String[]{'sessionId','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','1','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'sessionId'};
    }
    
   
    public class retrieveResponse_element {
        public MetadataService.AsyncResult result;
        private String[] result_type_info = new String[]{'result','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','AsyncResult','1','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'result'};
    }

    public class DebuggingInfo_element {
        public String debugLog;
        private String[] debugLog_type_info = new String[]{'debugLog','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','1','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'debugLog'};
    }
    
    public class CallOptions_element {
        public String client;
        private String[] client_type_info = new String[]{'client','http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema','string','1','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'client'};
    }
    
   
    
    public class checkDeployStatus_element {
        public String asyncProcessId;
        private String[] asyncProcessId_type_info = new String[]{'asyncProcessId','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','ID','1','1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'asyncProcessId'};
    }
    
     public class create_element {
        public MetadataService.Metadata[] metadata;
        private String[] metadata_type_info = new String[]{'metadata','http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','Metadata','0','-1','false'};
        private String[] apex_schema_type_info = new String[]{'http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata','true','false'};
        private String[] field_order_type_info = new String[]{'metadata'};
    }
    
}

 

 
Step 2:
 
Add the following endpoints to your remote site settings, It is required to callout the web service.
 
 
 
Note:- Change sub domains of the endpoints according to your org.
 
Step 3:
 
Create a visual force page along with its controller class. And use the following code.
 
public with sharing class MetaController {
 
    
public static void createRemoteSiteSettings()
{   
    MetadataService.MetadataPort service = createService();
    MetadataService.RemoteSiteSetting remoteSiteSettings = new MetadataService.RemoteSiteSetting();
    remoteSiteSettings.fullName = 'Test12345';
    remoteSiteSettings.url = 'http://www.google.com';
    remoteSiteSettings.description='ewf';
    remoteSiteSettings.isActive=true;
    remoteSiteSettings.disableProtocolSecurity=false;
    MetadataService.AsyncResult[] results = service.create(new List<MetadataService.Metadata> { remoteSiteSetting
s });
    MetadataService.AsyncResult[] checkResults = service.checkStatus(new List<string> {string.ValueOf(results[0].Id)}
);
    system.debug('chk' + checkResults );
}
 
public static MetadataService.MetadataPort createService()
{
    MetadataService.MetadataPort service = new MetadataService.MetadataPort();
    service.SessionHeader = new MetadataService.SessionHeader_element();
    service.SessionHeader.sessionId = UserInfo.getSessionId();
    return service;
}

 

You can also view the same post on my blog

http://www.exceptionlesscode.com/post/2013/05/06/How-to-create-remote-site-settings-through-apex.aspx

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S_2013S_2013

your code helped a lot to solve a nagging problem I was encountering, thanks indeed!

 

All i'm trying to do is call MD CRUD from apex, and actually the WSDL2APEX utility is not foolproof at all, because the code generated doesnt have some very imp. attributes of the classes, in my case, the "Type" attribute was missing in CustomObject class... and I found the hint in your post!

Now i'll try once again to get rid of this error Web service callout failed: WebService returned a SOAP Fault: Must specify a {http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance}type attribute value for the {http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata}metadata element ...................

salesforce1.3890851204821743E12salesforce1.3890851204821743E12
Hi Aforank,

Could you please let me know how exactlly you created the remote site settings dynamically?

Thanks
AforankAforank
Where exactly are u stuck ?

You can see my post here 

http://exceptionlesscode.com/index.php/how-to-create-remote-site-settings-through-apex/

Let me know if you need any other help

Thanks.
Mitesh SuraMitesh Sura
Aforank,

Your link does not work. Anyways, so the solution is good, but it will not work unless somebody manually enters remote site the first time. In this case https://c.ap1.visual.force.com and https://ap1.salesforce.com

I was looking for solution that actually enters the remote site with the host the very first time the app is installed. I would ideally like to do that in Post-Install. 

I found this link http://andyinthecloud.com/2014/07/29/post-install-apex-metadata-api-configuration-solved/ which is great, but it does depend on user to click "Create Remote Site" button. At this stage, I am not sure if there is anyway of creating them via apex when the app is installed and automatically.
AforankAforank
Mitesh,

Unfortunately that link is down for maintainence. You are absolutley right, my solution only works when mentioned URL's are already added in remote site setting.

Would certainly share if I find something useful in regards to Post-Install.
Ashish_NarangAshish_Narang
Metesh,
I was also looking for exactly same thing, found useful link, may be usefull for other.

http://andyinthecloud.com/2014/07/29/post-install-apex-metadata-api-configuration-solved/
Mitesh SuraMitesh Sura
Thanks Ashish, I have already mentioned that link in my earlier comment [dated September 13, 2014] 

I have also bookmarked it as it has such rich information :) 
Kavita Kanthaliya 11Kavita Kanthaliya 11
Hi Aforank,

Can you please explain me that where does the remote site settings value changes as I am unable to get the change when I am using your code.?
 
Daksh BansalDaksh Bansal

Hi Aforank/Mitesh,

I have a requirement where I need to update remote site setting using apex, I am able to insert/query remote site setting through apex but not able to update it, Is there any solution for this?