Metadata Types

HubSpot Deploy supports the following HubSpot metadata types for backup, comparison, and deployment.

Beta

Additional metadata types are being added. Request a type if you need something not listed here.

Supported types

Type	Backup	Compare	Deploy	Notes
Contact properties	✓	✓	✓
Contact property groups	✓	✓	✓
Deal properties	✓	✓	✓
Deal pipelines & stages	✓	✓	✓
Company properties	✓	✓	✓
Ticket properties	✓	✓	✓
Ticket pipelines & stages	✓	✓	✓
Custom objects (schema)	✓	✓	✓	Requires HubSpot Enterprise
Custom object properties	✓	✓	✓	Requires HubSpot Enterprise
Workflows	✓	✓	—	Deploy coming soon
Forms	✓	✓	—	Deploy coming soon
Email templates	✓	✓	—	Deploy coming soon
Lists	✓	✓	—
Owner records	✓	✓	—	Read-only in HubSpot
Teams	✓	✓	—

How metadata is stored in Git

Each metadata type is stored as a JSON file in a structured directory layout:

hubspot-metadata/
├── contacts/
│   ├── properties.json
│   └── property-groups.json
├── companies/
│   ├── properties.json
│   └── property-groups.json
├── deals/
│   ├── properties.json
│   ├── property-groups.json
│   └── pipelines.json
├── tickets/
│   ├── properties.json
│   └── pipelines.json
├── custom-objects/
│   └── {object-name}/
│       ├── schema.json
│       └── properties.json
├── workflows/
│   └── workflows.json
├── forms/
│   └── forms.json
└── ...

HubSpot plan requirements

Some metadata types require specific HubSpot plans:

Metadata type	Minimum plan
Custom objects	Enterprise
Workflows	Professional or Enterprise
All other types	Starter or above