How to find your Salesforce Release Version Number via My Domain URL?
Summary
You can quickly find your Salesforce release version by appending /releaseVersion.jsp to your My Domain URL, bypassing the usual Setup navigation. This method is ideal for developers and architects needing rapid access without login, and it supports automation through REST API GET requests to help with environment audits and CI/CD pipelines. Bookmarking these URLs for multi-org management can save time during Salesforce’s triannual releases.
Takeaways
- Append /releaseVersion.jsp to your My Domain URL to see your Salesforce release version instantly.
- This URL method requires no login in many setups, speeding up version checks.
- Use REST API GET requests to automate release version retrieval in scripts and pipelines.
- Bookmark releaseVersion.jsp URLs for all orgs to streamline multi-org release tracking.
- Parse the HTML response when automating to extract the release version string.
As a Salesforce professional, knowing exactly which release your instance is running—whether it’s Spring, Summer, or Winter —is crucial for testing new features and troubleshooting bugs. While you can check this via “Company Information” in Setup, there is a much faster, programmatic way to do it using your My Domain URL . The Quick Syntax You can instantly view your release details by appending /releaseVersion.jsp to your My Domain URL. The Syntax: https://{YOUR_SALESFORCE_DOMAIN}.my.salesforce.com/releaseVersion.jsp The Example: If your domain is infallibletechie2-dev-ed , your URL will look like this: https://infallibletechie2-dev-ed.develop.my.salesforce.com/releaseVersion.jsp Why Use the URL Method? Using the releaseVersion.jsp endpoint is often preferred by Developers and Architects over the standard UI because: Speed: No need to navigate through the Setup menu.