Retrieve FieldSet Using Package.xml

How to retrieve FieldSet Using package.xml

Package.xml config to retrieve FieldSets

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Package xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
    <types>
        <members>Contact.cbugs__Top_10_Fields</members>
        <name>FieldSet</name>
    </types>
    <version>62.0</version>
</Package>

Explanation:

On Contact Object we have created FieldSet Named: Top 10 Fields.

Note: cbugs is a Namacpace.

Retrieve field set in salesforce
Retrieve field set in salesforce using package xml

Here is the Syntax to retrieve FieldSet using package.xml

<types>
    <members>Contact.cbugs__Top_10_Field</members>
    <name>FieldSet</name>
</types>

Note: To retrieve multiple field set once you can add more members.

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