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Information for a metadata template can be retrieved using the template’s name and scope, or the template’s identifier.
The authenticated user can only get Information about metadata templates scoped within the global scope or the enterprise_:id scope where :id is the ID of their enterprise.

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Get a metadata template by name

To get a metadata template by name, call the GET /metadata_templates/:scope/:templateKey/schema API endpoint with the template’s scope and templateKey. 
curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/metadata_templates/enterprise/blueprintTemplate/schema" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"
To get the scope and templateKey for a template, either list all metadata templates, or list all instances on an item.

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Get a metadata template by ID

To get a metadata template by ID, you will need to pass the template’s id to the GET /metadata_templates/:id API endpoint. 
curl -i -X GET "https://api.box.com/2.0/metadata_templates/d9671692-3df6-11ea-b77f-2e728ce88125" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"
To get the id for a template, either list all metadata templates, or list all instances on an item.