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Locate Information about a Metadata Template

If you created your metadata template using the API and have the successful response on hand, you can skip this step.

If you created your metadata template via the Admin Console, you will need obtain an Access Token for an Admin or Co-Admin with permission to Create and edit metadata templates for your company. As mentioned in step 1, the easiest way to obtain a token meeting these requirements is to log in as an Admin or Co-Admin, pull up the application in the Developer Console, and click Generate Developer Token under the Configuration tab.

Use this token to make an API call to the list all metadata templates for enterprise endpoint, as shown below. You should be able to find information about your template in the response. Specifically, note the scope and templateKey.

List All Templates