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GET
/
metadata_templates
cURL
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.box.com/2.0/metadata_templates \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
{
  "limit": 1000,
  "next_marker": "JV9IRGZmieiBasejOG9yDCRNgd2ymoZIbjsxbJMjIs3kioVii",
  "prev_marker": "JV9IRGZmieiBasejOG9yDCRNgd2ymoZIbjsxbJMjIs3kioVih",
  "entries": [
    {
      "id": "58063d82-4128-7b43-bba9-92f706befcdf",
      "type": "metadata_template",
      "scope": "enterprise_123456",
      "templateKey": "productInfo",
      "displayName": "Product Info",
      "hidden": true,
      "fields": [
        {
          "type": "string",
          "key": "category",
          "displayName": "Category",
          "description": "The category",
          "hidden": true,
          "options": [
            {
              "key": "Category 1",
              "id": "45dc2849-a4a7-40a9-a751-4a699a589190"
            }
          ],
          "id": "822227e0-47a5-921b-88a8-494760b2e6d2"
        }
      ],
      "copyInstanceOnItemCopy": true
    }
  ]
}
This endpoint is in the version 2024.0. No changes are required to continue using it. For more details, see Box API versioning.Learn more about Box SDK versioning strategy.

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

The access token received from the authorization server in the OAuth 2.0 flow.

Query Parameters

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metadata_instance_id
string<uuid>
required

The ID of an instance of the metadata template to find.

​
marker
string

Defines the position marker at which to begin returning results. This is used when paginating using marker-based pagination.

This requires usemarker to be set to true.

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limit
integer<int64>

The maximum number of items to return per page.

Required range: x <= 1000

Response

Returns a list containing the 1 metadata template that matches the instance ID.

A list of metadata templates.

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limit
integer<int64>

The limit that was used for these entries. This will be the same as the limit query parameter unless that value exceeded the maximum value allowed. The maximum value varies by API.

Example:

1000

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next_marker
string | null

The marker for the start of the next page of results.

Example:

"JV9IRGZmieiBasejOG9yDCRNgd2ymoZIbjsxbJMjIs3kioVii"

​
prev_marker
string | null

The marker for the start of the previous page of results.

Example:

"JV9IRGZmieiBasejOG9yDCRNgd2ymoZIbjsxbJMjIs3kioVih"

​
entries
Metadata template · object[]

A list of metadata templates.