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Metadata instance

This resource is used by endpoints in the version 2024.0. For more details, see Box API versioning.

An instance of a metadata template, which has been applied to a file or folder.

This resource has a few variations that can be encountered when using the API.

The fields that are part of the standard variant are generally returned when the resource is requested via its own API endpoints. For example, when retrieving a file by ID, it will return these fields unless the fields parameter has been specified.

string
folder_59449484661,

The identifier of the item that this metadata instance has been attached to. This combines the type and the id of the parent in the form {type}_{id}.

string
enterprise_27335

An ID for the scope in which this template has been applied. This will be enterprise_{enterprise_id} for templates defined for use in this enterprise, and global for general templates that are available to all enterprises using Box.

string
marketingCollateral

The name of the template.

integer
1

The version of the metadata instance. This version starts at 0 and increases every time a user-defined property is modified.

Response Example

{
  "$parent": "folder_59449484661,",
  "$scope": "enterprise_27335",
  "$template": "marketingCollateral",
  "$version": 1
}