Create Metadata Entry

Create Metadata Entry

Creates a new entry.

Request
URI
POST
https://{api_host}/cloudapi/1.0.0/entities/{id}/metadata
COPY
Path Parameters
string
id
Required

the URN of the entity the entry is attached to.

string
id
Required

the URN of the entity the entry is attached to.

Request Body
MetadataEntry of type(s) application/json
Optional 
{
    "id": "string",
    "persistent": false,
    "readOnly": false,
    "keyValue": {
        "domain": "string",
        "namespace": "string",
        "key": "string",
        "value": {
            "value": {},
            "type": "string"
        }
    }
}
string
id
Optional

id

boolean
persistent
Optional

Persistent entries can be copied over on some entity operation, for example: | Creating a copy of an Org VDC | Capturing a vApp to a template | Instantiating a catalog item as a VM

boolean
readOnly
Optional

The kind of level of access organizations of the entry's domain have

KeyValue
keyValue
Required

keyValue

Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
201
Returns MetadataEntry of type(s) application/json;version=36.0 
{
    "id": "string",
    "persistent": false,
    "readOnly": false,
    "keyValue": {
        "domain": "string",
        "namespace": "string",
        "key": "string",
        "value": {
            "value": {},
            "type": "string"
        }
    }
}
string
id
Optional

id

boolean
persistent
Optional

Persistent entries can be copied over on some entity operation, for example: | Creating a copy of an Org VDC | Capturing a vApp to a template | Instantiating a catalog item as a VM

boolean
readOnly
Optional

The kind of level of access organizations of the entry's domain have

KeyValue
keyValue
Required

keyValue


Availability
Added in ALPHA
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POST
Create Defined Entity
POST
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DELETE
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GET
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POST
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PUT
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PUT
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