Get Metadata Entry

Get Metadata Entry

Get a single metadata entry.

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

the URN of the entity the entry is attached to.

string
metadataId
Required

a metadata vcloud id urn

string
id
Required

the URN of the entity the entry is attached to.

string
metadataId
Required

a metadata vcloud id urn

Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
200

OK

Returns MetadataEntry of type(s) application/json;version=38.1 
{
    "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 37.0
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