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Metadata instance (Base)

The base representation of a metadata instance.

Cloud StorageCollaborationContent ManagementDocumentsEnterpriseFile Sharing

Properties

Name Type Description
$parent string 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}`.
$template string The name of the template
$scope string 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 ava
$version integer The version of the metadata instance. This version starts at 0 and increases every time a user-defined property is modified.
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JSON Schema

box-metadata-base-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/Metadata--Base",
  "title": "Metadata instance (Base)",
  "type": "object",
  "x-box-resource-id": "metadata--base",
  "x-box-sanitized": true,
  "x-box-tag": "file_metadata",
  "x-box-variants": [
    "base",
    "standard",
    "full"
  ],
  "x-box-variant": "base",
  "description": "The base representation of a metadata instance.",
  "properties": {
    "$parent": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "folder_59449484661,",
      "description": "The identifier of the item that this metadata instance\nhas been attached to. This combines the `type` and the `id`\nof the parent in the form `{type}_{id}`."
    },
    "$template": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "marketingCollateral",
      "description": "The name of the template"
    },
    "$scope": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "enterprise_27335",
      "description": "An ID for the scope in which this template\nhas been applied. This will be `enterprise_{enterprise_id}` for templates\ndefined for use in this enterprise, and `global` for general templates\nthat are available to all enterprises using Box."
    },
    "$version": {
      "type": "integer",
      "example": 1,
      "description": "The version of the metadata instance. This version starts at 0 and\nincreases every time a user-defined property is modified."
    }
  }
}

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