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1. Create a Metadata Template
2. Locate Information about a Metadata Template
3. Add Metadata Template to a File
4. Use the Metadata Query API
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You’ve reached the end of this Quick Start guide. By now you should have taken the following steps.
from step 1 via API
to at least one file
to locate the file(s) from step 3
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We recommend the following resources to learn more:
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Our SDKs that support the metadata query API:
Python SDK
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iOS SDK
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