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Find metadata template by instance ID

get
https://api.box.com/2.0
/metadata_templates

Finds a metadata template by searching for the ID of an instance of the template.

Request

bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json

Query Parameters

string (uuid)in queryrequired
01234500-12f1-1234-aa12-b1d234cb567e

The ID of an instance of the metadata template to find.

Response

application/jsonMetadata templates

Returns a list containing the 1 metadata template that matches the instance ID.

application/jsonClient error

Returned when the request parameters are not valid.

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

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Find metadata template by instance ID
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Request Example

TypeScript Gen
await client.metadataTemplates.getMetadataTemplatesByInstanceId({
  metadataInstanceId: createdMetadataInstance.id!,
} satisfies GetMetadataTemplatesByInstanceIdQueryParams);
Python Gen
client.metadata_templates.get_metadata_templates_by_instance_id(
    created_metadata_instance.id
)
.NET Gen
await client.MetadataTemplates.GetMetadataTemplatesByInstanceIdAsync(queryParams: new GetMetadataTemplatesByInstanceIdQueryParams(metadataInstanceId: NullableUtils.Unwrap(createdMetadataInstance.Id)));
Swift Gen (Beta)
try await client.metadataTemplates.getMetadataTemplatesByInstanceId(queryParams: GetMetadataTemplatesByInstanceIdQueryParams(metadataInstanceId: createdMetadataInstance.id!))

Response Example

{
  "entries": [
    {
      "id": "58063d82-4128-7b43-bba9-92f706befcdf",
      "type": "metadata_template",
      "scope": "enterprise_123456",
      "templateKey": "productInfo",
      "displayName": "Product Info",
      "hidden": true,
      "fields": [
        {
          "type": "string",
          "key": "category",
          "displayName": "Category",
          "description": "The category",
          "hidden": true,
          "options": [
            {
              "key": "Category 1",
              "id": "45dc2849-a4a7-40a9-a751-4a699a589190"
            }
          ],
          "id": "822227e0-47a5-921b-88a8-494760b2e6d2"
        }
      ],
      "copyInstanceOnItemCopy": true
    }
  ],
  "limit": 1000,
  "next_marker": "JV9IRGZmieiBasejOG9yDCRNgd2ymoZIbjsxbJMjIs3kioVii",
  "prev_marker": "JV9IRGZmieiBasejOG9yDCRNgd2ymoZIbjsxbJMjIs3kioVih"
}