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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

integer (int64)in queryoptional
1000
1000

The maximum number of items to return per page.

stringin queryoptional
JV9IRGZmieiBasejOG9yDCRNgd2ymoZIbjsxbJMjIs3kioVii

Defines the position marker at which to begin returning results. This is used when paginating using marker-based pagination.

This requires usemarker to be set to true.

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"
}