Get metadata for a file or folder

Returns metadata for the specified file or folder.

URL

GET /metadata?id=[document or folder ID]

Query Parameters

Name  Description
id The ID of file or folder, as referenced by the webhook provider. This is different than Adobe Workfront's document ID. To get the metadata of the root directory, use the value ‘/'.

Note: The maximum length for the ID is 255 characters.

 

Response

Name  Type  Description
title  String  The name of the document or folder
kind  String  Specifies if this item is a file or folder (‘file' or ‘folder')
id String  The id of the file or folder.
viewLink String 

The URL path used by a user to view the document in a browser window. The URL can be hosted by either the document provider or the native external storage provider.
downloadLink String 

The URL path used by a user to download the document in a browser window. The URL can be hosted by either the document provider or the native external storage provider.
mimeType String  The MIME type for the file. (optional)
dateModified String  Last time this file was modified (formatted RFC 3339 timestamp)
size Long  The size of the file in bytes. (optional)
readOnly Boolean Indicates if this file or folder is read-only to the authenticated user.(optional)

Example: https://www.acme.com/api/metadata?id=12345

{
title:"My Document",
kind:"file"
id":"12345",
viewLink:"https://www.acme.com/viewDocument?id=12345”,
downloadLink:"https://www.acme.com/downloadDocument?id=12345",
mimeType:"image/png",
dateModified:"2014­06­05T17:39:45.251Z",
size: "32554694"
}
NOTE

Error handling should be consistent across all API calls. See the “Error Handling” section below for details.

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