---
title: "Get artifact version metadata by content"
method: POST
path: "/groups/{groupId}/artifacts/{artifactId}/meta"
tags: ["Metadata"]
---

# Get artifact version metadata by content

`POST /groups/{groupId}/artifacts/{artifactId}/meta`

Gets the metadata for an artifact that matches the raw content.  Searches the registry
for a version of the given artifact matching the content provided in the body of the
POST.

This operation can fail for the following reasons:

* Provided content (request body) was empty (HTTP error `400`)
* No artifact with the `artifactId` exists (HTTP error `404`)
* No artifact version matching the provided content exists (HTTP error `404`)
* A server error occurred (HTTP error `500`)

## Query parameters

- `canonical` boolean

## Response `200`

The metadata of the artifact version matching the provided content.

- VersionMetaData
  - `version` string, required
  - `name` string
  - `description` string
  - `createdBy` string, required
  - `createdOn` string, date-time, required
  - `type` string, required
  - `globalId` integer, required
  - `state` 'ENABLED' | 'DISABLED' | 'DEPRECATED' — Describes the state of an artifact or artifact version. The following states are possible: * ENABLED * DISABLED * DEPRECATED
  - `id` string, required — The ID of a single artifact.
  - `labels` string[]
  - `properties` Properties — User-defined name-value pairs. Name and value must be strings.
  - `groupId` string — An ID of a single artifact group.
  - `contentId` integer, required

## Other responses

- `401` — Common response for all operations that can return a `401` error indicating authentication is required.
- `403` — Common response for all operations that can return a `403` error indicating the user is authenticated but not authorized.
- `404` — Common response for all operations that can return a `404` error.
- `500` — Common response for all operations that can fail with an unexpected server error.

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