---
title: "Get artifact version metadata"
method: GET
path: "/groups/{groupId}/artifacts/{artifactId}/versions/{versionExpression}"
tags: ["Metadata"]
---

# Get artifact version metadata

`GET /groups/{groupId}/artifacts/{artifactId}/versions/{versionExpression}`

Retrieves the metadata for a single version of the artifact.  The version metadata is 
a subset of the artifact metadata and only includes the metadata that is specific to
the version (for example, this doesn't include `modifiedOn`).

This operation can fail for the following reasons:

* No artifact with this `artifactId` exists (HTTP error `404`)
* No version with this `version` exists (HTTP error `404`)
* A server error occurred (HTTP error `500`)

## Response `200`

The artifact version's metadata.

- VersionMetaData
  - `version` string, required — A single version of an artifact. Can be provided by the client when creating a new version, or it can be server-generated. The value can be any string unique to the artifact, but it is recommended to use a simple integer or a semver value.
  - `name` string
  - `description` string
  - `owner` string, required
  - `createdOn` string, date-time, required
  - `artifactType` string, required
  - `globalId` integer, required
  - `state` 'ENABLED' | 'DISABLED' | 'DEPRECATED' | 'DRAFT' | 'SUNSET' — Describes the state of an artifact or artifact version. * ENABLED * DISABLED * DEPRECATED * DRAFT * SUNSET — Signals that a migration deadline has passed and the version will be removed. Requires transitioning through DEPRECATED first. Added in 3.3.0.
  - `labels` Labels — User-defined name-value pairs. Name and value must be strings.
  - `groupId` string — An ID of a single artifact group.
  - `contentId` integer, required
  - `artifactId` string, required — The ID of a single artifact.
  - `modifiedBy` string
  - `modifiedOn` string, date-time

## Other responses

- `400` — Common response for all operations that can return a `400` error.
- `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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