---
title: "Retrieve a package metadata entry"
method: GET
path: "/metadata/packages/{package_slug_perm}/{slug_perm}/"
tags: ["metadata"]
---

# Retrieve a package metadata entry

`GET /metadata/packages/{package_slug_perm}/{slug_perm}/`

Retrieve a specific metadata entry for a package.

## Path parameters

- `package_slug_perm` string, required
- `slug_perm` string, required

## Response `200`

The requested metadata entry.

- ArtifactMetadataRead — Serializer for GET list/retrieve on the effective metadata view.
  - `slug_perm` string, required — The unique slug identifying this metadata entry.
  - `content` object, required — The metadata payload as a JSON object.
  - `content_type` string, required — The content type describing the structure of the metadata payload.
  - `classification` 'UNKNOWN' | 'INTRINSIC' | 'SECURITY' | 'PROVENANCE' | 'SBOM' | 'GENERIC', required — * `UNKNOWN` - Unknown * `INTRINSIC` - Intrinsic * `SECURITY` - Security * `PROVENANCE` - Provenance * `SBOM` - SBOM * `GENERIC` - Generic
  - `source_kind` 'UNKNOWN' | 'SYSTEM' | 'UPSTREAM' | 'CUSTOM' | 'THIRD_PARTY', required — * `UNKNOWN` - Unknown * `SYSTEM` - System * `UPSTREAM` - Upstream * `CUSTOM` - Custom * `THIRD_PARTY` - Third Party
  - `source_identity` string, required — The identifier for the source that supplied this metadata.
  - `is_canonical` boolean, required — Whether this entry is the canonical metadata record for its type.
  - `source_table` string, required — The backing table or source model for this metadata entry.
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required — When this metadata entry was created.

## Other responses

- `401` — Authentication credentials were not provided or are invalid.
- `403` — The caller is authenticated but lacks permission to perform this action, or the requested operation is not allowed for the target resource.
- `404` — The package or metadata entry could not be found.

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