---
title: "Update technical metadata of a file generated by a specific extractor"
method: POST
path: "/files/{id}/updateMetadata"
tags: ["files"]
---

# Update technical metadata of a file generated by a specific extractor

`POST /files/{id}/updateMetadata`

Metadata in attached JSON object will describe the file's described
resource, not the file object itself. The method will search the entire
techincal metadata array for the metadata generated by a specific
extractor (using extractor_id provided as an argument) and if a match is
found, it will update the corresponding metadata element.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `extractor_id` string

## Request body

- object

## Response `200`

OK

## Other responses

- `404` — The requested resource was not found

---

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