---
title: "Get Entity Metadata"
method: GET
path: "/api/v3/metadata/{entity_id}"
tags: ["Metadata"]
---

# Get Entity Metadata

`GET /api/v3/metadata/{entity_id}`

Get the metadata for an institution by its entity ID.

Args:
    entity_id: The unique identifier for the institution

Returns:
    Dict containing:
        - overview: Text description of the institution
        - homepage_url: URL of the institution's homepage
        - latitude: Latitude coordinate (float or None)
        - longitude: Longitude coordinate (float or None)
        - population: Population count (int or None)
        - students: Number of students in the district (int or None)
        - teachers: Number of teachers in the district (int or None)
        - total_schools: Number of schools in the district (int or None)
        - district_type: The type of school district we have (string or None)
        - federal_grants: The amount of money the school district is granted yearly by the federal government
        - state_grants: The amount of money the school district is granted yearly by the state government
        - local_grants: The amount of money the school district is granted yearly by the local government
        - interest_expenditure: The amount of money the school district spends yearly on paying interest
        - operations_expenditure: The amount of money the school district spends yearly on its operations
        - instructional_expenditure: The amount of money the school district spends yearly on its instructional costs
        - administration_expenditure: The amount of money the school district spends yearly on administration
        - phone_number: A phone number to contact the school district
        - locale: A short description of the area that the school district is in (suburban, urban, rural, town, etc.)
        - student_and_staff_support_expenditure: The amount of money the school district spends yearly on student and staff support and resources
        - total_grants: The total amount of grant money the school district receives yearly
        - total_expenditures: The total amount of money the school district spends yearly across all expenses

Raises:
    HTTPException: If there's an error retrieving the data

## Path parameters

- `entity_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- object

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

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