---
title: "Set metadata"
method: PUT
path: "/patients/{id}/metadata/{name}"
tags: ["Patients"]
---

# Set metadata

`PUT /patients/{id}/metadata/{name}`

Set the value of some metadata in the given DICOM patient. This call will fail if trying to modify a system metadata (i.e. whose index is < 1024).

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required
- `name` string, required

## Headers

- `If-Match` string

## Response `200`

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