---
title: "set repository metadata"
method: POST
path: "/repositories/{repository}/metadata"
tags: ["internal"]
---

# set repository metadata

`POST /repositories/{repository}/metadata`

Set repository metadata. This will only add or update the provided keys, and will not remove any existing keys.

## Request body

- RepositoryMetadataSet
  - `metadata` object, required

## Response `204`

repository metadata set successfully

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Resource Not Found
- `429` — too many requests
- `default` — Internal Server Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/treeverse/apis/lakefs-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/treeverse/apis/lakefs-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/treeverse/lakefs-api/revisions/4617f80bee61/schema)