GET api/resources/{identifier}/metadata

Retrieves the metadata for a specific resource stored in the storage system.

Request Information

URI Parameters

Name	Description	Type	Additional information
identifier	Guid identifying the resource to retrieve.	globally unique identifier	Required

Body Parameters

None.

Response Information

Resource Description

A structure describing the resource.

ResourceMetaData

Name	Description	Type	Additional information
ResourceIdentifier	The identifier for the resource	globally unique identifier	None.
Application	The application the resource belongs to	string	None.
OriginalFilename	Original filename of the resource	string	None.
SizeInBytes	Size in bytes of the resource	integer	None.
CreatedUtc	DateTime when the resource was added to the system.	date	None.
LastAccessedUtc	DateTime when the resource was last accessed.	date	None.
TimeToLiveAfterLastAccess	Timespan the resource will remain in the repository after the last access date.	time interval	None.
Tags	List of name/value pairs listing the tags associated with the resource.	Collection of Pair of string [key] and string [value]	None.
Md5HashBase64	Md5Hash of the resource as a Base64Encoded string. If the resource was a string: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" = nhB9nTcrtoJr2B01QqQZ1g== "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." = 5NkJwpDQ+xygaP+t3yLL0A== "" = 1B2M2Y8AsgTpgAmY7PhCfg==	string	None.
Md5HashHexString	Md5Hash of the resource as a hex string. If the resource was a string: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" = 9e107d9d372bb6826bd81d3542a419d6 "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." = e4d909c290d0fb1ca068ffaddf22cbd0 "" = d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e	string	None.

Response Formats

application/json, text/json

Sample:

{
  "ResourceIdentifier": "e32f1271-7810-4d9f-a5da-d886ef2ca431",
  "Application": "sample string 2",
  "OriginalFilename": "sample string 3",
  "SizeInBytes": 1,
  "CreatedUtc": "2024-12-25T09:34:15.6033565-05:00",
  "LastAccessedUtc": "2024-12-25T09:34:15.6033565-05:00",
  "TimeToLiveAfterLastAccess": "00:00:00.1234567",
  "Tags": [
    {
      "Key": "sample string 1",
      "Value": "sample string 2"
    },
    {
      "Key": "sample string 1",
      "Value": "sample string 2"
    }
  ],
  "Md5HashBase64": "sample string 6",
  "Md5HashHexString": "sample string 7"
}

application/xml, text/xml

Sample:

<ResourceMetaData xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <ResourceIdentifier>e32f1271-7810-4d9f-a5da-d886ef2ca431</ResourceIdentifier>
  <Application>sample string 2</Application>
  <OriginalFilename>sample string 3</OriginalFilename>
  <SizeInBytes>1</SizeInBytes>
  <CreatedUtc>2024-12-25T09:34:15.6033565-05:00</CreatedUtc>
  <LastAccessedUtc>2024-12-25T09:34:15.6033565-05:00</LastAccessedUtc>
  <TimeToLiveAfterLastAccess />
  <Tags>
    <KeyValuePairOfStringString />
    <KeyValuePairOfStringString />
  </Tags>
  <Md5HashBase64>sample string 6</Md5HashBase64>
  <Md5HashHexString>sample string 7</Md5HashHexString>
</ResourceMetaData>