GET/datasets/{dataset_id}/metadata

List Metadata Fields

Returns all metadata fields for the knowledge base, both custom and built-in, with the count of documents using each field.

1 parameter
dataset_idstringrequired
Knowledge base ID, from [List Knowledge Bases](/en/api-reference/knowledge-bases/list-knowledge-bases). For a scoped key, [copy the ID from the Dify URL](/en/api-reference/guides/knowledge#knowledge-base-id).

3 status codes
200Metadata fields for the knowledge base.
built_in_field_enabledbooleanoptional
Whether built-in metadata fields are enabled for this knowledge base.
doc_metadataarray<object>optional
List of metadata field definitions.
403- `forbidden` : Dataset api access is not enabled. - `forbidden` : The API key is scoped to specific knowledge bases, and this knowledge base is not one of them.

One documented failure

  • forbidden

    Dataset api access is not enabled.

    forbidden (api access)

404`not_found` : Dataset not found.

One documented failure

  • not_found

    Dataset not found.

    not_found

Error handling

A 403 is returned: - forbidden : Dataset api access is not enabled.

  • forbidden : The API key is scoped to specific knowledge bases, and this knowledge base is not one of them. A 404 is returned: not_found : Dataset not found.