# Querying ECS Metadata

#### Function

This API is used to query ECS metadata.

#### URI

GET /v2.1/{project_id}/servers/{server_id}/metadata

GET /v2/{project_id}/servers/{server_id}/metadata

Table 1 describes the parameters in the URI.

Table 1 Parameter description
Parameter | Mandatory | Description
--- | --- | ---
project_id | Yes | Specifies the project ID.
server_id | Yes | Specifies the ECS ID.

Pagination query is not supported.

#### Request

None

#### Response

Table 2 describes the response parameters.

Table 2 Response parameters
Parameter | Mandatory | Type | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
metadata | Yes | Object | Specifies the user-defined metadata key-value pair.

#### Example Request

    GET https://{endpoint}/v2/9c53a566cb3443ab910cf0daebca90c4/servers/998af54b-5762-4041-abc1-f98a2c27b3a2/metadata
    GET https://{endpoint}/v2.1/9c53a566cb3443ab910cf0daebca90c4/servers/998af54b-5762-4041-abc1-f98a2c27b3a2/metadata

#### Example Response

    {
        "metadata": {
            "wj": "True"
        }
    }

#### Returned Values

See Returned Values for General Requests.

Parent topic: Metadata Management