Modifying ECS Metadata with a Specified Key (Discarded)

This API is used to modify the ECS metadata with a specified key.

If the metadata does not contain the target field, the field is automatically added.
If the metadata contains the target field, the field value is automatically updated.

This API has been discarded. Use the API described in Updating ECS Metadata.

An ECS must be in active, stopped, paused, or suspended state, which is specified by OS-EXT-STS:vm_state.

PUT /v2.1/{project_id}/servers/{server_id}/metadata/{key}

Table 1 describes the parameters in the URI.

**Table 1** Parameter description
Parameter	Mandatory	Description
project_id	Yes	Specifies the project ID. For details about how to obtain the ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.
server_id	Yes	Specifies the ECS ID.
key	Yes	Specifies the ECS metadata key.

Table 2 describes the request parameters.

**Table 2** Request parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
meta	Yes	Object	Specifies the user-defined metadata key pair. For a metadata key: It cannot be left blank. Only uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), colons (:), and periods (.) are supported. For a metadata value: A maximum of 255 characters are supported.

Table 3 describes the response parameters.

**Table 3** Response parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
meta	Object	Specifies the user-defined metadata key-value pair.

Set the metadata with a specified key of an ECS.

PUT https://{endpoint}/v2.1/{project_id}/servers/{server_id}/metadata/{key}

{
    "meta":{
        "key":"value"
    }
}

{
    "meta":{
        "key":"value"
    }
}

Parent topic: Metadata Management (OpenStack Nova API)

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