Querying Metadata of an EVS Snapshot

Function

This API is used to query the metadata of an EVS snapshot.

URI

• URI format

  GET /v3/{project_id}/snapshots/{snapshot_id}/metadata

• Parameter description

  Parameter	Mandatory	Description
  project_id	Yes	Specifies the project ID. For details about how to obtain the project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.
  snapshot_id	Yes	Specifies the snapshot ID.

Request

• Example request

  GET https://{endpoint}/v3/{project_id}/snapshots/f9faf7df-fdc1-4093-9ef3-5cba06eef995/metadata

Response

• Parameter description

  Parameter	Type	Description
  metadata	Object	Specifies the snapshot metadata, which is made up of key-value pairs. If metadata contains the __system__enableActive field, the snapshot is automatically created during the backup of a server.
  error	Object	Specifies the error message returned when an error occurs. For details, see Parameters in the error field.

• Parameters in the error field

  Parameter	Type	Description
  message	String	The error message returned if an error occurs.
  code	String	The error code returned if an error occurs. For details about the error code, see Error Codes.

• Example response

  {
      "metadata": {
          "key1": "value1", 
          "key2": "value2"
      }
  }

  or

  {
      "error": {
          "message": "XXXX", 
          "code": "XXX"
      }
  }

  In the preceding example, error indicates a general error, for example, badRequest or itemNotFound. An example is provided as follows:

  {
      "badRequest": {
          "message": "XXXX", 
          "code": "XXX"
      }
  }

Status Codes

• Normal

  200

Error Codes

For details, see Error Codes.