API Objects > Metadata

Metadata returns an EDMX (Entity Data Model XML) document that contains attributes of each entity that is accessible through the 3E OData API, including fields, their names, labels, and data types, as well as the relationships between the entities in the Entity Data Model (EDM). Entities returned with the Metadata request include 3E objects such as Time Entry, Bank Account Trust, etc.

Endpoints:

{{ODATA_API_URL}}/$metadata

Metadata Object Attributes

A request to the Metadata object will return attribute details on all objects in 3E. For more information on the Metadata object, see Queryable OData Metadata on the odata.org website.

Object Request and Response Sample

Response

The $metadata request will return metadata for every object in 3E. It cannot be filtered with GET queries.

Note: The entire EDMX document is returned with the response. It can be searched using tools such as Postman. The following sample response has been abbreviated due to the large size of the EDMX document.