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Autodesk Fusion Metadata API

The Metadata API from Autodesk Fusion — 4 operation(s) for metadata.

Autodesk Fusion Metadata API is one of 37 APIs that Autodesk Fusion publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Metadata. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 16 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://developer.api.autodesk.com.

4 operations 4 paths 16 schemas 3 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://developer.api.autodesk.com
Authentication
OAuth 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OAuth 2.0
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 3

Autodesk Fusion Metadata API declares 3 security schemes for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (2-legged) using the clientCredentials flow. It supports OAuth 2.0 (3-legged-implicit) using the implicit flow. It supports OAuth 2.0 (3-legged) using the authorizationCode flow. By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 3 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Metadata 4
GET
/modelderivative/v2/designdata/{urn}/metadata
List Model Views
get-model-views 3 params → 200
GET
/modelderivative/v2/designdata/{urn}/metadata/{modelGuid}
Fetch Object tree
get-object-tree 9 params → 200202
GET
/modelderivative/v2/designdata/{urn}/metadata/{modelGuid}/properties
Fetch All Properties
get-all-properties 8 params → 200202
POST
/modelderivative/v2/designdata/{urn}/metadata/{modelGuid}/properties:query
Fetch Specific Properties
fetch-specific-properties 5 params body → 200202

Schemas 16

The contract defines 16 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are SpecificPropertiesPayload (4 properties), SpecificProperties (2 properties), Between (1 property), GreaterThan (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Payload
string
Specifies the format for numeric values in the response body. Possible values: - text - (Default) Returns all properties requested in fields without applying a…
GreaterThan
object
Use this to retrieve only the properties of objects where a specified property is greater than a specified value.
1 property
XAdsDerivativeFormat
string
Specifies what Object IDs to return, if the design has legacy SVF derivatives generated by the BIM Docs service. Possible values are: - latest - (Default) Retu…
BeginsWith
object
Describes a query for retrieving objects with names that start with a specified string.
1 property
SpecificPropertiesPayload
object
Represents the request body of a Fetch Specific Properties operation.
4 properties 3 required
EqualsTo
object
Describes a query for retrieving objects where a specified attribute exactly matches a specified value.
1 property
Contains
object
Describes a query for retrieving objects where a specified property contains one or more words in a specified string.
1 property
MatchId
object
Describes a query for retrieving objects having the specified Object IDs or External IDs.
1 property
Role
string
Specifies the type of a Model View. Possible values are: 2d, 3d.
ObjectTree
object
Represents the successful response of a Fetch Object Tree operation.
1 property 1 required
ModelViews
object
Represents the successful response of a List Model Views operation.
1 property 1 required
Region
string
Specifies where the referenced files are stored. Possible values are: - US - Data center for the US region. - EMEA - Data center for the European Union, Middle…
SpecificProperties
object
Represents the successful response of a Fetch Specific Properties operation.
2 properties 2 required
Between
object
Describes a query for retrieving objects where a specified numeric property falls within a specified range.
1 property
Properties
object
Represents a successful response to a Fetch All Properties operation.
1 property 1 required
LessThan
object
Describes a query for retrieving objects where a specified numeric property is less than or equal to a specified value.
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

autodesk-fusion-metadata-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Autodesk Fusion publishes across the network.

Fusion Automation API (Design Automation)
Fusion Operations API
Manufacturing Data Model API (Fusion Data API)
Autodesk Fusion Account Management API
Autodesk Fusion Account Users API
Autodesk Fusion Buckets API
Autodesk Fusion Business Units API
Autodesk Fusion Commands API
Autodesk Fusion Companies API
Autodesk Fusion Derivatives API
Autodesk Fusion Exchange Token API
Autodesk Fusion Folders API
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