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POST
/
documents
/
{document_id}
/
update_metadata
JavaScript
import Morphik from 'morphik';

const client = new Morphik({
  apiKey: process.env['MORPHIK_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const document = await client.documents.updateMetadata('document_id');

console.log(document.app_id);
{
  "content_type": "<string>",
  "external_id": "<string>",
  "filename": "<string>",
  "metadata": {},
  "metadata_types": {},
  "storage_info": {},
  "system_metadata": {},
  "additional_metadata": {},
  "chunk_ids": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "summary_storage_key": "<string>",
  "summary_version": 123,
  "summary_bucket": "<string>",
  "summary_updated_at": "<string>",
  "folder_name": "<string>",
  "end_user_id": "<string>",
  "app_id": "<string>",
  "folder_path": "<string>",
  "folder_id": "<string>"
}

Headers

​
authorization
string

Path Parameters

​
document_id
string
required

Body

application/json

Request payload for metadata-only document updates.

​
metadata
Metadata · object

Metadata fields to merge into the document.

​
metadata_types
Metadata Types · object

Optional per-field type hints: 'string', 'number', 'decimal', 'datetime', 'date', 'boolean', 'array', 'object'. Enables typed comparisons.

Response

Successful Response

Represents a document stored in the database documents collection

​
content_type
string
required
​
external_id
string
​
filename
string | null
​
metadata
Metadata · object
​
metadata_types
Metadata Types · object
​
storage_info
Storage Info · object
​
system_metadata
System Metadata · object
​
additional_metadata
Additional Metadata · object
​
chunk_ids
string[]
​
summary_storage_key
string | null
​
summary_version
integer | null
​
summary_bucket
string | null
​
summary_updated_at
string | null
​
folder_name
string | null
​
end_user_id
string | null
​
app_id
string | null
​
folder_path
string | null
​
folder_id
string | null