# POST /documentprocessing/pdf/metadata

> Extract the XMP metadata of a PDF: post the PDF as a Base64 string and get the metadata packet as an XML string, or 400 if the document has no metadata.

- **Product:** DS Server
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Endpoint
- **Path:** DS Server > API Reference > Web API > DocumentProcessing > /pdf/metadata > POST /documentprocessing/pdf/metadata
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/documentprocessing/pdf-metadata/post/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/documentprocessing/pdf-metadata/post/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/documentprocessing/pdf-metadata/post/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [Description](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/documentprocessing/pdf-metadata/post/#description)
- [Examples](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/documentprocessing/pdf-metadata/post/#examples)
- [Authorization](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/documentprocessing/pdf-metadata/post/#authorization)
- [Request Payload](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/documentprocessing/pdf-metadata/post/#request-payload)
- [Success Response](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/documentprocessing/pdf-metadata/post/#success-response)
- [Error Response](https://docs.textcontrol.com/ds-server/reference/web-api/documentprocessing/pdf-metadata/post/#error-response)

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