---
title: NSPasteboard.DetectedMetadata
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Structure
path: appkit/nspasteboard/detectedmetadata
---

# NSPasteboard.DetectedMetadata

An object that contains common types of metadata that the data detection system matches for a pasteboard.

## Declaration

```swift
struct DetectedMetadata
```

## Topics

### Accessing metadata

- [metadataTypes](appkit/nspasteboard/detectedmetadata/metadatatypes.md)
- [contentType](appkit/nspasteboard/detectedmetadata/contenttype.md)

## See Also

### Detecting patterns and metadata in pasteboard items

- [detectedPatterns(for:)](appkit/nspasteboard/detectedpatterns(for:).md)
- [detectedValues(for:)](appkit/nspasteboard/detectedvalues(for:).md)
- [NSPasteboard.DetectedValues](appkit/nspasteboard/detectedvalues.md)
- [Pasteboard detection patterns](appkit/nspasteboard-detection-patterns.md)
- [detectedMetadata(for:)](appkit/nspasteboard/detectedmetadata(for:).md)
- [Pasteboard detection metadata types](appkit/nspasteboard-detection-metadata-types.md)