---
title: commonMetadata
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avfoundation/avasset/commonmetadata
---

# commonMetadata

The metadata items an asset contains for common metadata identifiers that provide a value.

## Declaration

```swift
var commonMetadata: [AVMetadataItem] { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This property value is an array of metadata items, one for each metadata key from the common key space for which the asset has an available value. You can use the various class methods provided by AVMetadataItem, such as metadataItems(from:filteredByIdentifier:) or metadataItems(from:with:) to filter the array to the specific items of interest.