---
title: metadata
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avfoundation/avcomposition/metadata
---

# metadata

An array of metadata items for all metadata identifiers for which a value is available.

## Declaration

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

## Discussion

Discussion You can filter the metadata items by language using the metadataItems(from:filteredAndSortedAccordingToPreferredLanguages:) method, or by identifier with the metadataItems(from:filteredByIdentifier:) method.

## See Also

### Accessing metadata

- [commonMetadata](avfoundation/avcomposition/commonmetadata.md)
- [availableMetadataFormats](avfoundation/avcomposition/availablemetadataformats.md)
- [metadata(forFormat:)](avfoundation/avcomposition/metadata(forformat:).md)
- [creationDate](avfoundation/avcomposition/creationdate.md)
- [lyrics](avfoundation/avcomposition/lyrics.md)