---
title: loadMetadata()
framework: coredata
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: coredata/nspersistentstore/loadmetadata()
---

# loadMetadata()

Instructs the persistent store to load its metadata.

## Declaration

```swift
func loadMetadata() throws
```

## Discussion

Discussion There is no way to return an error if the store is invalid.

## See Also

### Managing Store Metadata

- [metadataForPersistentStore(with:)](coredata/nspersistentstore/metadataforpersistentstore(with:).md)
- [setMetadata(_:forPersistentStoreAt:)](coredata/nspersistentstore/setmetadata(_:forpersistentstoreat:).md)
- [metadata](coredata/nspersistentstore/metadata.md)