---
title: metadata
framework: imagecapturecore
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: imagecapturecore/iccameraitem/metadata
---

# metadata

The item’s metadata.

## Declaration

```swift
var metadata: [AnyHashable : Any]? { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The value of this property is nil unless a requestMetadata() message is sent to this object.

## See Also

### Requesting Metadata

- [requestMetadata()](imagecapturecore/iccameraitem/requestmetadata().md)
- [metadataIfAvailable](imagecapturecore/iccameraitem/metadataifavailable.md)
- [flushMetadataCache()](imagecapturecore/iccameraitem/flushmetadatacache().md)
- [ICCameraItemMetadataOption](imagecapturecore/iccameraitemmetadataoption.md)