---
title: kCGImageDestinationMetadata
framework: imageio
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: imageio/kcgimagedestinationmetadata
---

# kCGImageDestinationMetadata

The metadata tags to include with the image.

## Declaration

```swift
let kCGImageDestinationMetadata: CFString
```

## Discussion

Discussion The value of this key is a CGImageMetadata type. When you specify this key, the image destination ovewrites all EXIF, IPTC, and XMP metadata. If you want to merge the new tags with the existing metadata, include the kCGImageDestinationMergeMetadata key in addition to this key.

## See Also

### Configuring the Image Behaviors

- [kCGImageDestinationLossyCompressionQuality](imageio/kcgimagedestinationlossycompressionquality.md)
- [kCGImageDestinationBackgroundColor](imageio/kcgimagedestinationbackgroundcolor.md)
- [kCGImageDestinationDateTime](imageio/kcgimagedestinationdatetime.md)
- [kCGImageDestinationEmbedThumbnail](imageio/kcgimagedestinationembedthumbnail.md)
- [kCGImageDestinationImageMaxPixelSize](imageio/kcgimagedestinationimagemaxpixelsize.md)
- [kCGImageDestinationMergeMetadata](imageio/kcgimagedestinationmergemetadata.md)
- [kCGImageDestinationOptimizeColorForSharing](imageio/kcgimagedestinationoptimizecolorforsharing.md)
- [kCGImageDestinationOrientation](imageio/kcgimagedestinationorientation.md)
- [kCGImageDestinationPreserveGainMap](imageio/kcgimagedestinationpreservegainmap.md)
- [kCGImageMetadataShouldExcludeGPS](imageio/kcgimagemetadatashouldexcludegps.md)
- [kCGImageMetadataShouldExcludeXMP](imageio/kcgimagemetadatashouldexcludexmp.md)