---
title: "Metadata item list atom ('ilst')"
framework: quicktime-file-format
role: symbol
role_heading: Atom
path: quicktime-file-format/metadata_item_list_atom
---

# Metadata item list atom ('ilst')

An atom that holds a list of actual metadata values that are present in the metadata atom.

## Overview

Overview The metadata item list atom holds a list of actual metadata values that are present in the metadata atom. The metadata items are formatted as a list of items. The metadata item list atom is of type ‘ilst’ and contains a number of metadata items, each of which is an atom. The following figure shows a metadata list atom and the item/key connection.

## Topics

### Data fields

- [Type](quicktime-file-format/metadata_item_list_atom/type.md)
- [Item list](quicktime-file-format/metadata_item_list_atom/item_list.md)

## See Also

### Atoms

- [Country list atom ('ctry')](quicktime-file-format/country_list_atom.md)
- [Language list atom ('lang')](quicktime-file-format/language_list_atom.md)
- [Metadata item keys atom ('keys')](quicktime-file-format/metadata_item_keys_atom.md)
- [Metadata item atom](quicktime-file-format/metadata_item_atom.md)
- [Value atom](quicktime-file-format/value_atom.md)
- [Item information atom ('itif')](quicktime-file-format/item_information_atom.md)
- [Name atom ('name')](quicktime-file-format/name_atom.md)
- [Data atom ('data')](quicktime-file-format/data_atom.md)