---
title: USDStage.Object.MetadataCollection
framework: usdkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Protocol
path: usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection
---

# USDStage.Object.MetadataCollection

A scene graph object that possesses metadata.

## Declaration

```swift
protocol MetadataCollection
```

## Overview

Overview Prims, attributes, and relationships may have associated metadata. Metadata on an object is accessed by its name, which is a USDToken. important: Don’t declare new conformances to MetadataCollection. Only the types provided by the USDStageKit framework are valid conforming types.

## Topics

### Instance Properties

- [allAuthoredMetadata](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/allauthoredmetadata.md)
- [allMetadata](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/allmetadata.md)
- [assetInfo](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/assetinfo.md)
- [customData](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/customdata.md)
- [displayName](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/displayname.md)
- [documentation](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/documentation.md)
- [hasAssetInfo](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/hasassetinfo.md)
- [hasAuthoredAssetInfo](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/hasauthoredassetinfo.md)
- [hasAuthoredCustomData](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/hasauthoredcustomdata.md)
- [hasAuthoredDisplayName](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/hasauthoreddisplayname.md)
- [hasAuthoredDocumentation](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/hasauthoreddocumentation.md)
- [hasAuthoredHidden](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/hasauthoredhidden.md)
- [hasCustomData](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/hascustomdata.md)
- [isHidden](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/ishidden.md)

### Instance Methods

- [assetInfoByKey(_:)](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/assetinfobykey(_:).md)
- [clearAssetInfo()](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/clearassetinfo().md)
- [clearAssetInfoByKey(_:)](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/clearassetinfobykey(_:).md)
- [clearCustomData()](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/clearcustomdata().md)
- [clearCustomDataByKey(_:)](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/clearcustomdatabykey(_:).md)
- [clearDisplayName()](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/cleardisplayname().md)
- [clearDocumentation()](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/cleardocumentation().md)
- [clearHidden()](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/clearhidden().md)
- [clearMetadata(_:)](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/clearmetadata(_:).md)
- [clearMetadata(_:keyPath:)](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/clearmetadata(_:keypath:).md)
- [customDataByKey(_:)](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/customdatabykey(_:).md)
- [hasAssetInfoByKey(_:)](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/hasassetinfobykey(_:).md)
- [hasAuthoredAssetInfoByKey(_:)](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/hasauthoredassetinfobykey(_:).md)
- [hasAuthoredCustomDataByKey(_:)](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/hasauthoredcustomdatabykey(_:).md)
- [hasAuthoredMetadata(_:)](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/hasauthoredmetadata(_:).md)
- [hasAuthoredMetadata(_:keyPath:)](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/hasauthoredmetadata(_:keypath:).md)
- [hasCustomDataByKey(_:)](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/hascustomdatabykey(_:).md)
- [hasMetadata(_:)](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/hasmetadata(_:).md)
- [hasMetadata(_:keyPath:)](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/hasmetadata(_:keypath:).md)
- [metadata(_:)](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/metadata(_:).md)
- [metadata(_:keyPath:)](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/metadata(_:keypath:).md)
- [setAssetInfoByKey(_:value:)](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/setassetinfobykey(_:value:).md)
- [setMetadata(_:keyPath:value:)](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/setmetadata(_:keypath:value:).md)
- [setMetadata(_:value:)](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object/metadatacollection/setmetadata(_:value:).md)

## Relationships

### Conforming Types

- [USDPrim](usdkit/usdprim.md)
- [USDPrim.Attribute](usdkit/usdprim/attribute.md)
- [USDPrim.Property](usdkit/usdprim/property.md)
- [USDPrim.Relationship](usdkit/usdprim/relationship.md)
- [USDStage.Object](usdkit/usdstage-4sfi1/object.md)