Remove Metadata By Possible Tag Name

This REST API allows to remove metadata properties from the document choosing the properties to remove by approximate or a part of metadata tag name.

This API allows you to specify any part of metadata tag name or tag category name.

cURL example

The following example demonstrates how to remove metadata properties that have “creator” phrase in theirs tag names.

# Get JSON Web Token
# Ensure CLIENT_ID and CLIENT_SECRET env variables are set.
curl -v "https://api.groupdocs.cloud/connect/token" \
  -X POST \
  -d "grant_type=client_credentials&client_id=$CLIENT_ID&client_secret=$CLIENT_SECRET" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

# Example: remove metadata from a document
curl -v "https://api.groupdocs.cloud/v1.0/metadata/remove" \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $JWT_TOKEN" \
  -d '{
    "FileInfo": {
        "FilePath": "documents/input.docx",
        "StorageName": ""
    },
    "SearchCriteria": {
        "TagOptions": {
            "PossibleName": "creator"
        }
    }
}'
# Get JSON Web Token
# Ensure CLIENT_ID and CLIENT_SECRET environment variables are set.
curl.exe -v "https://api.groupdocs.cloud/connect/token" `
  -X POST `
  -d "grant_type=client_credentials&client_id=$env:CLIENT_ID&client_secret=$env:CLIENT_SECRET" `
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" `
  -H "Accept: application/json"

# Example: remove metadata from a document
curl.exe -v "https://api.groupdocs.cloud/v1.0/metadata/remove" `
  -X POST `
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" `
  -H "Accept: application/json" `
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $env:JWT_TOKEN" `
  -d "{
    'FileInfo': {
        'FilePath': 'documents\\input.docx',
        'StorageName': ''
    },
    'SearchCriteria': {
        'TagOptions': {
            'PossibleName': 'creator'
        }
    }
}"
:: Get JSON Web Token
:: Ensure CLIENT_ID and CLIENT_SECRET environment variables are set.
curl -v "https://api.groupdocs.cloud/connect/token" ^
  -X POST ^
  -d "grant_type=client_credentials&client_id=%CLIENT_ID%&client_secret=%CLIENT_SECRET%" ^
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" ^
  -H "Accept: application/json"

:: Example: remove metadata from a document
curl -v "https://api.groupdocs.cloud/v1.0/metadata/remove" ^
  -X POST ^
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" ^
  -H "Accept: application/json" ^
  -H "Authorization: Bearer %JWT_TOKEN%" ^
  -d "{\"FileInfo\":{\"FilePath\":\"documents\\input.docx\",\"StorageName\":\"\"},\"SearchCriteria\":{\"TagOptions\":{\"PossibleName\":\"creator\"}}}"
{
    "path": "metadata/remove_metadata/documents/input_docx/input.docx",
    "url": "https://api.groupdocs.cloud/v1.0/metadata/storage/file/metadata/remove_metadata/documents/input_docx/input.docx",
    "removedCount": 1
}

SDK examples

Using an SDK (API client) is the quickest way for a developer to speed up the development. An SDK takes care of a lot of low-level details of making requests and handling responses and lets you focus on writing code specific to your particular project. Check out our GitHub repository for a complete list of GroupDocs.Metadata Cloud SDKs along with working examples, to get you started in no time. Please check Available SDKs article to learn how to add an SDK to your project.