Delete metadata from Excel files – Aspose.Cells Cloud Documentation

Overview
The Delete Metadata operation permanently removes all workbook properties (standard and custom) from the uploaded Excel file(s) and returns the processed file(s) in the response.

Prerequisites

A valid Aspose.Cells Cloud JWT token (obtainable via the OAuth 2.0 authentication flow).
API version v3.0 (the endpoint used in this example).
For SDK usage, install the appropriate Aspose.Cells Cloud SDK for your language (e.g., via NuGet, Maven, npm, pip, CPAN, or Go modules).

This REST API deletes metadata from one or more Excel files. It removes workbook properties such as author, title, and custom data, and returns the cleaned files.

a API

POST https://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0/cells/metadata/delete

Security and Authentication

The Aspose.Cells Cloud APIs are secure and require JWT token-based authentication.

Request parameters

Parameter Name	Type	Location	Description
file	file	formData	Excel file to upload for metadata deletion
type	string	query	Operation type; set to all to delete all metadata

The OpenAPI Specification defines a publicly accessible programming interface and lets you carry out REST interactions directly from a web browser.

You can use the cURL command‑line tool to access Aspose.Cells web services easily. The following example shows how to make calls to the Cloud API with cURL.

Request

curl -v "https://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0/cells/metadata/delete?type=all" \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <jwt token>" \
  -F "file=@file1.xlsx"

Response

{
  "Files": [
    {
      "Filename": "file1.xlsx",
      "FileSize": 274022,
      "FileContent": "-----Base64String--------"
    }
  ]
}

Error responses may include:

400 Bad Request – missing file or invalid type value.
401 Unauthorized – invalid or missing JWT token.
500 Internal Server Error – server‑side processing error.

The API returns a JSON object containing an Error field with details for each case.

Code	Meaning	Description
200	OK	Metadata deleted, file returned
400	Bad Request	Missing file or invalid `type`
401	Unauthorized	Invalid or missing JWT
500	Internal Server Error	Server processing failure

Cloud SDK Family

Using an SDK is the best way to speed up development. An SDK handles low‑level details so you can focus on your project tasks. Please check out the GitHub repository for a complete list of Aspose.Cells Cloud SDKs.

The following code examples demonstrate how to call Aspose.Cells web services using various SDKs:

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