Get metadata from Excel files - Aspose.Cells Cloud API

This REST API retrieves metadata from one or more Excel files.
The request must include an Authorization: Bearer <access_token> header obtained via the OAuth 2.0 client‑credentials flow.

Prerequisites: To call this endpoint you must have a valid access token obtained from the Aspose Cloud OAuth 2.0 token endpoint. Example curl request to acquire a token:

curl -X POST "https://api.aspose.cloud/connect/token" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
     -d "grant_type=client_credentials&client_id=<your_client_id>&client_secret=<your_client_secret>"

REST API

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

Query Parameter

Parameter Name Type Description
type string ALL / BuiltIn / Custom – specifies which metadata groups to return.

Request Body Parameter

Parameter Name Type Description
excel file data file The Excel file supplied as the first part of the multipart request.

Response

[
  {
    "Name": "Author",
    "Value": "John Doe",
    "BuiltIn": true,
    "IsReadOnly": false
  },
  {
    "Name": "CustomProp1",
    "Value": "Custom Value",
    "BuiltIn": false,
    "IsReadOnly": false
  }
]
Code Meaning When
200 Success Metadata returned.
400 Bad Request Missing file or invalid query.
401 Unauthorized Invalid or missing token.
404 Not Found Specified file not found.
500 Internal Server Error Unexpected server failure.

The API returns these standard HTTP status codes together with an error‑response JSON object when applicable.

Cloud SDK Family

Using a SDK accelerates development by handling low‑level details. See the GitHub repository for a complete list of Aspose.Cells Cloud SDKs.

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