---
title: "Create a metadata value"
method: POST
path: "/api/v0/video-narrative-metadata/metadata"
tags: ["video-narative-metadata > videoNarrativeMetadata"]
---

# Create a metadata value

`POST /api/v0/video-narrative-metadata/metadata`

Create a metadata value.

- Genre: The overall story category or narrative style of the content.
- Mood: The emotional tone or feeling the content creates.
- Subject: The main topic or theme the content focuses on.
- Format: The structural style or production type of the content.

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required

## Request body

- VideoNarativeMetadataCreateMetadataRequest — Create a new metadata value.
  - `metadata_type` 'genre' | 'mood' | 'subject' | 'format', required — Supported metadata types.
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string, required
  - `examples` string[], required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- VideoNarativeMetadataCreateMetadataResponse — Response for created metadata.
  - `item` VideoNarativeMetadataMetadataItem, required — A metadata value.
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `metadata_type` 'genre' | 'mood' | 'subject' | 'format', required — Supported metadata types.
    - `name` string, required
    - `description` string, required
    - `examples` string[], required

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

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