---
title: "Get specific user metadata"
method: GET
path: "/v3/users/{user_id}/metadata/{key}"
tags: ["User"]
---

# Get specific user metadata

`GET /v3/users/{user_id}/metadata/{key}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api-APP_ID.sendbird.com`
- URL: `https://api-APP_ID.sendbird.com/v3/users/{user_id}/metadata/{key}`
- Auth: none declared

## Get metadata
https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/platform-api/v3/user/managing-metadata/user-get-metadata

## Path parameters

- `user_id` string, required
- `key` string, required

## Headers

- `api-token` string

## Response `200`

Successful response

- ViewAUserMetadataResponse

## Changes

- **2026-01-05** `0b5bb7238836`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-07-27** `7a85bad03e90`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2023-11-10** `135d8b0705d4`: 1 info
  - the `header` request parameter `Api-Token` became optional
- **2022-06-29** `4012275aa67d`: 2 info
  - api tag `Metadata` added
  - api tag `User & channel metadata` removed
- **2022-02-16** `c42164095c7c`: 1 breaking
  - the `header` request parameter `Api-Token` became required

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/sendbird/apis/sendbird-platform-sdk/changes/v3/users/:user_id/metadata/:key/get.md)

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