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# Metadata API **(FREE)**
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/357032) in GitLab 15.2.
> - `enterprise` [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/103969) in GitLab 15.6.
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Retrieve metadata information for this GitLab instance.
```plaintext
GET /metadata
```
Response body attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|:------------------|:---------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `version` | string | Version of the GitLab instance. |
| `revision` | string | Revision of the GitLab instance. |
| `kas` | object | Metadata about the GitLab agent server for Kubernetes (KAS). |
| `kas.enabled` | boolean | Indicates whether KAS is enabled. |
| `kas.externalUrl` | string or null | URL used by the agents to communicate with KAS. It's `null` if `kas.enabled` is `false` . |
| `kas.version` | string or null | Version of KAS. It's `null` if `kas.enabled` is `false` . |
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| `enterprise` | boolean | Indicates whether GitLab instance is Enterprise Edition. |
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Example request:
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/metadata"
```
Example response:
```json
{
"version": "15.2-pre",
"revision": "c401a659d0c",
"kas": {
"enabled": true,
"externalUrl": "grpc://gitlab.example.com:8150",
"version": "15.0.0"
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},
"enterprise": true
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}
```
