# Get dataset metadata

{% hint style="info" %}
To find the dataset\_id, refer to the URL of dataset.\
\
For this dataset:\
<https://data.gov.sg/collections/522/datasets/d_11e68bba3b3c76733475a72d09759eeb/view> \
or \
<https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_11e68bba3b3c76733475a72d09759eeb/view>\
\
\
The datasetId is:\
`d_11e68bba3b3c76733475a72d09759eeb`\ <br>

For staging, note that the dataset\_id might differ between staging and production:

* Domain: [https://api-staging.data.gov.sg/](https://api-staging.data.gov.sg/v2/public/api/datasets/d_696c994c50745b079b3684f0e90ffc53/list-rows)
* Example: [https://api-staging.data.gov.sg/v2/public/api/datasets/{datasetId}/metadata](https://api-production.data.gov.sg/v2/public/api/datasets/{datasetId}/metadata)
  {% endhint %}

### Dataset Metadata

This API returns the metadata of a single dataset

## GET /v2/public/api/datasets/{datasetId}/metadata

> Get metadata for a dataset

```json
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```


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