# DocumentMetadata
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Contains information about the metadata associate with the content to ingest into a knowledge base. Choose a `type` and include the field that corresponds to it.

## Contents
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 ** type **   <a name="bedrock-Type-agent_DocumentMetadata-type"></a>
The type of the source source from which to add metadata.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `IN_LINE_ATTRIBUTE | S3_LOCATION`   
Required: Yes

 ** inlineAttributes **   <a name="bedrock-Type-agent_DocumentMetadata-inlineAttributes"></a>
An array of objects, each of which defines a metadata attribute to associate with the content to ingest. You define the attributes inline.  
Type: Array of [MetadataAttribute](API_agent_MetadataAttribute.md) objects  
Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 50 items.  
Required: No

 ** s3Location **   <a name="bedrock-Type-agent_DocumentMetadata-s3Location"></a>
The Amazon S3 location of the file containing metadata to associate with the content to ingest.  
Type: [CustomS3Location](API_agent_CustomS3Location.md) object  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/bedrock-agent-2023-06-05/DocumentMetadata) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/bedrock-agent-2023-06-05/DocumentMetadata) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/bedrock-agent-2023-06-05/DocumentMetadata)