Retrieve Metadata for a Specific File

Use Retrieve Metadata endpoints to get the metadata of a specific file.

Operations

Get Metadata for Binary File

Request

Use this endpoint to retrieve metadata for a given binary file and release.

Path

architecturestringrequired

Describes the target architecture (ie, 'bitness'). Used for object binaries and language interface binaries on certain OS platforms.

Enum:"32BIT""64BIT""ANY"

Example:ANY

compilerstringrequired

Describes the target compiler.

ACC3 - HP-UX native compiler
ANY - Any compiler
C - C/C++
COM - Windows COM DLL
DLL - Windows standard DLL
GCC32 - gcc v3.2 (Linux)
GCC34 - gcc v3.4 (AIX, HP-UX, Linux)
GCC41 - gcc v4.1 (Linux)
GCC46 - gcc v4.6 (zLinux)
GCC48 - gcc v4.8 (Linux)
GCC83 - gcc v8.3 (AIX)
JAVA - Java
MSSQL - SQL Server T-SQL
NET - .NET
PERL - Perl
PHP - PHP (legacy, prior to v7)
PHP7 - PHP v7
PLSQL - Oracle PL/SQL
PYTHON - Python
RUBY - Ruby
SSIS2005 - SSIS 2005 component
SSIS2008 - SSIS 2008 component
SSIS2012 - SSIS 2012 component
SSIS2014 - SSIS 2014 component
SSIS2016 - SSIS 2016 component
SSIS2017 - SSIS 2017 component
SSIS2019 - SSIS 2019 component
SSIS2022 - SSIS 2022 component
WINDOWS - Windows
WS12 - Solaris native compiler
WS6 - Solaris native compiler
XLC12 - AIX native compiler
XLC6 - AIX native compiler

Enum:"ACC3""ANY""C""COM""DLL""GCC32""GCC34""GCC41""GCC46""GCC48"

Example:NET

filenamestringrequired

Name of File.

Example:MelissaUpdater.exe

osstringrequired

Describes the target OS. Used for object binaries and language interface binaries.

AIX - AIX PowerPC
ANY - Any OS
HPUX_IT - HP-UX ia64
HPUX_PA - HP-UX RISC
LINUX - Linux Redhat
SOLARIS - Solaris Sparc
WINDOWS - Windows
ZLINUX - IBM zLinux

Enum:"AIX""ANY""HPUX_IT""HPUX_PA""LINUX""SOLARIS""WINDOWS""ZLINUX"

Example:WINDOWS

releasestringrequired

Specific Release. This can be specified in several ways.

YYYY.MM OR YYYY-MM - (year, month)
YYYY.QQ - (year, quarter)
[metaReleaseName] - Release Name, for example: latest

Example:LATEST

Query

formatstring

Desired Format of Response.

crLfList - Default. File list delimited by CR/LF.
lfList - File list delimited by LF.
comma - comma delimited list.
tab - tab delimited list.
json - JSON serialized list.
xml - XML serialized list.

Enum:"crLfList""lfList""comma""tab""json""xml"

Example:format=json

idany, (password)required

The License Key issued by Melissa.

Example:id={REPLACE-WITH-YOUR-LICENSE-KEY}

Acceptstringrequired

Format of the response.

Enum:"application/json""*/*"

Example:application/json

Content-Typestringrequired

Format of the request.

Enum:"application/json""application/xml"

curl -i -X GET \
  'https://releases.melissadata.net/Metadata/Library/WINDOWS/NET/ANY/LATEST/MelissaUpdater.exe?id=%7BREPLACE-WITH-YOUR-LICENSE-KEY%7D' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json'

Responses

Successful response.

Bodyapplication/json

FileNamestring

Example:"mdGeo.dll"

Releasestring

Example:"2024.03"

BuildNumberstring

Example:"4.0.1.17390"

FileSizestring

Example:"1653608"

OSstring

Example:"WINDOWS"

Compilerstring

Example:"DLL"

Architecturestring

Example:"64BIT"

MD5string

Example:"aacfa224e7b5734592f65594ab64d50e"

SHA1string

Example:"c80c990d2ead209f68665f8b4296961438d1f64a"

SHA256string

Example:"c9eb970ee534ebe9ff9894aa0a7d2959bc8856a81d84bb694de11d39dbedd641"

Response

{
  "FileName": "mdGeo.dll",
  "Release": "2024.03",
  "BuildNumber": "4.0.1.17390",
  "FileSize": "1653608",
  "OS": "WINDOWS",
  "Compiler": "DLL",
  "Architecture": "64BIT",
  "MD5": "aacfa224e7b5734592f65594ab64d50e",
  "SHA1": "c80c990d2ead209f68665f8b4296961438d1f64a",
  "SHA256": "c9eb970ee534ebe9ff9894aa0a7d2959bc8856a81d84bb694de11d39dbedd641"
}