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<h2>API metadata file</h2>
<p>A metadata file is used to provide information about an Application Programming Interface (API). Metadata files contain the following information of an API, as shown in the example below:</p>
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<?xml version="1.0" ?><br>
<api id="16bdb6fdf38e8ced9e907a4eea1f68c5" dataversion="1.0"><br>
<name>Phone Parser API</name><br>
<description>This API is used to parse and validate phone numbers.</description><br>
<type>c++</type><br>
<subsystem>commonservices</subsystem><br>
<libs><br>
<lib name="CommonEngine.lib" /><br>
</libs><br>
<release category="sdk" sinceversion="2.0"/><br>
<attributes><br>
<htmldocprovided>yes</htmldocprovided><br>
<adaptation>no</adaptation><br>
</attributes><br>
</api>
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<p>Metadata files are identified by the extension <i>.metaxml</i>. The name of the file comes from the API name and should be the same as the API directory name. For example, if the API directory is <i>phone_parser_api</i>, the corresponding metadata file name should be <i>phone_parser_api.metaxml</i>. The file is located directly under the API's own directory.</p>
<p><b>Tip:</b> These files can be created and edited in the Carbide.c++ development environment with the <i>Metadata Editor</i> tool. You can start the tool from the <b>Carbide > Metadata Editor</b> menu.</p>
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