Metadata resources provide a means for adding structured metadata to your samples. The Metadata resource include a number of default fields, and can also be extended with arbitrary custom metadata. Permissions on metadata follow the Samples they describe – i.e., the Metadata resource for a public sample will be publicly accessible. Here is an example metadata entry:

The metadata editing modal on the One Codex web application. Note that the Project is actually a property on the Sample resource.

Metadata include the following properties:

The schema is of type object.