Required. The resource name of the metadata to retrieve. This name field is
specified in the URL path and not URL parameters. Property is a numeric
Google Analytics property identifier. To learn more, see where to find
your Property
ID.
Example: properties/1234/metadata
Set the Property ID to 0 for dimensions and metrics common to all
properties. In this special mode, this method will not return custom
dimensions and metrics.
Required. The resource name of the metadata to retrieve. This name field is
specified in the URL path and not URL parameters. Property is a numeric
Google Analytics property identifier. To learn more, see where to find
your Property
ID.
Example: properties/1234/metadata
Set the Property ID to 0 for dimensions and metrics common to all
properties. In this special mode, this method will not return custom
dimensions and metrics.
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[0.15.0](/java/docs/reference/google-analytics-data/0.15.0/com.google.analytics.data.v1beta.GetMetadataRequestOrBuilder) \n\n public interface GetMetadataRequestOrBuilder extends MessageOrBuilder\n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[MessageOrBuilder](https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.MessageOrBuilder.html)\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### getName()\n\n public abstract String getName()\n\nRequired. The resource name of the metadata to retrieve. This name field is\nspecified in the URL path and not URL parameters. Property is a numeric\nGoogle Analytics property identifier. To learn more, see [where to find\nyour Property\nID](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/data/v1/property-id).\n\nExample: properties/1234/metadata\n\nSet the Property ID to 0 for dimensions and metrics common to all\nproperties. In this special mode, this method will not return custom\ndimensions and metrics.\n\n`\nstring name = 1 [(.google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED, (.google.api.resource_reference) = { ... }\n`\n\n### getNameBytes()\n\n public abstract ByteString getNameBytes()\n\nRequired. The resource name of the metadata to retrieve. This name field is\nspecified in the URL path and not URL parameters. Property is a numeric\nGoogle Analytics property identifier. To learn more, see [where to find\nyour Property\nID](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/data/v1/property-id).\n\nExample: properties/1234/metadata\n\nSet the Property ID to 0 for dimensions and metrics common to all\nproperties. In this special mode, this method will not return custom\ndimensions and metrics.\n\n`\nstring name = 1 [(.google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED, (.google.api.resource_reference) = { ... }\n`"]]