---
title: "Service: /members/{member}/externaluris/{uri}/urlmetadata/process [POST]"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/api/services/process-externaluri-metadata-POST.html
description: "POST service that regenerates metadata for an external URI from its URL source. Allows selective property updates and optional overwriting of existing URL information like title and description."
last_updated: 2026-09-02T11:36:14+10:00
document_type: api_endpoint
operation_id: uri-POST
resource_id: uri
path_template: /members/{member}/externaluris/{uri}/urlmetadata/process
http_method: POST
api_category: uri
implementation_version: 6.0003
api_since: 5.9900
deprecated_since: null
obsolete_since: null
api_support: experimental
cache_control: N/A
generated_at: 2026-09-02
tokens: ~264
---

# /members/\{member\}/externaluris/\{uri\}/urlmetadata/process \[POST\]

## Description

Process an external URI by re-generating its metadata from the URL source.

> **Note:** Properties not in the URL type template are always removed and new ones added no matter what the parameters are. New properties not listed in the `metadata-properties` parameter are added with empty values.

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Required | Type | Default value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| metadata-properties | Comma-separated list of metadata properties to add/update | no | string |  |
| overwrite | Whether to overwrite existing URL info (title, description, labels) | no | boolean | `false` |

## Permission

This service requires contributor or higher in a group with [edit all URLs](../../reference/glossary/group_config_advanced_options.md) permission.

## Response

XML output:

```xml

<metadata-process updated="[true|false]">
  <uri ...> ... </uri>
</metadata-process>
```

## Error Handling

No specific errors expected for this generator.