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title: 'API docs: metadata.metadatainspector.getpropertymetadata'
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[Home](./index.md) > [@loopback/metadata](./metadata.md) > [MetadataInspector](./metadata.metadatainspector.md) > [getPropertyMetadata](./metadata.metadatainspector.getpropertymetadata.md)
## MetadataInspector.getPropertyMetadata() method
Get the metadata associated with the given key for a given property of the target class or prototype
<b>Signature:</b>
```typescript
static getPropertyMetadata<T>(key: MetadataKey<T, PropertyDecorator>, target: Object, propertyName: string, options?: InspectionOptions): T | undefined;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| key | [MetadataKey](./metadata.metadatakey.md)<!-- --><T, PropertyDecorator> | Metadata key |
| target | Object | Class for static properties or prototype for instance properties |
| propertyName | string | Property name |
| options | [InspectionOptions](./metadata.inspectionoptions.md) | Options for inspection |
<b>Returns:</b>
T \| undefined