# EntityMetadata

Metadata about an entity. id, modelKey and creationDate are invariant against the point-in-time. All other values are with respect to the as-at point-in-time for which the entity was retrieved. If the point-in-time was not explicitly set, the values correspond to the latest state of the entity.

# EntityMetadata

Metadata about an entity. id, modelKey and creationDate are invariant against the point-in-time. All other values are with respect to the as-at point-in-time for which the entity was retrieved. If the point-in-time was not explicitly set, the values correspond to the latest state of the entity.

## Schema Viewer

<JsonSchemaViewer
  schema={schema}
  name="EntityMetadata"
  category="common"
  client:load
/>

## Description

Metadata about an entity. id, modelKey and creationDate are invariant against the point-in-time. All other values are with respect to the as-at point-in-time for which the entity was retrieved. If the point-in-time was not explicitly set, the values correspond to the latest state of the entity.

## Properties

- **creationDate** (string, required): The creation date of the entity.
- **id** (string, required): ID of the entity.
- **lastUpdateTime** (string, required): The last time the entity was updated as-at the given point-in-time. Equals the creation date if the entity has not been updated.
- **modelKey** (object): Model of the entity.
- **pointInTime** (string): Optional value for the as-at point-in-time for which the entity was retrieved.
- **state** (string, required): The state of the entity at the given point-in-time.
- **transactionId** (string): The transaction id of the entity when last saved as-at the given point-in-time.
- **transitionForLatestSave** (string): The transition applied of the entity when last saved as-at the given point-in-time.

## Related Schemas

See other schemas in the [common](/reference/schemas/common/) category.