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title: "How do I update or add a controlled vocabulary metadata value through the API?"
date: "2025-01-09T14:31:01+00:00"
summary: "Learn how to update controlled vocabulary metadata in Acquia DAM (Widen) through the API. Streamline your custom integrations and keep asset metadata in sync with external systems effortlessly."
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When building a custom API integration for Acquia DAM (Widen), it’s common to create a controlled vocabulary metadata field with values that update through the Acquia DAM (Widen) API. This means asset metadata is synced with another system or updates automatically based on an external event or trigger. For information about how to update metadata value through Acquia DAM (Widen) API, visit [Update Metadata Value via DAM API](/acquia-dam/help/90651-update-metadata-value-dam-api "Update Metadata Value via DAM API").

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