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title: Project based metadata
description: If you have uploaded or imported a number of files and have a sidecar file with attributed metadata, you can import this metadata into a Project and metadata will be mapped to the corresponding file according to the Unique ID.…
url: "https://www.overcasthq.com/docs/project-based-metadata/"
updated: "2021-03-22"
category: Admin
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# Project based metadata

If you have uploaded or imported a number of files and have a sidecar file with attributed metadata, you can import this metadata into a Project and metadata will be mapped to the corresponding file according to the Unique ID.

1. Click on the project
2. View content 
3. Click on Import Metadata button *(top right)*
4. Click Choose File
5.  Choose File
6. Upload file

**Notes: **

- To import metadata it must be in CSV Format
- The first row must contain the header
- The first column of the header must be the original file name followed by your own metadata fields.  Eg Filename, Author, Copyright, etc.
- Below the header input the metadata values.  Eg Sample PIc, John Doe, Getty, etc.

 

### **Custom Metadata Fields and Values**

Custom field and values can be created on an asset by asset basis by:

1. Click on the asset
2. Click on the ***“i”*** icon on the left hand navigation bar
3. Click on Custom
4. Add fields and values

 

### **Ingesting metadata when importing content from third party sites**

If you are setting up a new account or have acquired a large number of assets from a third party and want to ingest them along with custom metadata fields, the Overcast engineering team will manage the formatting and mapping of the metadata during the ingest period.