Push source item metadata

A metadata is a key-value pair that typically provides a single specific piece of information about an item (for example, its author name, its indexing date, etc.). You can push as many distinct metadata key-value pairs as you need with each individual item you add or update in a Push source.

To be of any use, a metadata needs to somehow populate at least one field in the index of your Coveo organization. By default, when the Coveo indexing pipeline processes a Push source item, it automatically tries to use each incoming metadata to populate a field of the corresponding name in the index. The target Push source may also be configured with custom mapping rules to complement this behavior.

In summary, if you intend to include a metadata key-value pair along with an item you add or update in a Push source, you should first ensure that a matching field exists in your index, unless you want to define a custom mapping rule to deal with this metadata.

The following diagram provides a simplified overview of the process that populates fields with metadata for incoming Push source items:

The articles in this section provide information to help you push item metadata adequately.