update_document_metadata

Update a document’s metadata only

Sync

def update_document_metadata(
    document_id: str,
    metadata: Dict[str, Any],
) -> Document

Async

async def update_document_metadata(
    document_id: str,
    metadata: Dict[str, Any],
) -> Document

Parameters

• document_id (str): ID of the document to update
• metadata (Dict[str, Any]): Metadata to update

Typed Metadata

You can supply Python datetime, date, Decimal, and numeric types in metadata. The SDK serializes them with the correct metadata_types, so subsequent filters can leverage the operators from the Metadata Filtering guide.

Returns

• Document: Updated document metadata

Examples

Sync

from morphik import Morphik

db = Morphik()

# Update just the metadata of a document
updated_doc = db.update_document_metadata(
    document_id="doc_123",
    metadata={"status": "reviewed", "reviewer": "Jane Smith"}
)
print(f"Updated metadata: {updated_doc.metadata}")

Async

from morphik import AsyncMorphik

async with AsyncMorphik() as db:
    # Update just the metadata of a document
    updated_doc = await db.update_document_metadata(
        document_id="doc_123",
        metadata={"status": "reviewed", "reviewer": "Jane Smith"}
    )
    print(f"Updated metadata: {updated_doc.metadata}")