# Metadata

A metadata field name and value that specifies the speakers to identify. Set this parameter to identify speakers who are in the database and have specific metadata.

To use this parameter you must set the Database parameter. You can also set Identifier. Media Server only identifies speakers that match all of the specified criteria.

The field name and value are case-insensitive.

Separate the field name and value with a colon. To include a colon in the key name or value, enclose the key name or value in quotation marks (`"`) and escape any quotation marks that occur within the string with a backslash (`\`).

Type: | String
Default: |
Required: | No
Configuration Section: | TaskName
Example: | To only identify speakers in the training database that have a metadata field named "key" with the value "value": `Metadata=key:value`
See Also: | Database Identifier

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