# IJournalStorage.GetMetadataAsync(CancellationToken)

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.journaling/orleans.journaling.ijournalstorage/) | [Methods](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.journaling/orleans.journaling.ijournalstorage/methods/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Journaling/IJournalStorage.cs#L46)

```csharp
public virtual ValueTask<IJournalMetadata?> GetMetadataAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
```

Gets metadata for this journal storage instance.

### Parameters

- `cancellationToken` (`CancellationToken`): The cancellation token.

### Returns

The metadata, or `null` if the storage instance does not exist.