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# fetchMetadata

## Description

The `fetchMetaData`function retrieves metadata associated with a given IPFS hash. It sends a GET request to the IPFS gateway to fetch the metadata and returns it as a response. 

## Parameters

| Parameter  | Type   | Description                                |
| ---------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------ |
| `ipfsHash` | string | The IPFS hash associated with the metadata |

## Response

| Property | Type   | Description                                         |
| -------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------- |
| `data`   | object | The metadata object retrieved from the IPFS gateway |

## Example Request and Response

### Prerequisites

Before making requests with NO.AI SDK, you must have it installed.

You can install NO.AI SDK using either **`npm`** or **`yarn`**. Use the following commands to install NO.AI SDK:

```jsx
npm install @nest25/storage-lib
OR
yarn add @nest25/storage-lib
```

### Request

Here is an example of how to make a `fetchMetaData` request using the NO.AI SDK:

```
// import Nest SDK library
const { StorageLibrary } = require('@nest25/storage-lib');
// create an instance of the storage library
const storageLibrary = new StorageLibrary();

async function main() {
  // fetch metadata from ipfs hash and print it
  const ipfsHash = await storageLibrary.fetchMetadata('Qme6nVQjNfnrbFiZ5VFgbjvVL21xATkmH1gQWiQxtKJ6JY');
  console.log(ipfsHash);
}
main();
```

### Response

```
{ res: { name: 'test', age: 30 } }
```

## Use Cases

* **NFT Marketplaces:** The function can be used by NFT marketplaces to retrieve metadata for NFTs stored on IPFS.
* **DApps:** The function can be used by decentralized applications to retrieve metadata stored on IPFS.
* **DeFi Platforms:** The function can be used by DeFi platforms to retrieve metadata for various assets stored on IPFS.


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