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ObjectMeta

Standard Kubernetes object metadata. Every resource includes metadata such as name, namespace, labels, and annotations.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
name	string	The name of the resource, unique within a namespace.
namespace	string	The namespace in which the resource resides.
uid	string	A unique identifier for the resource set by the server.
resourceVersion	string	An opaque value representing the internal version of the object.
generation	integer	A sequence number representing a specific generation of the desired state.
creationTimestamp	string	Timestamp representing when the object was created.
deletionTimestamp	string	Timestamp at which the object will be deleted.
labels	object	Map of string keys and values that can be used to organize and categorize objects.
annotations	object	Unstructured key-value map stored with a resource for arbitrary metadata.
ownerReferences	array	List of objects depended by this object.
finalizers	array	Must be empty before the object is deleted from the registry.

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/ObjectMeta",
  "title": "ObjectMeta",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Standard Kubernetes object metadata. Every resource includes metadata such as name, namespace, labels, and annotations.",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the resource, unique within a namespace.",
      "example": "Example Title"
    },
    "namespace": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The namespace in which the resource resides.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "uid": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uuid",
      "description": "A unique identifier for the resource set by the server.",
      "example": "500123"
    },
    "resourceVersion": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "An opaque value representing the internal version of the object.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "generation": {
      "type": "integer",
      "format": "int64",
      "description": "A sequence number representing a specific generation of the desired state.",
      "example": 10
    },
    "creationTimestamp": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp representing when the object was created.",
      "example": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    },
    "deletionTimestamp": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp at which the object will be deleted.",
      "example": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    },
    "labels": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Map of string keys and values that can be used to organize and categorize objects.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "annotations": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Unstructured key-value map stored with a resource for arbitrary metadata.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "ownerReferences": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/OwnerReference"
      },
      "description": "List of objects depended by this object.",
      "example": []
    },
    "finalizers": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Must be empty before the object is deleted from the registry.",
      "example": []
    }
  }
}