[android-components](../../index.md) / [mozilla.components.browser.engine.gecko.webextension](../index.md) / [GeckoWebExtension](index.md) / [getMetadata](./get-metadata.md)

# getMetadata

`fun getMetadata(): `[`Metadata`](../../mozilla.components.concept.engine.webextension/-metadata/index.md)`?` [(source)](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/blob/master/components/browser/engine-gecko-beta/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/engine/gecko/webextension/GeckoWebExtension.kt#L224)

Overrides [WebExtension.getMetadata](../../mozilla.components.concept.engine.webextension/-web-extension/get-metadata.md)

Returns additional information about this extension.

**Return**
extension [Metadata](../../mozilla.components.concept.engine.webextension/-metadata/index.md), or null if the extension isn't
installed and there is no meta data available.

