---
canonical: https://amplience.com/developers/docs/release-notes/2024/meta-name-update/
title: Content item metadata update
description: This release includes an update where the name field of content item metadata is updated when the content item is renamed
audience: Business User
image: https://cdn.media.amplience.net/i/ampproduct/meta-name-update-1?w=1200&h=630
image_width: 1200
image_height: 630
date_published: 2024-08-06
date_modified: 2024-08-12
---

# Content item name metadata update

**Release date: 7th August 2024**

This release includes a small but useful update for developers. The name field of a content item's metadata is now updated when the content item is renamed. A new version is also created in the content item revision history.

## Renaming a content item and \_meta.name

The JSON returned when a content item is retrieved from the CMS includes some useful metadata as part of the `_meta` object. This includes the content item's ID, schema and name. `_meta.name` is now updated with the new name provided when a content item is renamed, or when it is copied and renamed.

Previously `_meta.name` would still contain the original name even when the content item was renamed or copied.

This change in functionality should not affect developers, but you should check that your code does not assume that `_meta.name` is immutable.

### Rename example

In this example we're renaming an item from "Summer Collection Banner" to "Summer 2024 Collection".

![Renaming a content item](https://cdn.media.amplience.net/i/ampproduct/meta-name-update-1?w=1880&fmt=png 'Renaming a content item')

Once renamed, a new version is created in the content revision history. `_meta.name` is set to "Summer 2024 Collection" as shown in the JSON returned from the Content Delivery URL when the item is republished (or from the VSE URL for the unpublished, latest version).

```json
{
  "content": {
    "_meta": {
      "name": "Summer 2024 Collection",
      "schema": "https://schema-examples.com/tutorial-banner-new",
      "deliveryId": "ab5d5477-d84a-4db4-b790-6cc33e193cc7"
    },
    "background": {
      "_meta": {
        "schema": "http://bigcontent.io/cms/schema/v1/core#/definitions/image-link"
      },
      "id": "880ecdc9-71ee-4284-a6b9-15a5b138323c",
      "name": "woman-orange-dress",
      "endpoint": "ampproduct",
      "defaultHost": "cdn.media.amplience.net"
    },
    "headline": "The Summer Collection",
    "strapline": "Coming Soon",
    "calltoactiontext": "Find Out More",
    "calltoactionurl": "http://example.com/sale"
  }
}
```

## Related pages

[Content delivery concepts](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/concepts/content-delivery/)