# pieceMetadataObjectToEntry

> **pieceMetadataObjectToEntry**(`metadataObject?`, `metadataInternal?`): [`MetadataEntry`](/reference/filoz/synapse-core/utils/type-aliases/metadataentry/)[]

Defined in: [packages/synapse-core/src/utils/metadata.ts:85](https://github.com/FilOzone/synapse-sdk/blob/218f90f1cf7635dc33af6f880b64b845c99676bc/packages/synapse-core/src/utils/metadata.ts#L85)

Convert a dataset metadata object to an array of metadata entries to be signed.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type |
| ------ | ------ |
| `metadataObject?` | [`MetadataObject`](/reference/filoz/synapse-core/utils/type-aliases/metadataobject/) |
| `metadataInternal?` | [`MetadataPieceInternal`](/reference/filoz/synapse-core/utils/interfaces/metadatapieceinternal/) |

## Returns

[`MetadataEntry`](/reference/filoz/synapse-core/utils/type-aliases/metadataentry/)[]