diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/metadata/metadata.get.desc.xml b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/metadata/metadata.get.desc.xml
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+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/metadata/metadata.get.desc.xml
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+<webscript>
+  <shortname>Node Metadata Retrieval Service</shortname>
+  <description>Node Metadata Retrieval Service</description>
+  <url>/api/metadata</url>
+  <format default="json" />
+  <authentication>user</authentication>
+</webscript>
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/metadata/metadata.get.js b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/metadata/metadata.get.js
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+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/metadata/metadata.get.js
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+var json = "";
+
+// allow for content to be loaded from id
+if(args["nodeRef"] != null)
+{
+	var nodeRef = args["nodeRef"];
+	node = search.findNode(nodeRef);
+	
+	if (node != null)
+	{
+	   // if the node was found get JSON representation
+	   json = node.toJSON();
+	}
+}
+
+// store node onto model
+model.json = json;
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/metadata/metadata.get.json.ftl b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/metadata/metadata.get.json.ftl
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+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/metadata/metadata.get.json.ftl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+${json}