# pieceMetadataObjectToEntry

```ts
function pieceMetadataObjectToEntry(metadataObject?, metadataInternal?): MetadataEntry[];
```

Defined in: [packages/synapse-core/src/utils/metadata.ts:92](https://github.com/FilOzone/synapse-sdk/blob/1d6c4b9fe34534bf1087dfe41491b72be0b46858/packages/synapse-core/src/utils/metadata.ts#L92)

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/)[]