# get_serializable_checkpoint_metadata

> **Function** in `langgraph.checkpoint`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langgraph.checkpoint/base/get_serializable_checkpoint_metadata)

Get checkpoint metadata in a backwards-compatible manner.

## Signature

```python
get_serializable_checkpoint_metadata(
    config: RunnableConfig,
    metadata: CheckpointMetadata,
) -> CheckpointMetadata
```

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[View source on GitHub](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langgraph/blob/aa322c13cd5f16a3f6254a931a4104e412cd687c/libs/checkpoint/langgraph/checkpoint/base/__init__.py#L778)