# DBT Docs: Search/Filter by \`meta\`?

**URL:** <https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/dbt-docs-search-filter-by-meta/11127>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** best-practice, dbt-core\
**Created:** [December 11, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/dbt-docs-search-filter-by-meta/11127 "2023-12-11T14:39:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/dbt-docs-search-filter-by-meta/11127/1 "2023-12-11T14:39:49Z")

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**Is there anyway on the dbt docs front end documentation site to search or filter by `meta` information?**

Hi all, we are playing around with the idea of using `meta`s to tag our models and data. We are interested in using `meta` as opposed to `tags` as it allows us to use key-values pairs such as `owner:david`

Currently, you can search/filter by `tag` on dbt docs but we are keen on using `meta` because it is better structured.

I have tried searching dbt docs using the dbt core select statement like `--select config.meta.owner:david` but this doesn’t work.

Ideally `meta` would be a new search filter, just the way there’s one for `columns` and `tags`.  
Thank you in advance for your help!

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**Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/dbt-docs-search-filter-by-meta/11127/2 "2023-12-13T13:41:38Z")

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Can you show how you are defining the meta?

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**Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/dbt-docs-search-filter-by-meta/11127/3 "2023-12-13T15:05:49Z")

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Hi, I add something like the below in my schema.yml file. I can see it rendered in dbt docs but as far as I can see, it is not possible to search by meta in dbt docs.

```auto
models:
  - name: users
    meta:
      owner: "david_data"
      model_maturity: in dev
    columns:
      - name: some_pk
        description: '{{ doc("some_pk") }}'

```