> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.open-metadata.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Metadata Ingestion Workflow | Official Documentation

> Get started with metadata. Setup instructions, features, and configuration details inside.

# Metadata Ingestion Workflow

The easiest way to extract metadata is to use any of our connectors!

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  <Card title="Metadata Connectors" href="/v1.12.x/connectors">
    Configure your automated Metadata extraction.
  </Card>
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If you want to learn more about how to extract metadata from dbt, we have you covered:

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  <Card title="dbt Ingestion" href="/v1.12.x/connectors/database/dbt">
    Extract Metadata and ingest your dbt models.
  </Card>
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