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title: "What is Metadata Exchange(MEX) endpoint"  
description: "What is Metadata Exchange(MEX) endpoint"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2011-05-20  
updated: 2020-09-16  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/964/what-is-metadata-exchange-mex-endpoint  
category: "wcf"  
tags: ["wcf"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is Metadata Exchange(MEX) endpoint

Metadata describes the information how to communicate with the service.cleint can request metdata for learning about the endpoint and message format.The service does not expose MEX enpoint, nobody can know the details of service.For knowing address, binding and contract for the service, service should expose the mex endpoint. This can be exposed in code or configuration

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

Metadata describes the information how to communicate with the service.cleint can request metdata for learning about the endpoint and message format.The service does not expose MEX enpoint, nobody can know the details of service.For knowing address, binding and contract for the service, service should expose the mex endpoint. This can be exposed in code or configuration


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