Metadata.getProjectColumnsMetadata() returns empty string for ClipProjectItems in Premiere Pro 2026

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ppro.Metadata.getProjectColumnsMetadata(clipProjectItem) returns an empty string "" when called on a ClipProjectItem in PPro 2026. The same code returns valid JSON metadata in PPro 2025.

const ppro = require("premierepro");

// Get a video clip track item from the timeline
const project = await ppro.Project.getActiveProject();
const sequence = await project.getActiveSequence();
const videoTrack = await sequence.getVideoTrack(0);
const clips = await videoTrack.getTrackItems(1, false);
const clip = clips[0];

// Get the clip's project item
const clipProjectItem = await clip.getProjectItem();

// This returns "" in PPro 2026, but valid JSON in PPro 2025
const metadataString = await ppro.Metadata.getProjectColumnsMetadata(clipProjectItem);
console.log(typeof metadataString); // "string"
console.log(metadataString.length); // 0 in PPro 2026
console.log(metadataString);        // "" in PPro 2026

Also are the forums the right place to submit bug reports? @bbb_999

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The return value will vary, depending on the metadata associated with that projectItem.

The call seems to be working fine, in our Metadata Handler sample; can you provide a project that reliably reproduces the problem you’re seeing? [I’ve DM’d you my Adobe email address]

Yes, this is the right place to report problems.