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title: FindingTypeMetadataFile type | Wartiva GraphQL API
description: What a finding records from a FILE evaluation. Wartiva GraphQL API reference with arguments, fields, and examples.
url: https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/finding-type-metadata-file.html
updated: 2026-10-07
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Policies and findings · GraphQL type

# `FindingTypeMetadataFile` type

What a finding records from a FILE evaluation.

## Fields

| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| `paths` - [`[String!]!`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/string.html) | The file this finding is about, or the paths found on the endpoint for an existence check (at most 100). |
| `failedChecks` - [`[RuleFileCheck!]!`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/rule-file-check.html) | The checks that failed. See [RuleFileCheck](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/rule-file-check.html). |

## Used by

- [`FindingTypeMetadata`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/finding-type-metadata.html) union: Metadata a Finding records from the evaluation that generated it.

## Example

### Example

```json
{
  "paths": ["xyz789"],
  "failedChecks": ["EXISTENCE"]
}

```

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