# ERROR - \[Req#2317e88\] Unknown metadata type: folder

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/error-req-2317e88-unknown-metadata-type-folder/934319>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [December 7, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/error-req-2317e88-unknown-metadata-type-folder/934319 "2025-12-07T18:27:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![helphand](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/helphand/32/92259_2.png) [@helphand](https://forums.plex.tv/u/helphand)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/error-req-2317e88-unknown-metadata-type-folder/934319/1 "2025-12-07T18:27:26Z")

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I keep getting this error in my [PMS log](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/) each day, any idea on what is causing it so I can fix it?

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Dec 07, 2025 04:04:57.180 [125219680004920] DEBUG - Request: [192.168.86.48:57276 (Allowed Network (Subnet))] GET /library/sections/1/all?includeMeta=1&includeAdvanced=1 (7 live) #2317e88 TLS Page 0--1 GZIP Signed-in Token (helphand)
Dec 07, 2025 04:04:57.185 [125219680004920] ERROR - [Req#2317e88] Unknown metadata type: folder
Dec 07, 2025 04:04:57.185 [125219680004920] DEBUG - [Req#2317e88] Setting container serialization range to [0, -1] (total=-1)
Dec 07, 2025 04:04:57.219 [125220726651704] DEBUG - Completed: [192.168.86.48:57276] 200 GET /library/sections/1/all?includeMeta=1&includeAdvanced=1 (7 live) #2317e88 TLS GZIP Page 0--1 39ms 1928 bytes (pipelined: 4)

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**Author:** ![dbirch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f19dbf/32.png) [@dbirch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dbirch)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/error-req-2317e88-unknown-metadata-type-folder/934319/2 "2025-12-07T19:24:45Z")

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Nothing to fix, its known log spam

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**Author:** ![helphand](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/helphand/32/92259_2.png) [@helphand](https://forums.plex.tv/u/helphand)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/error-req-2317e88-unknown-metadata-type-folder/934319/3 "2025-12-07T19:47:59Z")

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Thanks! I’ll stop worrying about it then 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/error-req-2317e88-unknown-metadata-type-folder/934319/4 "2026-03-07T19:48:55Z")

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