diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53fe10e..834369c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ The available APIActions are: `Create`, `Read`, `Update`, `Delete` and `New_Vers
 const artifactType = sciRestClient.getArtifactType('<pathToArtifactDirectory>');
 ```
 
+#### Get artifact artifact metadata
+
+```js
+const artifactMetadata = sciRestClient.getArtifactMetadata('<pathToArtifactDirectory>');
+```
+
+Returns an object containing the id, name, version and type of the artifact in the specified directory.
+
 # Test
 
 The package is implemented in TypeScript and [Vitest](https://vitest.dev/) is used as a test framework. The tests need to run against a real Integration content API endpoint. The API endpoint and the credentials are read from environment variables. For executing the tests create a `.env`file inside the root directory of the package
diff --git a/src/lib/client/SCIRestClient.ts b/src/lib/client/SCIRestClient.ts
index f12e914..7d25cee 100644
--- a/src/lib/client/SCIRestClient.ts
+++ b/src/lib/client/SCIRestClient.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ export default class SCIRestClient {
      * @param {string} artifactVersion - The version of the artifact.
      * @param {ArtifactType} artifactType - The type of the artifact.
      *
+     * @returns {Promise<fs.ReadStream | void>} - A read stream for the artifact or void if an error occurred.
+     *
      */
     async getArtifact(artifactId: string, artifactVersion: string, artifactType: ArtifactType): Promise<fs.ReadStream | void> {
         log.info(`Reading artifact ${artifactId}...`);
@@ -364,6 +366,18 @@ export default class SCIRestClient {
         return manifestReader.getArtifactMetadata().Type;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the metadata of the artifact in the given directory.
+     *
+     * @param {string} artifactDirectoryPath - Path to the directory containing the artifact.
+     *
+     * @returns {Artifact} - The metadata of the artifact.
+     */
+    public getArtifactMetadata(artifactDirectoryPath: string) {
+        const manifestReader = new ManifestReader(artifactDirectoryPath);
+        return manifestReader.getArtifactMetadata();
+    }
+
     private invalidateCSRFToken() {
         this.csrfToken = '';
         this.cookie = [];
diff --git a/src/test/integration/IntegrationFlow.test.ts b/src/test/integration/IntegrationFlow.test.ts
index a78c650..c5d31f6 100644
--- a/src/test/integration/IntegrationFlow.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/integration/IntegrationFlow.test.ts
@@ -70,4 +70,11 @@ describe('Integration flow', () => {
         expect(sciRestClient.isActionSupported(APIAction.New_Version, iFlowDirectory)).toBe(true);
         expect(sciRestClient.isActionSupported(APIAction.Delete, iFlowDirectory)).toBe(false);
     });
+
+    it('provides the metadata for the artifact in the given directory', () => {
+        expect(sciRestClient.getArtifactMetadata(iFlowDirectory).Id).toBe('IntegrationFlow');
+        expect(sciRestClient.getArtifactMetadata(iFlowDirectory).Version).toBe('2.0.0');
+        expect(sciRestClient.getArtifactMetadata(iFlowDirectory).Name).toBe('Integration Flow');
+        expect(sciRestClient.getArtifactMetadata(iFlowDirectory).Type).toBe('IntegrationFlow');
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/test/integration/MessageMapping.test.ts b/src/test/integration/MessageMapping.test.ts
index 15873b2..61f9ee9 100644
--- a/src/test/integration/MessageMapping.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/integration/MessageMapping.test.ts
@@ -70,4 +70,11 @@ describe('Message mapping', () => {
         expect(sciRestClient.isActionSupported(APIAction.New_Version, messageMappingDirectory)).toBe(true);
         expect(sciRestClient.isActionSupported(APIAction.Delete, messageMappingDirectory)).toBe(false);
     });
+
+    it('provides the metadata for the artifact in the given directory', () => {
+        expect(sciRestClient.getArtifactMetadata(messageMappingDirectory).Id).toBe('MessageMapping');
+        expect(sciRestClient.getArtifactMetadata(messageMappingDirectory).Version).toBe('2.0.0');
+        expect(sciRestClient.getArtifactMetadata(messageMappingDirectory).Name).toBe('MessageMapping');
+        expect(sciRestClient.getArtifactMetadata(messageMappingDirectory).Type).toBe('MessageMapping');
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/test/integration/ScriptCollection.test.ts b/src/test/integration/ScriptCollection.test.ts
index b8c1a51..3f28107 100644
--- a/src/test/integration/ScriptCollection.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/integration/ScriptCollection.test.ts
@@ -68,4 +68,11 @@ describe('Script collection', () => {
         expect(sciRestClient.isActionSupported(APIAction.New_Version, scriptCollectionDirectory)).toBe(true);
         expect(sciRestClient.isActionSupported(APIAction.Delete, scriptCollectionDirectory)).toBe(false);
     });
+
+    it('provides the metadata for the artifact in the given directory', () => {
+        expect(sciRestClient.getArtifactMetadata(scriptCollectionDirectory).Id).toBe('ScriptCollection');
+        expect(sciRestClient.getArtifactMetadata(scriptCollectionDirectory).Version).toBe('2.0.0');
+        expect(sciRestClient.getArtifactMetadata(scriptCollectionDirectory).Name).toBe('ScriptCollection');
+        expect(sciRestClient.getArtifactMetadata(scriptCollectionDirectory).Type).toBe('ScriptCollection');
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/test/integration/ValueMapping.test.ts b/src/test/integration/ValueMapping.test.ts
index 1a00b83..ee25d48 100644
--- a/src/test/integration/ValueMapping.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/integration/ValueMapping.test.ts
@@ -68,4 +68,11 @@ describe('Value mapping', () => {
         expect(sciRestClient.isActionSupported(APIAction.New_Version, valueMappingDirectory)).toBe(true);
         expect(sciRestClient.isActionSupported(APIAction.Delete, valueMappingDirectory)).toBe(false);
     });
+
+    it('provides the metadata for the artifact in the given directory', () => {
+        expect(sciRestClient.getArtifactMetadata(valueMappingDirectory).Id).toBe('ValueMapping');
+        expect(sciRestClient.getArtifactMetadata(valueMappingDirectory).Version).toBe('1.0.0');
+        expect(sciRestClient.getArtifactMetadata(valueMappingDirectory).Name).toBe('ValueMapping');
+        expect(sciRestClient.getArtifactMetadata(valueMappingDirectory).Type).toBe('ValueMapping');
+    });
 });