diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/eva/evaseqcol/controller/seqcol/SeqColController.java b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/eva/evaseqcol/controller/seqcol/SeqColController.java
index 07b9412..4329501 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/eva/evaseqcol/controller/seqcol/SeqColController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/eva/evaseqcol/controller/seqcol/SeqColController.java
@@ -53,7 +53,16 @@ public ResponseEntity<?> getSeqColByDigestAndLevel(
             required = true) @PathVariable String digest,
             @Parameter(name = "level",
             description = "The desired output's level (1 or 2)",
-            example = "1") @RequestParam(required = false) String level) {
+            example = "1") @RequestParam(required = false) String level,
+            @Parameter(name = "metadata",
+            description = "A boolean value that indicates if we need the metadata of the given seqcol digest",
+            example = "true, 1, yes")
+            @RequestParam(required = false, defaultValue = "false") boolean metadata) {
+        if (metadata) {
+            return new ResponseEntity<>(
+                    seqColService.getSeqColMetadataBySeqColDigest(digest), HttpStatus.OK
+            );
+        }
         if (level == null) level = "none";
         try {
             switch (level) {
@@ -83,13 +92,6 @@ public ResponseEntity<?> getSeqColByDigestAndLevel(
         return new ResponseEntity<>(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND);
     }
 
-    @GetMapping(value = "/collection/{digest}/metadata")
-    public ResponseEntity<?> getSeqColMetadataByDigest(@PathVariable String digest) {
-        return new ResponseEntity<>(
-                seqColService.getSeqColMetadataBySeqColDigest(digest), HttpStatus.OK
-        );
-    }
-
     @GetMapping("/service-info")
     public ResponseEntity<?> getServiceInfo() {
         try {