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I am not sure if it is possible or not OR there is some other way of doing this. I am just exploring it for a requirement to add client record in sharepoint document library with metadata(custom columns) like ClientCode, ClientName, Address, PhoneNo etc without associated document, at later stage when we get a document it can be uploaded for the same client.
I am adding document/updating metadata through sharepoint REST api.
Your solution would be to go with a list instead of a (document) library. Lists function the same way as a library except that the items of a list are list items instead of files, as they would be with a library. So with lists the metadata wouldn't be tied to a file but instead to a list item.
Additionally you can attach a file to your list item afterwards, just as your requirement would be. To attach a file, you need to have the "Attachments to list items" Enabled from the list's Advanced Settings. See e.g. this related question.
Get started by creating a custom list. The REST API functions for a list follow the same logic for a list as they'd for a library.
