diff --git a/exerr/exerr.go b/exerr/exerr.go
index 01855d2..cc1c34b 100644
--- a/exerr/exerr.go
+++ b/exerr/exerr.go
@@ -270,6 +270,61 @@ func (ee *ExErr) GetMeta(key string) (any, bool) {
 	return nil, false
 }
 
+// GetMetaString functions the same as GetMeta, but returns false if the type does not match
+func (ee *ExErr) GetMetaString(key string) (string, bool) {
+	if v1, ok := ee.GetMeta(key); ok {
+		if v2, ok := v1.(string); ok {
+			return v2, true
+		}
+	}
+	return "", false
+}
+
+func (ee *ExErr) GetMetaBool(key string) (bool, bool) {
+	if v1, ok := ee.GetMeta(key); ok {
+		if v2, ok := v1.(bool); ok {
+			return v2, true
+		}
+	}
+	return false, false
+}
+
+func (ee *ExErr) GetMetaInt(key string) (int, bool) {
+	if v1, ok := ee.GetMeta(key); ok {
+		if v2, ok := v1.(int); ok {
+			return v2, true
+		}
+	}
+	return 0, false
+}
+
+func (ee *ExErr) GetMetaFloat32(key string) (float32, bool) {
+	if v1, ok := ee.GetMeta(key); ok {
+		if v2, ok := v1.(float32); ok {
+			return v2, true
+		}
+	}
+	return 0, false
+}
+
+func (ee *ExErr) GetMetaFloat64(key string) (float64, bool) {
+	if v1, ok := ee.GetMeta(key); ok {
+		if v2, ok := v1.(float64); ok {
+			return v2, true
+		}
+	}
+	return 0, false
+}
+
+func (ee *ExErr) GetMetaTime(key string) (time.Time, bool) {
+	if v1, ok := ee.GetMeta(key); ok {
+		if v2, ok := v1.(time.Time); ok {
+			return v2, true
+		}
+	}
+	return time.Time{}, false
+}
+
 // contains test if the supplied error is contained in this error (anywhere in the chain)
 func (ee *ExErr) contains(original *ExErr) (*ExErr, bool) {
 	if original == nil {
diff --git a/goextVersion.go b/goextVersion.go
index c0a20c4..4ebf68b 100644
--- a/goextVersion.go
+++ b/goextVersion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package goext
 
-const GoextVersion = "0.0.356"
+const GoextVersion = "0.0.357"
 
-const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2024-01-05T10:43:39+0100"
+const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2024-01-05T10:59:06+0100"