code: def fetch_meta_by_name(name, filter_context=None, exact_match=True):
      
      result = SMCRequest(
          params={'filter': name,
                  'filter_context': filter_context,
                  'exact_match': exact_match}).read()
      
      if not result.json:
          result.json = []
      return result
docs: Find the element based on name and optional filters. By default, the
      name provided uses the standard filter query. Additional filters can
      be used based on supported collections in the SMC API.
  
      :method: GET
      :param str name: element name, can use * as wildcard
      :param str filter_context: further filter request, i.e. 'host', 'group',
          'single_fw', 'network_elements', 'services',
          'services_and_applications'
      :param bool exact_match: Do an exact match by name, note this still can
          return multiple entries
      :rtype: SMCResult