# Image Metadata Extractor - EXIF, GPS, Camera Data (`santamaria-automations/image-metadata-extractor`) Actor

Extract EXIF, XMP, IPTC metadata from any image URL including camera make/model, GPS coordinates, date taken, ISO, aperture, shutter speed, copyright, and keywords. Export data, run via API, schedule and monitor runs, or integrate with other tools.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/santamaria-automations/image-metadata-extractor.md
- **Developed by:** [NanoScrape](https://apify.com/santamaria-automations) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, AI
- **Stats:** 8 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 image analyzeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
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## How to integrate an Actor?

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- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Image Metadata Extractor - EXIF, GPS, Camera Data

Extract every hidden detail from any image — camera, GPS, timestamps, copyright — in seconds.

Point this actor at any image URL and get back a structured record of everything embedded in the file: the exact camera and lens, when and where the photo was taken, every exposure setting, copyright and author tags, orientation, and color space. Works in bulk across hundreds of URLs in a single run.

### What you get

- **Camera & lens** — make, model, firmware, lens model
- **GPS coordinates** — latitude, longitude, altitude, timestamp
- **Date taken** — original, digitized and last-modified timestamps
- **Exposure settings** — ISO, aperture, shutter speed, focal length, flash, metering
- **Copyright & authorship** — artist, copyright, description, IPTC rights
- **Orientation & color** — EXIF orientation tag, color space
- **Bulk processing** — hundreds of images per run, parallel and safe
- **All major formats** — JPEG, HEIF/HEIC, TIFF, PNG, BMP, WEBP, AVIF, RAW (CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW, DNG)

### Use with AI Agents (MCP)

Connect this actor to any MCP-compatible AI client — Claude Desktop, Claude.ai, Cursor, VS Code, LangChain, LlamaIndex, or custom agents.

**Apify MCP server URL:**

```
https://mcp.apify.com?tools=santamaria-automations/image-metadata-extractor
```

**Example prompt once connected:**

> "Use `image-metadata-extractor` to process data with image metadata extractor. Return results as a table."

Clients that support dynamic tool discovery (Claude.ai, VS Code) will receive the full input schema automatically via `add-actor`.

### Example output

Input:

```
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ianare/exif-samples/master/jpg/gps/DSCN0010.jpg
```

Output:

```json
{
  "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ianare/exif-samples/master/jpg/gps/DSCN0010.jpg",
  "success": true,
  "file_size_bytes": 161713,
  "mime_type": "image/jpeg",
  "format": "JPEG",
  "width_px": 640,
  "height_px": 480,
  "camera_make": "NIKON",
  "camera_model": "COOLPIX P6000",
  "software": "Nikon Transfer 1.1 W",
  "datetime_original": "2008-10-22T16:28:39Z",
  "datetime_digitized": "2008-10-22T16:28:39Z",
  "datetime_modified": "2008-11-01T21:15:07Z",
  "iso": 64,
  "aperture": 5.9,
  "shutter_speed": "1/75",
  "focal_length_mm": 24,
  "focal_length_35mm": 112,
  "flash": "Off, Did not fire",
  "exposure_program": "Program AE",
  "metering_mode": "Multi-segment",
  "gps_latitude": 43.4674483,
  "gps_longitude": 11.8851267,
  "gps_datetime": "2008-10-23T14:27:07Z",
  "gps_has_coordinates": true,
  "orientation": 1,
  "scraped_at": "2026-04-11T17:21:05Z"
}
```

The GPS coordinates resolve to a location in Tuscany, Italy — instantly geolocating the photo without a single manual lookup.

### Use cases

- **Forensics & evidence analysis** — verify exactly when and where a photo was captured, which camera produced it, and whether timestamps have been modified
- **Content moderation** — flag user-uploaded images carrying embedded metadata that should be stripped before publication
- **Copyright verification** — pull IPTC rights, artist and copyright tags to confirm the creator of an image
- **Photo cataloging** — bulk-extract metadata for large photo libraries, DAM systems and archives
- **OSINT research** — geolocate images from GPS tags and cross-reference with camera and timestamp data
- **Privacy auditing** — detect whether images uploaded by your users are leaking their home location through GPS tags
- **Real estate & listings** — verify photo timestamps and camera models on property or product listings to catch reused or stale images

### Pricing

| Event | Price |
|-------|-------|
| Actor start | $0.001 |
| Image processed | $0.002 |

**Example**: Process 1,000 images ≈ **$2.00**

No monthly fees. Pay only for what you extract.

### Issues & Feedback

Found a bug or have a feature request? [Open an issue on the Issues tab](https://console.apify.com/actors/ACTOR_ID_PLACEHOLDER/issues) — we respond within 24 hours.

### Related Actors

- [PDF Text Extractor](https://apify.com/santamaria-automations/pdf-extractor) — extract PDF metadata and full text content
- [Website Contact Extractor](https://apify.com/santamaria-automations/website-contact-extractor) — pull emails, phones and social links from any site
- [SEO Metadata Extractor](https://apify.com/santamaria-automations/seo-metadata-extractor) — grab title, meta description, Open Graph tags at scale
- [Domain WHOIS & DNS](https://apify.com/santamaria-automations/domain-whois-dns) — domain ownership, registrar and DNS records

# Actor input Schema

## `imageUrls` (type: `array`):

List of direct image URLs to download and analyze. Supports JPEG, HEIF/HEIC, TIFF, PNG, RAW (CR2/CR3/NEF/ARW/DNG) and more.

## `maxFileSizeMB` (type: `integer`):

Images larger than this limit will be skipped. Protects against runaway downloads on huge RAW files.

## `extractEXIF` (type: `boolean`):

Pull camera, lens, timestamps, ISO, aperture, shutter speed, flash, orientation, color space.

## `extractXMP` (type: `boolean`):

Pull XMP/IPTC copyright, artist, description, keywords when available.

## `extractGPS` (type: `boolean`):

Pull GPS latitude, longitude, altitude, and GPS timestamp when embedded in the image.

## `timeoutSeconds` (type: `integer`):

Per-image download and parsing timeout. Increase for very large RAW files on slow connections.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy for downloading images from restricted sources.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "imageUrls": [
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ianare/exif-samples/master/jpg/gps/DSCN0010.jpg",
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ianare/exif-samples/master/jpg/Canon_40D.jpg"
  ],
  "maxFileSizeMB": 50,
  "extractEXIF": true,
  "extractXMP": true,
  "extractGPS": true,
  "timeoutSeconds": 30,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `extractions` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing one extraction record per input image URL

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "imageUrls": [
        "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ianare/exif-samples/master/jpg/gps/DSCN0010.jpg",
        "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ianare/exif-samples/master/jpg/Canon_40D.jpg"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("santamaria-automations/image-metadata-extractor").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "imageUrls": [
        "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ianare/exif-samples/master/jpg/gps/DSCN0010.jpg",
        "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ianare/exif-samples/master/jpg/Canon_40D.jpg",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("santamaria-automations/image-metadata-extractor").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "imageUrls": [
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ianare/exif-samples/master/jpg/gps/DSCN0010.jpg",
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ianare/exif-samples/master/jpg/Canon_40D.jpg"
  ]
}' |
apify call santamaria-automations/image-metadata-extractor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=santamaria-automations/image-metadata-extractor",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/bNKClUCJ1BTSwBS10/builds/f2VwLbelbyGpV0p1s/openapi.json