# Check what a photo's metadata reveals

**Use case:** 

Reads a photo's hidden metadata and lists every field it carries, group by group (location, camera and serial numbers, people, dates, thumbnails, editing history), without changing or storing the image. Use it to audit photos before they go public. Field names only, never their values. Pay per image.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python-pillow/Pillow/262e8e48229197ef08792de41a6bdd94e42219a0/Tests/images/flower.webp"
  ],
  "removeLocation": true,
  "removeDevice": true,
  "removePeople": true,
  "removeTimestamps": false,
  "removeThumbnails": true,
  "removeDescriptions": true,
  "removeEditingHistory": true,
  "removeRights": false,
  "removeColorProfile": false,
  "removeOtherMetadata": true,
  "reportOnly": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "ok": {
    "label": "OK",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "format": {
    "label": "Format",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "removedGroups": {
    "label": "Groups removed",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "keptGroups": {
    "label": "Groups kept",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "fieldsRemoved": {
    "label": "Fields removed",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "fieldsKept": {
    "label": "Fields kept",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "aiLabel": {
    "label": "AI label",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "contentCredentials": {
    "label": "Content Credentials",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "pixelsIdentical": {
    "label": "Pixels identical",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "outputUrl": {
    "label": "Output URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "object"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Image Metadata Remover — Strip EXIF, GPS & Serials, Lossless Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Check what a photo's metadata reveals". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/sqa5jbOFgP3kQWfq4) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Check what a photo's metadata reveals" task

The Image Metadata Remover — Strip EXIF, GPS & Serials, Lossless Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like image urls, remove location, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Check what a photo's metadata reveals" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as URL, OK, format, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Check what a photo's metadata reveals" task via API](https://apify.com/hermeskd/image-metadata-remover.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Image Metadata Remover — Strip EXIF, GPS & Serials, Lossless](https://apify.com/hermeskd/image-metadata-remover.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/hermeskd/image-metadata-remover.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/hermeskd/image-metadata-remover.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).