Image EXIF Injector — Add Copyright, Author & Metadata

Write EXIF metadata into images in bulk — stamp copyright, author, caption, software and comments across an entire photo set in one run and get back tagged JPEG files ready to publish or deliver. The companion to stripping metadata: this one adds the ownership and attribution data you want images to carry.

What it does

• Writes copyright and author/artist into each image's EXIF.
• Adds a description/caption, software name and a free-text comment.
• Optionally keeps existing metadata and merges the new fields in.
• Corrects orientation and outputs clean, web-ready JPEGs.
• Returns a per-image report of which fields were written.

Use cases

• Photographers & studios — stamp copyright and author across thousands of exports before delivery.
• Stock & DAM pipelines — apply consistent attribution and captions to catalog images.
• Agencies & brands — mark ownership on campaign assets in bulk.
• Publishers — embed credit lines so attribution travels with the file.

Input

{
  "imageUrls": ["https://example.com/photo1.jpg"],
  "copyright": "© 2026 Acme Studio",
  "artist": "Jane Doe",
  "description": "Product shot — spring collection",
  "software": "Acme Pipeline",
  "userComment": "Do not redistribute",
  "keepExisting": true
}

Field	Type	Description
imageUrls	array	Direct links to the images to tag.
copyright	string	Copyright notice written to EXIF.
artist	string	Author / photographer name.
description	string	Image caption / description.
software	string	Software or pipeline name.
userComment	string	Free-text EXIF comment.
keepExisting	boolean	Merge with existing metadata instead of replacing. Default true.

Output

Each image becomes one dataset item, and the tagged file is saved to your key-value store.

{
  "sourceUrl": "https://example.com/photo1.jpg",
  "taggedUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../records/tagged-0001-photo1.jpg",
  "fieldsWritten": ["Copyright", "Artist", "ImageDescription"],
  "copyright": "© 2026 Acme Studio",
  "artist": "Jane Doe",
  "bytes": 512044,
  "ok": true
}

Output schema

Field	Type	Description
sourceUrl	string (URL)	The original image URL.
taggedUrl	string (URL)	Link to the tagged image in your key-value store.
fieldsWritten	array	EXIF fields written.
copyright	string	Copyright value applied.
artist	string	Author value applied.
bytes	integer	Output file size.
ok	boolean	Whether the image was processed successfully.

FAQ

Which fields can I write? Copyright, author/artist, description/caption, software and a free-text user comment — the standard EXIF attribution fields.

Does it keep the existing metadata? By default yes — the new fields are merged. Turn off keepExisting to write only your fields.

What format are the results? Tagged images are saved as JPEG in the key-value store; the report dataset exports to JSON, CSV, Excel and XML.

Can I automate or integrate it? Yes. Connect it with almost any app via integrations on the Apify platform — Make, Zapier, Slack, Google Drive and more, plus the Apify API.

Notes

Original clean-room implementation. You are responsible for how you use the processed images. Pairs with the Image Metadata Remover.