Web Page Metadata Extractor — Title, OG Tags, Author & More

What does Web Page Metadata Extractor do?

Web Page Metadata Extractor retrieves all metadata from any URL in one request — title, meta description, Open Graph tags, Twitter Card data, canonical URL, author, publish date, favicon, and more — returned as clean structured JSON.

This Actor runs on the Apify platform. Use it for content audits, SEO analysis, link preview generation, social media card debugging, or building URL enrichment pipelines.

Why use Web Page Metadata Extractor?

• Complete metadata — title, OG tags, Twitter Cards, canonical, hreflang, and structured data
• Batch URLs — enrich hundreds of URLs in one run
• SEO audits — quickly identify missing or misconfigured meta tags at scale
• Link preview data — get all the data needed to render rich link previews
• LLM enrichment — add URL context to AI pipelines without loading full page content

How to use Web Page Metadata Extractor

1. Open the Actor and click Try for free
2. Enter URLs in the urls input field
3. Click Start — metadata appears in the Output tab
4. Download as JSON or CSV, or connect via the Apify API

Input

{
  "urls": [
    "https://apify.com",
    "https://example.com/blog/post-123",
    "https://github.com/apify/apify-sdk-python"
  ]
}

Field	Type	Description	Default
urls	array	Web page URLs to extract metadata from	required

Output

Results are stored in the Apify dataset. Download in JSON, CSV, HTML, or Excel.

{
  "url": "https://apify.com",
  "title": "Apify: Full-Stack Web Scraping and Data Extraction Platform",
  "description": "Build, deploy, share, and monitor web scrapers...",
  "canonical": "https://apify.com/",
  "author": "",
  "publishDate": "",
  "og": {
    "title": "Apify Platform",
    "description": "Build and deploy web scrapers in minutes",
    "image": "https://apify.com/img/og-image.png",
    "type": "website",
    "url": "https://apify.com"
  },
  "twitter": {
    "card": "summary_large_image",
    "site": "@apify",
    "title": "Apify Platform"
  },
  "favicon": "https://apify.com/favicon.ico",
  "language": "en",
  "robots": "index, follow"
}

Output fields

Field	Type	Description
url	string	Source URL
title	string	Page title tag
description	string	Meta description
canonical	string	Canonical URL
author	string	Author meta tag
publishDate	string	Publication date (when available)
og.*	object	Open Graph tag values
twitter.*	object	Twitter Card tag values
favicon	string	Favicon URL
language	string	Page language
robots	string	Robots meta directive

Cost

Pay-per-result pricing:

Volume	Estimated cost
100 URLs	~$0.01–$0.10
1,000 URLs	~$0.10–$1.00
10,000 URLs	~$1–$10

Tips

• Use for bulk SEO audits — check if all pages have proper titles, descriptions, and OG images
• Use og.image to pre-fetch thumbnail images for link previews in your app
• Filter results where description is empty to find pages missing meta descriptions

FAQ

Does this work on JavaScript-rendered pages? The Actor uses fast HTTP requests. For pages that require JS to render metadata, some tags may be missing.

Can I use this to debug social media sharing previews? Yes — the og.* and twitter.* fields show exactly what social platforms use for link previews.

Is this Actor maintained? Yes. Report bugs or feature requests in the Issues tab.

Need help or have questions? Open an issue in the Issues tab or reach out on Discord: maged03211