# URL Metadata Extractor (`sootesting/url-metadata-extractor`) Actor

Extract title, meta description, canonical URL and Open Graph tags from any number of URLs in one batch. Outputs structured JSON. Pay-per-event pricing.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/sootesting/url-metadata-extractor.md
- **Developed by:** [soot](https://apify.com/sootesting) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 result items

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **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`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## URL Metadata Extractor

**Bulk-extract title, meta description, canonical URL and Open Graph tags from any number of pages.**

Extract structured metadata from hundreds of URLs in a single batched run. Gets you title, meta description, canonical URL, Open Graph tags, and Twitter Card data — all in clean, structured JSON ready for CSV export.

### Why this Actor?

- **Batch at scale** — process 1 to 1,000+ URLs in one run
- **Complete metadata** — title, description, canonical, OG tags, Twitter Cards
- **SEO-focused** — built for content auditors and SEO analysts
- **Pay-per-event** — no monthly fees ($0.01 per 200 URLs)
- **No API key** — instant setup

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| ----- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `urls` | array | No | List of page URLs to extract metadata from |
| `url` | string | No | Single page URL (backward compatibility) |

### Output

| Field | Type | Description |
| ----- | ---- | ----------- |
| `url` | string | Input URL |
| `title` | string | Page title |
| `metaDescription` | string | Meta description |
| `canonical` | string | Canonical URL |
| `ogTitle` | string | Open Graph title |
| `ogDescription` | string | Open Graph description |
| `ogImage` | string | Open Graph image URL |
| `twitterCard` | string | Twitter Card type |
| `status` | string | `ok` or `error` |

### Usage

```bash
apify call sootesting~url-metadata-extractor --input '{ "urls": ["https://example.com/page1", "https://example.com/page2"] }'
```

### Pricing

| Event | Price |
| ----- | ----- |
| Actor start | $0.05 |
| Per 200 URLs | $0.01 |

### Related

- [Sitemap URL Extractor](https://apify.com/sootesting/sitemap-url-extractor) — extract URLs from sitemaps to feed this Actor
- [On-Page SEO Analyzer](https://apify.com/sootesting/onpage-seo-analyzer) — full on-page audit
- [Broken Link Checker](https://apify.com/sootesting/broken-link-checker) — verify URLs are alive

# Actor input Schema

## `urls` (type: `array`):

List of page URLs to extract metadata from (title, description, canonical, Open Graph).

## `url` (type: `string`):

Single page URL (backward compatibility).

## Actor input object example

```json
{}
```

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("sootesting/url-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 = {}

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

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call sootesting/url-metadata-extractor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,sootesting/url-metadata-extractor"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/aL30TiMmBCq1R3d5Q/builds/qb2CgQJLvl5jKKUWC/openapi.json