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Documents, audio and video with cleaned copies

Reads PDF, Word, MP4, MP3 and FLAC metadata and saves a copy of each file with the metadata removed.

Updated November 13, 2026

What this example returns

The dataset’s “Documents” view shows 12 columns: File, Type, Title, Author, Last edited by, Company, Made with, Producer, Pages, Created, Modified, and Personal data found. See every output field.

What each setting does

The input this example runs File Metadata Extractor – EXIF, GPS & Document Properties with. “Try this input” opens it in the console, where you can run it as-is or change any field first.

File URLs fileUrls

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mozilla/pdf.js/master/test/pdfs/tracemonkey.pdf, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python-openxml/python-docx/master/tests/test_files/test.docx, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mediaelement/mediaelement-files/master/big_buck_bunny.mp4, https://raw.githubuserconte…

Direct links to the files, one per line: photos (JPEG, HEIC, PNG, WebP, TIFF, RAW such as DNG, CR2, NEF, ARW), videos (MP4, MOV), audio (MP3, M4A, FLAC, WAV) and documents (PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OpenDocument), up to 500 MB each. Google Drive, Dropbox and GitHub share links are turned into download links…

Also save a copy without metadata stripMetadata

Yes

Save a cleaned copy of every file with its metadata removed (GPS location, camera and serial numbers, author names, dates, software, comments, edit history) and give its download link in the row. Pictures, pages, sound and video stay exactly as they are; photos keep their colour profile and orientation. Works for…

Default: No → this example uses Yes

.json
{
  "fileUrls": [
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mozilla/pdf.js/master/test/pdfs/tracemonkey.pdf",
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python-openxml/python-docx/master/tests/test_files/test.docx",
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mediaelement/mediaelement-files/master/big_buck_bunny.mp4",
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/quodlibet/mutagen/main/tests/data/silence-44-s.mp3",
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/quodlibet/mutagen/main/tests/data/silence-44-s.flac",
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ianare/exif-samples/master/jpg/gps/DSCN0025.jpg"
  ],
  "stripMetadata": true
}

What it costs

You pay for the events the actor reports, such as each result or page it produces. Platform usage is included in the event prices: compute, proxies, browser and storage cost nothing extra.

  • File read$0.00425The metadata of one file read and saved as a row, with the street address of its GPS location. Files that cannot be read are free.
  • Cleaned copy$0.00425One copy of a file saved with its metadata removed (only when cleaned copies are turned on).

Full pricing

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About File Metadata Extractor – EXIF, GPS & Document Properties

Read EXIF, GPS, camera, document and media metadata from photos, videos, audio, PDF and Office files in bulk: camera and lens, exposure, capture dates, GPS coordinates with street address, authors and editors, page counts, duration and codecs, plus every raw tag. Flags personal data and can save a copy with all metadata removed.

Price:
$4.25 / 1,000 results
Developer:
Echofield

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