Image Metadata Extractor: EXIF, GPS, Camera Data, $1 per 1,000 Images

Pull EXIF, GPS coordinates, camera settings, and IPTC keywords from any JPEG, TIFF, HEIC, PNG, or WebP URL. Returns dimensions, camera make and model, lens, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, GPS latitude and longitude, copyright, and IPTC keywords. Built for batch: hand it 10,000 image URLs and it returns structured rows. Ideal for OSINT investigations, photo forensics, asset catalogs, and copyright auditing.

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Pricing

$0.001/image

RAM

128MB

Coverage

JPEG, PNG, TIFF, HEIC, WebP

Output fields

30+

Proxy

Apify datacenter

Tech

HTTP + EXIF parser

What you get

Image basics: width, height, format, color_space, bit_depth, file_size_bytes, mime_type
EXIF camera: camera_make, camera_model, lens_model, aperture, shutter_speed, iso, focal_length
EXIF time: date_taken, date_digitized, date_modified, timezone_offset
GPS: gps_latitude, gps_longitude, gps_altitude, gps_direction, location_country, location_city
Rights and tags: copyright, artist, software, iptc_keywords, iptc_caption

Primary use cases

OSINT investigations. Geolocate photos from public Telegram, Twitter, or news sources via GPS EXIF
Photo forensics. Detect editing software, original capture device, and tampering markers
Copyright audits. Bulk-check copyright, artist, and licensing fields across image catalogs
Asset cataloging. Index photo libraries by camera, date, location, and IPTC keywords
Real estate verification. Confirm listing photos were taken at the claimed property via GPS

API example

# Start a run via the Apify API
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/santamaria-automations~image-metadata-extractor/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "imageUrls": [
      "https://example.com/photo-1.jpg",
      "https://example.com/scene-2.heic",
      "https://example.com/wedding-3.tiff"
    ],
    "extractGps": true,
    "extractIptc": true
  }'

# Or use with AI agents via MCP:
# https://mcp.apify.com?tools=santamaria-automations/image-metadata-extractor

Integrations

n8n, Make, Zapier: trigger runs and process records via webhook
AI Agents (MCP): Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, LangChain, LlamaIndex
Python, Node.js: Apify SDK for programmatic access
Google Sheets, Airtable: bulk input in, structured data out

Output fields

Field	Type	Example
source_url	string	https://example.com/photo.jpg
width	integer	4032
height	integer	3024
camera_make	string	Apple
camera_model	string	iPhone 15 Pro
aperture	string	f/1.78
iso	integer	64
date_taken	string	2026-03-12T14:22:18Z
gps_latitude	number	40.7589
gps_longitude	number	-73.9851

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