Collect metadata for YouTube videos, playlists, and channels, with bulk lookup plus thumbnail search and location tools.
YouTube Metadata
YouTube Metadata gathers details about a video, playlist, or channel and presents metadata for the selected item.
About YouTube Metadata
YouTube Metadata retrieves metadata for a submitted YouTube video, playlist, or channel using the YouTube API. It accepts watch, Shorts, shortened, playlist, channel, user, handle, and custom URLs, as well as direct IDs, and shows separate video, playlist, and channel details with reverse image search of thumbnails and checks of Filmot and Wayback CDX for unavailable or archived material. Results can be saved as a zip file, loaded from a previous export, and shared.
Lookups depend on the application's daily YouTube API quota, which resets at midnight Pacific Time, and Wayback CDX lookups can be slow and spotty.
Key features
- Retrieve metadata for a YouTube video, playlist, or channel
- Reverse image search all four thumbnail images
- Export results as zip with raw JSON and thumbnails
- Import previous export with drag-and-drop support
- Retrieve Filmot archive data for unavailable videos
- Check Wayback CDX API for archived video data
Best for: People examining a specific YouTube video, playlist, or channel and its available metadata and archives.
Good for
- Accepts many YouTube link formats and direct video, playlist, and channel IDs
- Exports results with raw JSON and thumbnails and supports importing previous exports
- Provides Filmot and Wayback CDX checks for unavailable or archived videos
Watch out for
- Lookups stop when the daily YouTube API quota is reached until it resets at midnight Pacific Time
- Wayback CDX lookups can be slow and spotty and may require retrying later
YouTube Metadata at a glance
- Website
- mattw.io/youtube-metadata
- Category
- Social & Communities › YouTube Tools
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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YouTube Metadata FAQ
What links or IDs can I submit?
Video watch, Shorts, youtu.be, playlist, channel, user, handle, and custom URLs, plus direct video, playlist, or channel IDs.
What does the export contain?
A zip with about.txt, raw video, playlist, channel, and Filmot JSON when available, plus thumbnail images if available.
What can I do when the daily quota is exceeded?
Wait until the quota resets at midnight Pacific Time, or use your own API key with the Tampermonkey userscript.
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