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Get IPTC Photo Metadata (2023.1)

Option A: ... embedded into an image on the web

(If this field is left empty the metadata of the IPTC reference image of the Photo Metadata Standard 2023.1 is shown. This image file comprises all metadata fields defined by that standard.)
Select how the IPTC Photo Metadata fields are shown:
An IPTC field is shown ...  
Shown field names: 

Option B: ... embedded into an image uploaded from your computer

Select how the IPTC Photo Metadata fields are shown:
An IPTC field is shown ...  
Shown field names: 

Or: Check a Web Page for Image URLs

... and get a list of URLs which can be used as starting point for getting metadata of each found image.

If you want to test how well your imaging software reads and/or writes the IPTC Photo Metadata go to IPTC Photo Metadata Interoperability Tests.

This service ...

... builds on the IPTC Photo Metadata Standard version 2023.1 and its technical formats XMP and IIM plus mappings of Exif tags. The images are processed this way:

  • An image file - either referenced by a URL or uploaded - is searched for headers holding metadata in the XMP, IIM and Exif format.
  • Each of the headers is searched for metadata fields defined by the IPTC Photo Metadata Standard using the TechReference object as reference.
  • What has been found is displayed in different ways: fields only with or also without a value and with different field names, see above.

A key part of this service is ExifTool, a software developed by Phil Harvey, to retrieve a rich set of metadata fields in different technical formats or to embed such a set into image and video files.

Check images on any web page

Three options are available:

  • Use an extension for your web browser
    Extensions are available for the desktop computer versions of Chrome and Firefox. Install it and then while hovering over an image in a web page open the context menu with a right-click and select "View IPTC Photo Metadata". If a corresponding URL was found in the HTML of the web page the image is retrieved and handed over to this site and the result is shown.
  • Add a special link to your web browser's list of links (toolbar, favourites, bookmarks, ...)
    Drag the blue IptcPMD (IPTC Photo Metadata) on the right to the list of links of your browser.
    If you want to see the photo metadata of images on a web page then click on the IptcPMD in the toolbar while you view this page. The Javascript behind this button tries to retrieve the URL of all images on this page. If only one is found its metadata is shown instantly, if more are found all URLs of images larger than 120 pixels are listed.
  • Copy and drop URL of web page into the form above, in the green region "Page URL". Clicking on Check Page will show you all URLs of what was identified as link to an image.
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You are invited to contact IPTC or to join the public IPTC Photo Metadata email list

This service was developed by NewsIT-M.W.Steidl