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# Get normalized metadata from any supported video URL

> Returns cross-platform normalized metadata including author, stats, media info, and tags.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json get /v1/metadata
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: urltodata.ai
  description: >-
    API for extracting transcripts, metadata, and structured data from YouTube,
    TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter), Facebook, and the web.
  version: 0.1.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.urltodata.ai
    description: Production API
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /v1/metadata:
    get:
      summary: Get normalized metadata from any supported video URL
      description: >-
        Returns cross-platform normalized metadata including author, stats,
        media info, and tags.
      operationId: getMetadata
      parameters:
        - name: url
          in: query
          required: true
          description: Video or post URL
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uri
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Metadata
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
components:
  schemas:
    Metadata:
      type: object
      properties:
        platform:
          type: string
          enum:
            - youtube
            - tiktok
            - instagram
            - twitter
            - facebook
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
            - video
            - image
            - carousel
            - post
        id:
          type: string
        url:
          type: string
        title:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        description:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        author:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetadataAuthor'
        stats:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetadataStats'
        media:
          type: object
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        createdAt:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date-time
        additionalData:
          type: object
    MetadataAuthor:
      type: object
      properties:
        username:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        displayName:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        avatarUrl:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        verified:
          type: boolean
    MetadataStats:
      type: object
      properties:
        views:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
        likes:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
        comments:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
        shares:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      x-default: your-api-key
      description: API key as Bearer token (e.g. Bearer mp_abc123_secret)

````