Extracted Video Info — Tags, Keywords, Metadata Archive

The Video Controls Plus extracted info dashboard collects metadata pulled from videos you have researched — title, channel, duration, publish date, view count, tag list, and description — for every URL you have run through the URL analyzer or the in-extension metadata extractor. The /extracted-info page is public marketing surface; the personal archive appears after sign-in. Useful for content audits, competitive research, blog citation work, and any workflow where the structured metadata of a video matters more than the playback itself.

Use cases

Content audit and competitive research

Pull metadata for 50 videos in a competitor's catalog; the archive becomes a sortable table for spotting patterns in title length, tag strategy, and publishing cadence.

Citation prep for academic or blog work

Every saved entry carries the canonical title, channel name, publish date, and stable ID — the four fields a citation manager needs without manually opening each page.

Tag-overlap research for SEO

Tag lists across top-performing videos in a niche reveal which tags the platform rewards. Save 20–30 entries; export; pivot in a spreadsheet to see the most-used tags.

Verifying that links still resolve

Old citations rot. Re-running the metadata pull against an archived list flags videos that have been deleted, renamed, or made private.

How it works

  1. Run a video through the URL analyzer. /tools/url-analyzer extracts metadata from a public YouTube, Vimeo, or Dailymotion URL. The result auto-saves to the extracted-info archive.
  2. Or use the in-extension extractor. On any supported video page, the extension popup has a "Save metadata" button that captures the current page in one click.
  3. Open /extracted-info to browse. The archive lists every saved entry, newest-first, with search and category-filter chips.
  4. Export for analysis. CSV export contains every column for spreadsheet pivots; JSON export preserves the full nested structure.
  5. Refresh existing entries. Bulk-refresh re-fetches metadata; useful to catch view-count growth, tag changes, and tombstoned (removed) videos.

Examples

  • A 50-video competitor audit. Archive holds 50 entries; CSV export pivoted by tag reveals the top 10 tags driving most of the channel's top-performing videos.
  • A bulk-refresh six months after the audit. Three videos removed, four renamed, view counts on remaining 43 grew an average of 28%. All visible in one dashboard view.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the metadata come from?

YouTube oEmbed and public Data API; Vimeo oEmbed; Dailymotion API. Public endpoints only — no scraping.

Why is the tag list empty for some entries?

Channels can choose not to publish tags. Private/unlisted videos also do not surface tags via the public API.

How fresh are view counts?

Updated by the platform on its own cadence. Treat the count as a snapshot from when you saved it; refresh if you need current numbers.

Can I bulk-import a list of URLs?

Yes — bulk import via CSV. Each URL is fetched in sequence respecting platform rate limits.

Are saved entries private?

Yes — local-only by default. Cloud sync is opt-in.

Does the archive store thumbnails?

Thumbnails are linked from the source CDN, not copied. Removed videos eventually show a broken thumbnail.

Tips

  • Use bulk-refresh quarterly on competitive-research archives — the deltas reveal which videos broke through and which faded.
  • For SEO research, export tags to a spreadsheet and pivot. The patterns are usually obvious by the time you have 30 entries.
  • Tag-frequency analysis on a niche channel's top videos reveals the platform's effective keyword strategy faster than reading any "YouTube SEO" guide.
  • When citing a video in writing, save the entry first; tombstone-checks before publication catch broken citations.

Limitations

  • Public metadata only — private/unlisted videos surface only the metadata the platform exposes publicly (often nothing).
  • TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook are not supported because their metadata APIs are gated behind partner programs.
  • Bulk imports respect platform rate limits and may take several minutes for very large lists.
  • The /extracted-info page itself is public marketing surface; the personal archive appears after sign-in.

Last updated 2026-05-06 by Ahsan Mahmood, maintainer.