# Getting metadata from an audio file

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-metadata-from-an-audio-file/18328>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [23 November 2019 17:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-metadata-from-an-audio-file/18328 "2019-11-23T17:51:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![dynamicdave](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dynamicdave/32/96_2.png) [@dynamicdave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dynamicdave)\
**Post date:** [23 November 2019 17:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-metadata-from-an-audio-file/18328/1 "2019-11-23T17:51:14Z")

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Has anyone any suggestions as to how I could scrape the metadata off of an audio file??

I was hoping the 'ffprobe' node would do what I want, but it just crashes my RPi.

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**Author:** ![afelix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/afelix/32/9743_2.png) [@afelix](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/afelix)\
**Post date:** [23 November 2019 18:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-metadata-from-an-audio-file/18328/2 "2019-11-23T18:08:25Z")

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If you’re reading MP3 files, look up ID3. It’s the metadata system for the tags. A quick search in the flows library shows a node for it, but I haven’t used it yet myself (but I can see practical uses for one of my own projects)

> **[node-red-contrib-media-tags](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-media-tags)**
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> A Node-RED node to parse Media Tags (e.g., ID3) from files

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**Author:** ![dynamicdave](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dynamicdave/32/96_2.png) [@dynamicdave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dynamicdave)\
**Post date:** [23 November 2019 19:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-metadata-from-an-audio-file/18328/3 "2019-11-23T19:05:26Z")

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Thanks @afelix Lena for pointing me in the direction of 'media-tags' - it works like a dream.

I'll tell my students about this once they are a couple of weeks into their projects.

[Christmas Music Machine CMM](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solar-powered-weather-station/12499/93)

Thanks again.

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