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Extract Page Metadata

Data Processing1 credit/cellSheets · Excel
=VERVE("metadataextractor", "https://apiverve.com", "field", "requestUrl")
What this pulls

Read page metadata by the row. Pulls a URL's title, description and og tags into your columns — Sheets or Excel.

It's one of 250+ live sources you reach with a single =VERVE() function — served from APIVerve's production data engine, billed at 1 credit per resolved cell, and refreshed on whatever cadence you set. No API keys to wrangle, no scripts, no exports.

See it in a cell

A real example — the input you type, and the values you can pull from it. Click any cell to see the formula behind it.

metadataextractor.xlsxsample data
B2fx=VERVE("metadataextractor", A2, "field", "requestUrl")
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Url
Request Url
Lang
Charset
Title
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https://apiverve.com
https://apiverve.com
en
utf-8
APIVerve - Fast, Scalable, and Reliable AP…
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click any cell to see its formula1 credit / cell
Ways to use it

One value per row

Fill =VERVE("metadataextractor", "https://apiverve.com", "field", "requestUrl") down a column and Extract Page Metadata returns a result for every row — a batch of live values in a single drag, no code.

Enrich data in place

Add Extract Page Metadata beside a table you already have to append its output right where your data lives, then sort, filter, or chart on it.

Stays fresh on its own

Set the sheet to refresh on a schedule and the extract page metadata values keep themselves current without anyone re-typing.

Use it in your sheet

The same function works in both apps — install once, sign in with your key, and type it into any cell.

Google SheetsAdd-on

Install from the Workspace Marketplace, then drop the formula into a cell. Autocomplete suggests the source and its fields.

=VERVE("metadataextractor", "https://apiverve.com", "field", "requestUrl")
Microsoft ExcelAdd-in

Same source, same arguments, same key — in Excel on desktop, the web, or mobile. Excel namespaces it as VERVE.CALL. Drag to fill a whole column.

=VERVE.CALL("metadataextractor", "https://apiverve.com", "field", "requestUrl")
Fields you can pull

Add a field name as the last argument to land just that value in the cell.

  • Request Url
    =VERVE("metadataextractor", "https://apiverve.com", "field", "requestUrl")
  • CanonicalPremium
    =VERVE("metadataextractor", "https://apiverve.com", "field", "canonical")
  • Lang
    =VERVE("metadataextractor", "https://apiverve.com", "field", "lang")
  • Charset
    =VERVE("metadataextractor", "https://apiverve.com", "field", "charset")
  • Title
    =VERVE("metadataextractor", "https://apiverve.com", "field", "title")
  • ImagePremium
    =VERVE("metadataextractor", "https://apiverve.com", "field", "image")
  • FaviconsPremium
    =VERVE("metadataextractor", "https://apiverve.com", "field", "favicons")
  • Author
    =VERVE("metadataextractor", "https://apiverve.com", "field", "author")
  • Description
    =VERVE("metadataextractor", "https://apiverve.com", "field", "description")
  • Keywords
    =VERVE("metadataextractor", "https://apiverve.com", "field", "keywords")
  • SourcePremium
    =VERVE("metadataextractor", "https://apiverve.com", "field", "source")
  • PricePremium
    =VERVE("metadataextractor", "https://apiverve.com", "field", "price")

Premium marks data included on paid plans. On the Free plan a marked field is withheld and a marked input is ignored — either way the cell reads #PREMIUM(name) instead of a value, so a gated answer can never be mistaken for a real one. Everything unmarked works on every plan. Compare plans

Extract Page Metadata, answered

Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.

How do I pull Extract Page Metadata into Google Sheets?
Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in once with your key, and type =VERVE("metadataextractor", "https://apiverve.com", "field", "requestUrl") into any cell. The "field" argument names the value you want back, so the cell resolves to a single number or string you can chart, sort, or feed into another formula.
What data can I pull from Extract Page Metadata?
Extract Page Metadata returns requestUrl, lang, charset, title and author, plus 2 more — name any one of them as the "field" argument and that value lands in the cell. Leave the field out and the whole record spills into a two-column table instead.
Which Extract Page Metadata fields need a paid plan?
canonical, image, favicons and source, plus 1 more are included from the Starter plan up. On the Free plan the cell returns #PREMIUM(field) rather than a wrong or empty value, so it's always obvious which one to upgrade for. Every other field works on Free.
Can I fill a whole column of Extract Page Metadata at once?
Yes. Put your url values down a column and point the formula at the range — A2:A50 instead of A2 — and one call returns a value for every row. Dragging the formula down works too, but the range form is a single billed call per column rather than one per cell.
How many credits does each Extract Page Metadata cell cost?
Each resolved cell costs 1 credit. A cell only re-bills when it actually refreshes, so a sheet you aren't touching doesn't keep charging.
Does Extract Page Metadata work in Excel as well as Google Sheets?
Yes — same arguments, same key, same fields. Excel namespaces custom functions, so the call is =VERVE.CALL() there and =VERVE() in Google Sheets; nothing else about it changes.
Combine it with
Cloud Counter
=VERVE("counter", "test_counter", "field", "created")
Convert HTML to Text
=VERVE("htmltotext", "<!doctype html> <html> <head> <title>This is the title of the webpage!</title> </head> <body> <p>This is an example paragraph. Anything in the <strong>body</strong> tag will appear on the page, just like this <strong>p</strong> tag and its contents.</p> </body> </html>", "field", "text")
Explain SQL
=VERVE("sqlexplainer", "SELECT u.name, COUNT(o.id) as order_count FROM users u LEFT JOIN orders o ON u.id = o.user_id WHERE u.created_at > '2024-01-01' GROUP BY u.id HAVING COUNT(o.id) > 5 ORDER BY order_count DESC", "field", "explanation")
Morse Code
=VERVE("morsecode", "This Is A Message", "field", "morse")
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