YouTube Video Title & Metadata Extractor
Pull the video title, author, thumbnail, and basic metadata from any public YouTube video using browser-only techniques such as oEmbed and iframe title resolution.
Tool
About This Tool
This tool extracts publicly available YouTube metadata directly in your browser without using official APIs, API keys, or third-party servers. It relies on standardized oEmbed endpoints and iframe-level metadata that YouTube exposes globally.
Key Benefits
- No API keys, quotas, or authentication required
- Runs entirely client-side for maximum privacy
- Instant results with minimal overhead
- Works globally on any modern browser
Features
- Extract video title and channel name
- Fetch official thumbnail images
- Identify content source and provider
- Graceful handling of browser security limitations
Use Cases
- SEO research and content auditing
- Quick metadata lookup for editors and journalists
- Building privacy-friendly YouTube utilities
- Educational demonstrations of web scraping limits
Fun Fact
YouTube's oEmbed endpoint is one of the few official ways to retrieve video titles without authentication, making it a favorite among privacy-focused developers.
Historical Context
Before strict API enforcement and quota systems, developers commonly relied on page scraping and iframe metadata to build lightweight tools. Modern browser security policies limit full HTML scraping, but standardized mechanisms like oEmbed preserve basic interoperability.