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Overview

This node integrates with CloudConvert to extract metadata from files. It supports input files either as binary data or as text content, allowing users to retrieve detailed metadata information from various file types. This is useful for scenarios where understanding file properties is necessary, such as digital asset management, document processing, or automated workflows that depend on file metadata.

Use Case Examples

  1. Extract metadata from an image file to retrieve dimensions and format information.
  2. Retrieve metadata from a PDF document to access author, title, and creation date details.

Properties

Name Meaning
Authentication Method used to authenticate with CloudConvert API, either OAuth2 or API Key.
Binary Input Data Determines if the input file to upload should be taken from a binary field.
Input File Contents The text content of the file to upload, used when Binary Input Data is false.
Input File Name The name of the input file including its extension, used when Binary Input Data is false.
Binary Property Name of the binary property containing the file data, used when Binary Input Data is true.

Output

JSON

  • metadata - Extracted metadata information from the input file, typically including properties like author, title, creation date, dimensions, format, etc.

Dependencies

  • CloudConvert API

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the input file is correctly provided either as binary data or as text content depending on the Binary Input Data setting.
  • Authentication errors may occur if the API key or OAuth2 credentials are invalid or expired; verify credentials are correctly configured.
  • If metadata extraction fails, check that the file format is supported by CloudConvert and that the file is not corrupted.

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