metascraper extracts metadata from a target URL, making it easy to retrieve relevant information like title, description, image, author, and more. It handles various content types and reliably parses webpage content. Extend its functionality via plugins for specific websites or unique data points. Streamline your web scraping tasks with metascraper's focus on accuracy and comprehensive metadata extraction. It simplifies integrating webpage data into your applications.
Metascraper's release frequency is highly variable. It started strong in 2016, peaking in May, then decreased significantly. Releases picked up again in late 2017 and remained relatively active through 2021, with consistent monthly updates. Activity slowed down in 2022 and 2023. In 2024 It was quite active in the first half of the year, stopping in September and November/December. 2025 has been sparse, with only few releases in January, March, April, May, June and September.
Metascraper npm package downloads show consistent growth from March 2024 to June 2025, peaking at 178,176. After June 2025, the downloads experienced a decrease to 143,136 in August 2025. September 2025 downloads are incomplete and significantly lower (49,334) owing to the current date.
