SimpleCrawl

Meta Tag Extractor

Enter any URL to extract and analyze its meta tags. Check Open Graph tags, Twitter Cards, SEO metadata, and get an instant quality score.

Enter a URL to extract and analyze its meta tags

Extract meta tags at scale with the API

SimpleCrawl extracts meta tags, Open Graph data, structured data, and more from any URL via API. Process thousands of pages programmatically.

How Meta Tag Extraction Works

Meta tags are HTML elements in the `<head>` section of a web page that provide metadata about the page. They aren't visible to users but are read by search engines, social media platforms, and other services to understand the page's content.

This tool fetches a URL, parses the HTML response, and extracts all meta tags. It categorizes them into Basic SEO (title, description, robots), Open Graph (for Facebook/LinkedIn sharing), Twitter Cards, and other metadata.

What Tags Are Analyzed

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    Basic SEO Tags: Title, meta description, canonical URL, robots directives, viewport, and charset. These are the foundation of on-page SEO.
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    Open Graph (OG) Tags: og:title, og:description, og:image, og:url, og:type. These control how your page appears when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other platforms.
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    Twitter Card Tags: twitter:card, twitter:title, twitter:description, twitter:image. These control the preview when your page is shared on Twitter/X.
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    Structured Data References: article:published_time, author, and other metadata that provides context about the content type and authorship.

Use Cases

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    SEO Auditing: Verify that your pages have proper title tags, meta descriptions, canonical URLs, and robots directives before they go live.
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    Social Media Preview: Check how your page will look when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter. Ensure OG images are the right dimensions and descriptions are compelling.
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    Competitive Research: Analyze competitor pages to see their SEO strategy — what keywords they target in titles, how they structure descriptions, and what OG images they use.
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    Content QA: Add meta tag checking to your content publishing workflow. Verify every page has complete metadata before it goes live.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a good SEO score for meta tags?

A score of 90+ means your meta tags are well-optimized. Key factors include having a title under 60 characters, a description between 150-160 characters, complete OG tags, and a canonical URL.

What's the difference between OG tags and Twitter Cards?

Open Graph tags control how your page appears on Facebook, LinkedIn, and most other platforms. Twitter Card tags control the Twitter/X preview specifically. Twitter will fall back to OG tags if no Twitter-specific tags are found.

Can I check meta tags for password-protected pages?

This tool works with publicly accessible pages. For authenticated pages, you'd need to use SimpleCrawl's API with session/cookie support.

Why is my meta description different from what Google shows?

Google sometimes rewrites meta descriptions in search results if it thinks a different snippet better matches the search query. This tool shows your actual meta tags, not what Google displays.

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