# How to extract id3 tags without using player

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-extract-id3-tags-without-using-player/51993>\
**Category:** Wowza Player\
**Created:** [September 24, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-extract-id3-tags-without-using-player/51993 "2018-09-24T16:20:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![chandrakala\_busiredd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@chandrakala\_busiredd](https://community.wowza.com/u/chandrakala_busiredd)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-extract-id3-tags-without-using-player/51993/1 "2018-09-24T16:20:17Z")

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We are able to inject id3 tags to live stream, able to retrieve them by wowza player through html page[Player UI]. we would like to know there are any possible ways which we can extract id3 tags without using player UI

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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-extract-id3-tags-without-using-player/51993/2 "2018-09-26T18:42:18Z")

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You can listen for metadata events through the Wowza Player JavaScript API @chandrakala busireddy. I hope this doc helps you:

**[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-listen-for-metadata-and-trigger-an-action-with-the-wowza-player-javascript-api](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-listen-for-metadata-and-trigger-an-action-with-the-wowza-player-javascript-api)**

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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-extract-id3-tags-without-using-player/51993/3 "2018-09-26T18:44:10Z")

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Please also refer to this workflow @chandrakala busireddy

**[https://www.wowza.com/docs/wowza-player-javascript-api-overview#onMetadata](https://www.wowza.com/docs/wowza-player-javascript-api-overview#onMetadata)**

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**Author:** ![muni\_kumar1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@muni\_kumar1](https://community.wowza.com/u/muni_kumar1)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-extract-id3-tags-without-using-player/51993/4 "2019-05-07T15:46:20Z")

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# How to extract id3 tags without using player

We are able to inject id3 tags to live stream, able to retrieve them by wowza player through html page[Player UI]. we would like to know there are any possible ways which we can extract id3 tags without using player UI but in above you had mention that with html wowza player but our requirement is we needs to get render id3 tags from video in c++ level

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**Author:** ![thuong\_nguyen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@thuong\_nguyen](https://community.wowza.com/u/thuong_nguyen)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 8:05am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-extract-id3-tags-without-using-player/51993/5 "2020-07-03T08:05:54Z")

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Hello

do you have any solution

# extract id3 tags without using player and Javascript API. I do not license key yet. but I want to check id3 is attached