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Shortcut Action - Get Photo Metadata

Gets the selected metadata from one or more photos and returns it as text. You can choose to get a specific metadata field like title, caption, date, or keywords, or select “All” to get all metadata fields formatted as a JSON dictionary.

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
Metadata Type Metadata Type Optional (default: All) Which metadata field to retrieve.
Photos Photos Required The photos to get metadata from.

Result

A list of text values, one per photo.

Example Shortcuts

  • Add date range to album title — Lets you select one or more albums and renames the album to append the date range of the photos it contains, e.g. “My Album” -> “My Album (3/14/2023-5/12/2025)”
  • Set photo titles to capture date — Allows the user to select one or more albums, then goes through every photo in each album and sets the photo’s title to its capture date.