Extract Article Data from Any
Blog Post or News Page
Automatically pull structured metadata from any article or blog post — title, author, publication date, last modified, tags, word count and estimated reading time.
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Author & dates
Extracts author name, publish date and last modified date from JSON-LD, Open Graph, meta tags and HTML semantic markup.
Tags & categories
Finds article tags, categories and keywords declared in structured data or visible on the page.
Word count & reading time
Calculates the word count of the main content and estimates reading time at 200 words per minute.
How Article Info Extractor works
Enter any article or blog post URL
Paste the link to any blog post, news article or content page you want to analyze.
SmartScan extracts metadata from multiple sources
Checks JSON-LD structured data, Open Graph meta tags and semantic HTML elements to find the most accurate article information.
Download structured article data as JSON
Get all article metadata — title, author, dates, tags, word count, reading time — in a clean JSON file.
Multi-source extraction
Checks JSON-LD (Article, NewsArticle, BlogPosting), Open Graph meta, Twitter Card meta, and HTML semantic elements — whichever has the best data.
Publication info
Extracts publisher name and logo if available in structured data — useful for source attribution and content audits.
Structured JSON output
All article data saved as content/article.json — title, author, dates, tags, word count, reading time, excerpt.
Popular use cases
Quickly get metadata from articles you're citing, comparing or archiving.
Audit your own site's article metadata to spot missing dates, authors or tags.
Check if competitor articles have proper structured data (NewsArticle, BlogPosting schema).
Extract article data at scale for research databases, content aggregators or training datasets.
Frequently asked questions
- What fields does it extract?
- Title, author name, publish date, last modified date, article tags, categories, publisher name, excerpt, word count, estimated reading time, and canonical URL.
- How does it find the author and date?
- SmartScan checks multiple sources in priority order: JSON-LD schema (Article/NewsArticle/BlogPosting), Open Graph meta tags, Twitter Card, and semantic HTML elements like
<time>and byline patterns. - Does it work on all article formats?
- It works best on standard blog posts, news articles and content pages that use structured data or common meta patterns. Custom CMS implementations may have lower accuracy.
- Can I extract article data from multiple pages?
- Yes — use Site Crawl or Bulk Scan mode to extract article metadata from multiple blog posts or news articles in one job.
- Is this tool free?
- Yes — SmartScan is free. Register for 1,000 scans/month. No credit card required.
Extract article metadata from any webpage
Free — 1,000 scans/month. No credit card required.