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How do I get the information from a meta tag with JavaScript?


The information I need is in a meta tag. How can I access the "content" data of the meta tag when property="video"?

HTML:

<meta property="video" content="http://video.com/video33353.mp4" />

Solution

  • You can use this:

    function getMeta(metaName) {
      const metas = document.getElementsByTagName('meta');
    
      for (let i = 0; i < metas.length; i++) {
        if (metas[i].getAttribute('name') === metaName) {
          return metas[i].getAttribute('content');
        }
      }
    
      return '';
    }
    
    console.log(getMeta('video'));