# Parsing metadata from Youtube
**URL:** https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/parsing-metadata-from-youtube/4073
**Category:** Metadata and Renaming
**Created:** [December 17, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/parsing-metadata-from-youtube/4073 "2020-12-17T20:29:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@TSimmons](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/TSimmons)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/parsing-metadata-from-youtube/4073/1 "2020-12-17T20:29:18Z")
When I download a video from YT, I’d like to run a conversion on it and rename it according to the channel name. However when the file is saved originally, the channel name is not included in the filename. It is in the metadata.
How do I extract part of the browsepath field to obtain the channel name and use it in the converted file as part of the new path?
In case the pic doesn’t show properly it is the ‘current media information’ dialog from VLC player.
it has a field called browsepath with the value – “YouTube | My Subscription | Expedition Evans | Uploads”
I need the third part - “Expedition Evans”
TIA
t.
---
### Author:  [@Goose](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/Goose)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/parsing-metadata-from-youtube/4073/2 "2020-12-18T15:33:51Z")
If you can [upload the original file](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/welcome-to-mcebuddy-readme-before-posting/8) to our server we can take a look at it.
---
### Author:  [@TSimmons](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/TSimmons)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/parsing-metadata-from-youtube/4073/3 "2020-12-28T18:35:35Z")
i didn’t get a notification that a post was made to this topic - I’ll work on getting this file to you tonight.
thanks
t.