owen-oj/laravel-getid3

This package is a wrapper around james-heinrich/getid3 to extract various information from media files
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composer require owen-oj/laravel-getid3
Latest Version:v2.5
License:MIT
Last Updated:May 27, 2026
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Maintainer: Owen-oj

laravel-getid3

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A Laravel wrapper around james-heinrich/getid3 that extracts audio and video metadata from local files, uploaded files, and remote storage disks (including S3).

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Installation

composer require owen-oj/laravel-getid3

Laravel 5.5+ auto-discovers the service provider. For older versions add Owenoj\LaravelGetId3\GetId3ServiceProvider::class to the providers array in config/app.php.

Instantiation

use Owenoj\LaravelGetId3\GetId3;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage

// From an uploaded file (e.g. from a form request)
$track = GetId3::fromUploadedFile(request()->file('file'));

// From a Laravel storage disk (works with local, S3, etc.)
$track = GetId3::fromDiskAndPath('local', '/some/file.mp3');
$track = GetId3::fromDiskAndPath('s3', 'uploads/video.mp4');
$track = GetId3::fromDiskAndPath(Storage::disk('public'), 'uploads/video.mp4');

// Direct constructor with a file path
$track = new GetId3('/absolute/path/to/file.flac');

Quick start

// Raw array of everything getID3 can extract
$track->extractInfo();

// Common audio tags
$track->getTitle();          // "Bohemian Rhapsody"
$track->getArtist();         // "Queen"
$track->getAlbum();          // "A Night at the Opera"
$track->getYear();           // "1975"
$track->getPlaytime();       // "5:55"
$track->getPlaytimeSeconds(); // 354.63

// Common video info
$track->getVideoWidth();     // 1920
$track->getVideoHeight();    // 1080
$track->getVideoAspectRatio(); // "16:9"
$track->getFrameRate();      // 29.97
$track->getVideoCodec();     // "h264"

// Check what kind of media it is
$track->isAudio();  // true / false
$track->isVideo();  // true / false

Available Methods

File information

Method Return type Description
extractInfo() array Raw getID3 data array — everything the library can extract
getFileFormat() string|null Container/wrapper format (e.g. "mp3", "mp4", "flac")
getFileSize() int|null File size in bytes
getFileSizeForHumans() string|null Human-readable size (e.g. "4.20 MiB")
getMimeType() string|null MIME type (e.g. "audio/mpeg", "video/mp4")
getMd5Data() string|null MD5 hash of the data stream (when available)
getSha1Data() string|null SHA-1 hash of the data stream (when available)

Media-type detection

Method Return type Description
isAudio() bool true when the file has audio and no video stream
isVideo() bool true when the file contains a video stream
hasAudio() bool true when an audio stream is present
hasVideo() bool true when a video stream is present

Duration

Method Return type Description
getPlaytime() string|null Formatted duration (e.g. "3:45")
getPlaytimeSeconds() float Duration in seconds (e.g. 225.48)

Tags / metadata

Method Return type Description
getTitle() string Track title; falls back to filename
getArtist() string|null Artist name
getAlbum() string|null Album name
getComposer() string|null Composer
getYear() string|null Release year
getGenres() array List of genres
getTrackNumber() string|null Track number (e.g. "4/12")
getDiscNumber() string|null Disc/set number
getCopyrightInfo() string|null Copyright string
getComment() string|null General comment or description tag
getLyrics() string|null Embedded lyrics (unsynchronised lyric tag)
getBpm() string|null Beats per minute

Artwork

Method Return type Description
getArtwork() string|null Embedded artwork as a base64-encoded string
getArtwork(true) UploadedFile|null Artwork saved to a temp file, returned as an UploadedFile JPEG
getArtworkData() string|null Raw binary artwork data (no base64 overhead)
getArtworkMimeType() string|null MIME type of the artwork (e.g. "image/jpeg")
// Base64 string — embed directly in an <img> src
$base64 = $track->getArtwork();

// UploadedFile JPEG — move it anywhere Laravel's Storage accepts
$jpeg = $track->getArtwork(true);
Storage::disk('public')->put('covers/'.$jpeg->getFilename(), file_get_contents($jpeg->getPathname()));

// Raw binary — pass straight to an image library
$binary = $track->getArtworkData();
$mime   = $track->getArtworkMimeType(); // "image/png"

Audio stream

Method Return type Description
getAudioCodec() string|null Codec name (e.g. "mp3", "aac", "flac", "vorbis")
getSampleRate() int|null Sample rate in Hz (e.g. 44100, 48000)
getBitrate() int|null Overall file bitrate in bps
getAudioBitrate() int|null Audio track bitrate in bps
getBitrateMode() string|null "cbr", "vbr", or "abr"
getChannels() int|null Channel count (1 = mono, 2 = stereo, 6 = 5.1, …)
getChannelMode() string|null Channel layout string (e.g. "stereo", "joint stereo")
getBitsPerSample() int|null Bit depth (e.g. 16, 24, 32)
isLossless() bool|null true for FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, etc.
getEncoderOptions() string|null Encoder options string (e.g. LAME preset)
$track = GetId3::fromDiskAndPath('local', 'music/track.flac');

echo $track->getAudioCodec();    // "flac"
echo $track->getSampleRate();    // 96000
echo $track->getBitsPerSample(); // 24
echo $track->isLossless()
    ? 'Lossless'
    : 'Lossy';                   // "Lossless"

Video stream

Method Return type Description
getVideoCodec() string|null Codec name (e.g. "h264", "hevc", "vp9", "av1")
getVideoWidth() int|null Frame width in pixels
getVideoHeight() int|null Frame height in pixels
getVideoDimensions() array ['width' => int, 'height' => int]
getFrameRate() float|null Frames per second (e.g. 29.97, 60.0)
getVideoBitrate() int|null Video track bitrate in bps
getVideoAspectRatio() string|null Simplified aspect ratio (e.g. "16:9", "4:3")
getVideoRotation() int|null Clockwise rotation in degrees (0, 90, 180, 270) — set by mobile cameras
$video = GetId3::fromUploadedFile(request()->file('video'));

if ($video->isVideo()) {
    ['width' => $w, 'height' => $h] = $video->getVideoDimensions();
    echo "{$w}x{$h} @ {$video->getFrameRate()} fps"; // "1920x1080 @ 29.97 fps"
    echo $video->getVideoAspectRatio();               // "16:9"
    echo $video->getVideoCodec();                     // "h264"

    // Handle portrait video from a phone
    if ($video->getVideoRotation() === 90) {
        // swap width/height for display
    }
}

Container support for video metadata: Dimensions, frame rate, codec, and rotation are resolved across MP4/QuickTime, Matroska (MKV/WebM), and RIFF/AVI containers automatically.

Change log

Please see the changelog for more information on what has changed recently.

Testing

vendor/bin/phpunit

Contributing

Please see contributing.md for details and a todo list.

Security

If you discover any security-related issues, please email owen.j@terktrendz.com instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits

License

MIT. Please see the license file for more information.