how to save metadata like file url?

[AdamSaketume26]

I found https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/blob/master/docs/configuration.rst#extractorurl-metadata but i dont know how to use it right. I dont see where gdl_path or [gdl_path.filename} is coming from in the example either.

I want to get the url of a image or video that is saved and put it into a file or in the file metadata. I dont care where or how.

#2985 i made this issue before and i would like to save the url that is being passed to yt-dl so i can redownload it if the file is corrupted or if i accidentally delete it or any other regular photo or video

[Hrxn]

Simply set the option like this:

{
    "extractor":
    {
        "artstation":
        {
            "url-metadata": "url_metadata_example"
        }
    }
}

This will now add url_metadata_example into the metadata dict, which can be used in file or directory names, or in postprocessors like this: " ... {url_metadata_example} ... "