---
title: "Feature: #56726 - Trigger metadata extraction after file upload"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:feature-56726"
source: "Changelog/7.5/Feature-56726-TriggerMetadataExtractionAfterFileUpload.rst"
typo3-version: "7.5"
typo3-major: 7
type: "feature"
issue: 56726
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/56726"
tags: ["FAL", "PHP-API", "Backend"]
rendered: "2026-09-20T18:31:11+00:00"
---

# Feature: #56726 - Trigger metadata extraction after file upload {#feature-56726}

See [forge#56726](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/56726)

## Description {#description}

Before #56726 the metadata extraction was only called through the extract metadata
scheduler task.
So when an editor uploaded a new file he had to wait until the scheduler task had
been triggered again and extracted the metadata.

Now the metadata extraction is by default triggered after adding/uploading a file
in the BE or when the FAL API is used `ResourceStorage::addFile()`,
`ResourceStorage::replaceFile()` and `ResourceStorage::addUploadedFile()`.

In some special situations it isn't desired to have metadata extraction direct
after file upload/adding a file to the storage.
For these cases the automatic extraction can be disabled in File Storage configuration.

## Impact {#impact}

The flag is by default set for all existing and a new storage. When you have some
special use-case where automatic extraction of metadata is not desired the flag
can be disabled in File Storage configuration.