Remove Midjourney metadata from your images
Midjourney writes the full prompt text and the seed into the XMP block of every image you download. For anyone selling Midjourney work or running a paid prompt workflow, that is the method sitting in the file alongside the picture.
Anyone can read it, opening the file in a text editor is enough.
writes to: XMP
Drop an image here
We read what is inside it first, then show you every field before anything is removed.
JPEG · PNG · WebP: up to 25.0 MB · 30 files at a time
What is in the file
What Midjourney writes into your image
| Field | Contents |
|---|---|
| XMP description | Your complete prompt, including --v, --ar and style flags |
| Seed value | The number that makes your output reproducible |
| dc:creator | Often set to Midjourney |
| Job ID | Links the image to your Midjourney account history |
What it reveals
What someone with your file can learn
- Your exact prompt, including any style or character references you paid to develop
- The seed, which lets anyone reproduce near-identical variations of your image
- Version and aspect flags that reveal which model and settings you favour
- A job identifier that ties the image back to your account
Worth knowing
Midjourney workflow notes
- Upscales and variations inherit the XMP of the parent job, so a U1 download carries the original prompt.
- Downloading from the Midjourney website and saving from Discord can produce different metadata, check whichever route you actually use.
- Re-saving through Photoshop usually keeps the XMP and adds Adobe provenance on top, so you end up with two markers rather than none.
Questions
Midjourney metadata FAQ
›Can people see my Midjourney prompt from the image file?
Yes. Midjourney stores the prompt text in the XMP metadata block as plain readable text. Anyone who downloads the file and opens it in a text editor or metadata viewer can read it, along with the seed.
›Does Midjourney add C2PA content credentials?
Midjourney has historically relied on XMP rather than signed C2PA manifests, though this varies by version and download route. Drop your actual file into the tool above, it reports what is in your file rather than what is typical.
›Will removing the metadata change my Midjourney image?
No. The prompt and seed live in a container block beside the compressed picture. Removing them is a copy-and-skip operation, so the pixels are byte-for-byte identical afterwards.
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