# Parse Path for tags

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/parse-path-for-tags/48836
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 3, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/parse-path-for-tags/48836 "2020-05-03T22:04:53Z")
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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2020, 4:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/parse-path-for-tags/48836/2 "2020-05-04T04:20:48Z")

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See these FAQs:

> [@Converters to rename files or to import tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converters-to-rename-files-or-to-import-tags/8016/3):
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> How to import parts of the filename into the tag? Importing tags from filenames and directory names can be done by using the [Converter \> Filename - Tag] Converter \> Filename - Tag. The basic concept is the notion of a format string which describes the structure of the name to import from. The format string is built of either standard text (e.g., Music), placeholders (such as %artist%, %title%, ...), or backslash characters \ that denote directory structures. Here is an example that imports t…

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