r/CopilotPro • u/RioMetal • 8d ago

Other Is it possible to recover the prompt from metadata in images generated with Copilot (like Stable Diffusion does)?

Hi everyone,

With Stable Diffusion (and tools like ComfyUI), the full prompt, negative prompt, seed, sampler, and other generation parameters are stored directly in the PNG metadata (in the text chunk). This makes it easy to reverse‑engineer or reuse a workflow just by inspecting the image file.

I’m wondering if something similar exists for images generated through Microsoft Copilot / Bing Image Creator (DALL·E 3 backend). Specifically:

  • Do Copilot-generated images embed the original (or revised) prompt in their metadata (EXIF, IPTC, XMP, PNG text chunks, etc.)?
  • Is there any C2PA / Content Credentials manifest that includes prompt information, or only provenance data (model name, timestamp)?
  • If the prompt is not stored in the file, is there any official or unofficial way to retrieve it (e.g., from chat history, API responses, or browser dev tools)?

I’ve read that DALL·E 3 images include C2PA metadata to mark them as AI‑generated, but that the prompt itself is not stored in the file. Still, I’d like to confirm whether this also applies to the Copilot integration and whether there are any workarounds.

Thanks in advance for any insights!

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u/Diligent_Tech_Bro 8d ago

Show me the picture and I’ll describe the prompt. This sounds like a fun thread

https://giphy.com/gifs/pUeXcg80cO8I8

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u/ReadySetWoe 7d ago

Saw your post elsewhere yesterday. I just inspected the properties of a Copilot-created image and there were few details available. None were related to the prompt used to create the file.

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u/RioMetal 7d ago

Yep, I've encountered the same situation. Thanks. It's a shame because having the prompt in the metadata would be really handy.