diff --git a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/all/tmdb.py b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/all/tmdb.py
index 3a1b038..7a9ecdd 100644
--- a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/all/tmdb.py
+++ b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/all/tmdb.py
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import tmdbsimple as tmdb
 tmdb.API_KEY = "f090bb54758cabf231fb605d3e3e0468"
 
 
+EXTRACTOR_KEY = ".extractor/org.themoviedb"
+EXTRACTOR_NAME = "The Movie DB"
+
 TMDB_DATE_FORMAT = "%Y-%m-%d"
 TMDB_REGEX_URI = r"""
     (
diff --git a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/all/youtube.py b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/all/youtube.py
index 4e53553..f2ebcc0 100644
--- a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/all/youtube.py
+++ b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/all/youtube.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from ...models import Tag, TagKey
 
 
 EXTRACTOR_KEY = ".extractor/com.youtube"
+EXTRACTOR_NAME = "YouTube"
 
 KEYWORD_PREFIX = f"{EXTRACTOR_KEY}/keyword"
 
diff --git a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/aggregated.py b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/aggregated.py
index 12a4512..bad39bb 100644
--- a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/aggregated.py
+++ b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/aggregated.py
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ class AggregatedCollectionExtractor(CollectionExtractor[DataType]):
         return colls
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        super().__init__("aggregated")
+        super().__init__(
+            key=".extractor/.aggregated",
+            long_name="Aggregated Lists",
+            name="aggregated",
+        )
 
     def uri_suitable(self, uri: str) -> SuitableLevel:
         return SuitableLevel.always_or_no(self.__uri_regex.match(uri) is not None)
diff --git a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/tmdb.py b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/tmdb.py
index b0b6819..1cb5c0c 100644
--- a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/tmdb.py
+++ b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/tmdb.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ from pony import orm
 
 from ...models import MediaCollection
 from ..all.tmdb import (
+    EXTRACTOR_KEY,
+    EXTRACTOR_NAME,
     TmdbCollectionData,
     TMDB_REGEX_URI,
     TmdbKeywordData,
@@ -46,7 +48,11 @@ class TmdbBaseExtractor(CollectionExtractor[T]):
         return int(m.group("id")) if m and m.group("class") == cls.TMDB_CLASS else None
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        super().__init__("tmdb")
+        super().__init__(
+            key=EXTRACTOR_KEY,
+            long_name=EXTRACTOR_NAME,
+            name="tmdb",
+        )
 
     def uri_suitable(self, uri: str) -> SuitableLevel:
         id = self._get_id(uri)
diff --git a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/tt_rss.py b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/tt_rss.py
index 5b5956e..af977fd 100644
--- a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/tt_rss.py
+++ b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/tt_rss.py
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ class TtRssCollectionExtractor(CollectionExtractor[HeadlineList]):
         mark_as_read: bool = False,
         label_filter: Optional[int] = None,
     ):
-        super().__init__("tt-rss")
+        super().__init__(
+            key=".extractor/org.tt-rss",
+            long_name="TT-RSS",
+            name="tt-rss",
+        )
         self.__params = params
         self.__label_filter = label_filter
         self.__mark_as_read = mark_as_read
diff --git a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/tvmaze.py b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/tvmaze.py
index a49e5aa..525c474 100644
--- a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/tvmaze.py
+++ b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/tvmaze.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ from ...models import (
     MediaElement,
 )
 from ..all.tvmaze import (
+    EXTRACTOR_KEY,
+    EXTRACTOR_NAME,
     TvmazeEpisodeEmbedded,
     TvmazeShowEmbedded,
     add_embedding,
@@ -67,7 +69,11 @@ class TvmazeCollectionExtractor(CollectionExtractor[TvmazeShowEmbedded]):
         return f"tvmaze:///shows/{show_id}"
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        super().__init__("tvmaze")
+        super().__init__(
+            key=EXTRACTOR_KEY,
+            long_name=EXTRACTOR_NAME,
+            name="tvmaze",
+        )
 
     def uri_suitable(self, uri: str) -> SuitableLevel:
         show_id = self.__get_show_id(uri)
diff --git a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/youtube.py b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/youtube.py
index 922d2ed..f1b6383 100644
--- a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/youtube.py
+++ b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/collection/youtube.py
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ from pony import orm  # TODO remove
 import youtubesearchpython
 
 from ...models import MediaCollection
+from ..all.youtube import (
+    EXTRACTOR_KEY,
+    EXTRACTOR_NAME,
+)
 from ..generic import (
     ChangedReport,
     ExtractedDataOnline,
@@ -65,7 +69,11 @@ class YouTubeCollectionExtractor(CollectionExtractor[DataType]):
         return collection_id
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        super().__init__("youtube")
+        super().__init__(
+            key=EXTRACTOR_KEY,
+            long_name=EXTRACTOR_NAME,
+            name="youtube",
+        )
 
     def uri_suitable(self, uri: str) -> SuitableLevel:
         return SuitableLevel.always_or_no(self.__uri_regex.match(uri) is not None)
diff --git a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/generic.py b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/generic.py
index f3cf0cb..bb83a76 100644
--- a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/generic.py
+++ b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/generic.py
@@ -145,9 +145,17 @@ E = TypeVar("E", MediaElement, MediaCollection)
 
 class GeneralExtractor(Generic[E, T]):
     name: str
+    """legacy name for database entries"""
+    long_name: str
+    """(long) name for human readable titles / descriptions"""
+    key: str
+    """key for tag key (prefixes) and further database usage, replaces name"""
 
     def __init__(
         self,
+        *,
+        key: str,
+        long_name: str,
         name: str,
     ):
         self.key = key
diff --git a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/media/tmdb.py b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/media/tmdb.py
index 165a517..dcc587b 100644
--- a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/media/tmdb.py
+++ b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/media/tmdb.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ from ...models import (
     Tag,
 )
 from ..all.tmdb import (
+    EXTRACTOR_KEY,
+    EXTRACTOR_NAME,
     TMDB_REGEX_URI,
     TmdbMovieData,
 )
@@ -45,7 +47,11 @@ class TmdbMovieMediaExtractor(MediaExtractor[TmdbMovieData]):
         return int(m.group("movie_id")) if m else None
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        super().__init__("tmdb")
+        super().__init__(
+            key=EXTRACTOR_KEY,
+            long_name=EXTRACTOR_NAME,
+            name="tmdb",
+        )
 
     def uri_suitable(self, uri: str) -> SuitableLevel:
         movie_id = self.__get_movie_id(uri)
diff --git a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/media/tvmaze.py b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/media/tvmaze.py
index 2eda15f..e4899dd 100644
--- a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/media/tvmaze.py
+++ b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/media/tvmaze.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import requests
 
 from ...models import MediaElement, MediaThumbnail
 from ..all.tvmaze import (
+    EXTRACTOR_KEY,
+    EXTRACTOR_NAME,
     TvmazeEpisodeEmbedded,
     select_best_image,
 )
@@ -53,7 +55,11 @@ class TvmazeMediaExtractor(MediaExtractor[TvmazeEpisodeEmbedded]):
         return f"tvmaze:///episodes/{episode_id}"
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        super().__init__("tvmaze")
+        super().__init__(
+            key=EXTRACTOR_KEY,
+            long_name=EXTRACTOR_NAME,
+            name="tvmaze",
+        )
 
     def uri_suitable(self, uri: str) -> SuitableLevel:
         episode_id = self.__get_episode_id(uri)
diff --git a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/media/youtube.py b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/media/youtube.py
index ba79343..4bae5df 100644
--- a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/media/youtube.py
+++ b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/media/youtube.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ from ...models import (
     thumbnail_sort_key,
 )
 from ..all.youtube import (
+    EXTRACTOR_KEY,
+    EXTRACTOR_NAME,
     YoutubeVideoData,
     get_video_tags,
 )
@@ -52,7 +54,11 @@ class YoutubeMediaExtractor(MediaExtractor[YoutubeVideoData]):
     )
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        super().__init__("youtube")
+        super().__init__(
+            name="youtube",
+            key=EXTRACTOR_KEY,
+            long_name=EXTRACTOR_NAME,
+        )
 
     def uri_suitable(self, uri: str) -> SuitableLevel:
         return SuitableLevel.always_or_no(self.__uri_regex.match(uri) is not None)
diff --git a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/media/ytdl.py b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/media/ytdl.py
index a7070dc..fafb4e4 100644
--- a/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/media/ytdl.py
+++ b/server/entertainment_decider/extractors/media/ytdl.py
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ from ..generic import (
 from .base import MediaExtractor
 
 
+EXTRACTOR_KEY = ".extractor/.yt-dl"
+EXTRACTOR_NAME = "YT-DL"
+
+
 class YtdlMediaExtractor(MediaExtractor[Dict]):
     SUPPORTED_PATTERN = re.compile(
         r"""^
@@ -31,7 +35,11 @@ class YtdlMediaExtractor(MediaExtractor[Dict]):
     )
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        super().__init__("ytdl")
+        super().__init__(
+            key=EXTRACTOR_KEY,
+            long_name=EXTRACTOR_NAME,
+            name="ytdl",
+        )
 
     def uri_suitable(self, uri: str) -> SuitableLevel:
         return SuitableLevel.fallback_or_no(bool(self.SUPPORTED_PATTERN.search(uri)))