Get image metadata for uploaded media files

You can programmatically get image EXIF, pHash, and other metadata for uploaded files in the ImageKit.io media library using this API.
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 You can also get the file metadata while uploading the file by passing metadata in responseFields parameter.
get
https://api.imagekit.io
/v1/files/:fileId/metadata
Get file metadata for uploaded media files API
Response structure and status code (application/JSON)
In case of error, you will get an error code along with the error message. On success, you will receive a 200 status code with the image metadata in the JSON-encoded response body.
A metadata object example can be found here.
Examples
Here are some example requests to understand the API usage.
Get metadata of an uploaded file
cURL
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# The unique fileId of the uploaded file. fileId is returned in response of list files API and upload API.
curl -X GET "https://api.imagekit.io/v1/files/file_id/metadata" \
-u your_private_api_key:
var ImageKit = require("imagekit");
​
var imagekit = new ImageKit({
    publicKey : "your_public_api_key",
    privateKey : "your_private_api_key",
    urlEndpoint : "https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/"
});
​
imagekit.getFileMetadata("file_id", function(error, result) {
    if(error) console.log(error);
    else console.log(result);
});
from imagekitio import ImageKit
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imagekit = ImageKit(
    public_key='your_public_api_key',
    private_key='your_private_api_key',
    url_endpoint = 'https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/'
)
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metadata = imagekit.get_metadata(file_id="file_id")
​
print("File detail-", metadata, end="\n\n")
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# Raw Response
print(metadata.response_metadata.raw)
​
# print the file metadata fields
print(metadata.width)
print(metadata.exif.image.x_resolution)
​
# Raw Response
print(metadata.response_metadata.raw)
​
# print the file metadata fields
print(metadata.width)
print(metadata.exif.image.x_resolution)
use ImageKit\ImageKit;
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$public_key = "your_public_api_key";
$your_private_key = "your_private_api_key";
$url_end_point = "https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id";
​
$imageKit = new ImageKit(
    $public_key,
    $your_private_key,
    $url_end_point
);
​
$fileId = 'file_id';
​
$fileMetadata = $imageKit->getFileMetaData($fileId);
​
echo("File metadata : " . json_encode($fileMetadata));
ResultMetaData result=ImageKit.getInstance().getFileMetadata("file_id");
imagekitio = ImageKitIo::Client.new("your_private_key", "your_public_key", "your_url_endpoint")
file_metadata = imagekitio.get_file_metadata(file_id: "file_id")
resp, err := ik.Metadata.FromFile(ctx, "file_id")
var imagekit = new ImageKit({
    publicKey : "your_public_api_key",
    privateKey : "your_private_api_key",
    urlEndpoint : "https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/"
});
ResultMetaData resultMetaData = imagekit.GetFileMetadata("file_id");
Calculate pHash distance between two images
See examples here.

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