Get image metadata from remote URL

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Get image metadata from remove URL API
https://api.imagekit.io/v1/metadata
Get image exif, pHash and other metadata from ImageKit.io powered remote URL using this API.
Request
Response
Request
Headers
Authorization
required
string
base64 encoding of your_private_api_key:
Note the colon in the end.
Query Parameters
url
required
string
The encoded URL of the image. 
Note: This URL should be accessible using your ImageKit.io account.
Response
200: OK
On success, you will receive the image metadata in JSON-encoded response body.
{
    "height": 68,
    "width": 100,
    "size": 7749,
    "format": "jpg",
    "hasColorProfile": true,
    "quality": 0,
    "density": 72,
    "hasTransparency": false,
	"pHash": "f06830ca9f1e3e90",
    "exif": {
        "image": {
            "Make": "Canon",
            "Model": "Canon EOS 40D",
            "Orientation": 1,
            "XResolution": 72,
            "YResolution": 72,
            "ResolutionUnit": 2,
            "Software": "GIMP 2.4.5",
            "ModifyDate": "2008:07:31 10:38:11",
            "YCbCrPositioning": 2,
            "ExifOffset": 214,
            "GPSInfo": 978
        },
        "thumbnail": {
            "Compression": 6,
            "XResolution": 72,
            "YResolution": 72,
            "ResolutionUnit": 2,
            "ThumbnailOffset": 1090,
            "ThumbnailLength": 1378
        },
        "exif": {
            "ExposureTime": 0.00625,
            "FNumber": 7.1,
            "ExposureProgram": 1,
            "ISO": 100,
            "ExifVersion": "0221",
            "DateTimeOriginal": "2008:05:30 15:56:01",
            "CreateDate": "2008:05:30 15:56:01",
            "ShutterSpeedValue": 7.375,
            "ApertureValue": 5.625,
            "ExposureCompensation": 0,
            "MeteringMode": 5,
            "Flash": 9,
            "FocalLength": 135,
            "SubSecTime": "00",
            "SubSecTimeOriginal": "00",
            "SubSecTimeDigitized": "00",
            "FlashpixVersion": "0100",
            "ColorSpace": 1,
            "ExifImageWidth": 100,
            "ExifImageHeight": 68,
            "InteropOffset": 948,
            "FocalPlaneXResolution": 4438.356164383562,
            "FocalPlaneYResolution": 4445.969125214408,
            "FocalPlaneResolutionUnit": 2,
            "CustomRendered": 0,
            "ExposureMode": 1,
            "WhiteBalance": 0,
            "SceneCaptureType": 0
        },
        "gps": {
            "GPSVersionID": [
                2,
                2,
                0,
                0
            ]
        },
        "interoperability": {
            "InteropIndex": "R98",
            "InteropVersion": "0100"
        },
        "makernote": {}
    }
}
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 JSON-encoded response body.
Metadata object example can be found here.
Examples
Here are some example requests to understand the API usage.
Get metadata of an uploaded image
cURL
cURL
# 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/metadata?url=https://ik.imagekit.io/demo/default-image.jpg" \
-u your_private_api_key:
Calculate pHash distance between two images
See examples here.
Get image metadata for uploaded media files
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Get image metadata from remote URL

getGet image metadata from remove URL API

Response structure and status code (application/JSON)

Examples

Get metadata of an uploaded image

Calculate pHash distance between two images

get
Get image metadata from remove URL API
