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Page Summary
This documentation details how to get detailed information about an asset.
The HTTP request uses the GET method to a specified URL with anameparameter identifying the asset.
Thenameparameter is required and formatted as "projects/*/assets/**", with user-owned assets under "projects/earthengine-legacy" and public assets under "projects/earthengine-public".
Successful requests return anEarthEngineAssetinstance and require specific IAM and OAuth authorization scopes.
Gets detailed information about an asset.
HTTP request
GET https://earthengine.googleapis.com/v1alpha/{name=projects/*/assets/**}
Required. The name of the asset to get.nameis of the format "projects/*/assets/**" (e.g., "projects/earthengine-legacy/assets/users/[USER]/[ASSET]"). All user-owned assets are under the project "earthengine-legacy" (e.g., "projects/earthengine-legacy/assets/users/foo/bar"). All other assets are under the project "earthengine-public" (e.g., "projects/earthengine-public/assets/LANDSAT").
Authorization requires the followingIAMpermission on the specified resourcename:
earthengine.assets.get
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance ofEarthEngineAsset.
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