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Method: projects.thumbnails.getPixelsStay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.
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ThegetPixelsmethod computes and returns an image based on a previousthumbnails.createrequest, requiring the ID and authorization token from that request.
This method uses an HTTP GET request to a specific URL that incorporates gRPC Transcoding syntax.
The request requires anamepath parameter, which is the thumbnail name fromThumbnail.name, and the request body must be empty.
Successful responses are generic HTTP responses, and authorization requires specific OAuth scopes likehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/earthengineorhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform.
Computes an image showing the result of a computation. The request includes values (an ID and authorisation token) from a previousthumbnails.createrequest.
HTTP request
GET https://earthengine.googleapis.com/v1beta/{name=projects/*/thumbnails/*}:getPixels
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