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Method: projects.videoThumbnails.getPixelsStay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.
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ThegetPixelsmethod computes an image based on a previousvideoThumbnails.createrequest, requiring an ID and authorization token from that request.
The HTTP request uses theGETmethod with the URLhttps://earthengine.googleapis.com/v1beta/{name=projects/*/videoThumbnails/*}:getPixels.
The request requires anamepath parameter, which is a video thumbnail name obtained fromVideoThumbnail.name.
The request body must be empty.
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 previousvideoThumbnails.createrequest.
HTTP request
GET https://earthengine.googleapis.com/v1beta/{name=projects/*/videoThumbnails/*}:getPixels
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