The output encoding in which to generate the resulting image.
bandIds[]
string
If present, specifies a specific set of bands that will be selected from the result of evaluatingexpression. If not present, all bands resulting fromexpressionwill be selected.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-03-06 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThumbnails are generated from an expression that evaluates to an Earth Engine Image.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eUsers can specify visualization options, file format, and band selection for the thumbnail.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThumbnails can be reprojected and clipped using a pixel grid.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eAn API method is available to create and render thumbnail images.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["This document details the structure and creation of thumbnails. Key elements include: `name` (resource identifier), `expression` (image computation), `fileFormat` (output encoding), `bandIds` (specific band selection), `visualizationOptions` (8-bit RGB visualization settings), `grid` (image reprojection/clipping), and `filenamePrefix` (for zipped formats). It describes the JSON structure of a thumbnail and provides information on the fields. Additionally, it states the `create` method, which generates an ID for rendering a thumbnail image.\n"],null,["# REST Resource: projects.locations.thumbnails\n\nResource: Thumbnail\n-------------------\n\nInformation about a thumbnail.\n\n| JSON representation |\n|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ``` { \"name\": string, \"expression\": { object (/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1/Expression) }, \"fileFormat\": enum (/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1/ImageFileFormat), \"bandIds\": [ string ], \"visualizationOptions\": { object (/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1/VisualizationOptions) }, \"grid\": { object (/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1/PixelGrid) }, \"filenamePrefix\": string } ``` |\n\n| Fields ||\n|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `name` | `string` The resource name representing the thumbnail, of the form \"projects/\\*/thumbnails/\\*\\*\" (e.g. \"projects/earthengine-legacy/thumbnails/\"). |\n| `expression` | `object (`[Expression](/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1/Expression)`)` The expression to compute. Must evaluate to an Image. |\n| `fileFormat` | `enum (`[ImageFileFormat](/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1/ImageFileFormat)`)` The output encoding in which to generate the resulting image. |\n| `bandIds[]` | `string` If present, specifies a specific set of bands that will be selected from the result of evaluating `expression`. If not present, all bands resulting from `expression` will be selected. |\n| `visualizationOptions` | `object (`[VisualizationOptions](/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1/VisualizationOptions)`)` If present, a set of visualization options to apply to produce an 8-bit RGB visualization of the data. |\n| `grid` | `object (`[PixelGrid](/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1/PixelGrid)`)` An optional pixel grid describing how the image computed by `expression` is reprojected and clipped. |\n| `filenamePrefix` | `string` Only used when fileFormat is ZIPPED_GEO_TIFF or ZIPPED_GEO_TIFF_PER_BAND. |\n\n| Methods ------- ||\n|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ### [create](/earth-engine/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.thumbnails/create) | Creates an ID that can be used to render a \"thumbnail\" image. |"]]
