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Method: projects.thumbnails.getPixelsStay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.
AI-generated Key Takeaways
Computes and shows the result of a computation as an image.
Requires an ID and authorization token from a previousthumbnails.createrequest.
Uses a GET HTTP request with a specific URL format and requires a thumbnail name as a path parameter.
The request body must be empty, and the response is a generic HTTP response.
Authorization requires one of four specific OAuth scopes related to Earth Engine or 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/v1alpha/{name=projects/*/thumbnails/*}:getPixels
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