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Method: projects.videoThumbnails.getPixels

Page Summary

The getPixels method computes an image from a previous videoThumbnails.create request using its ID and authorization token.
The HTTP request uses a GET method with a specified URL containing the video thumbnail name.
The name parameter is required and is a string representing the video thumbnail name.
The request body must be empty.
Authorization requires one of the listed OAuth scopes for Earth Engine or Cloud Platform access.

Computes an image showing the result of a computation. The request includes values (an ID and authorisation token) from a previous videoThumbnails.create request.

HTTP request

GET https://earthengine.googleapis.com/v1alpha/{name=projects/*/videoThumbnails/*}:getPixels

The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.

Path parameters

Parameters

Parameters
`name`	`string` Required. A video thumbnail name from `VideoThumbnail.name` .

name

string

Required. A video thumbnail name from VideoThumbnail.name .

Request body

The request body must be empty.

Response body

If successful, the response is a generic HTTP response whose format is defined by the method.

Authorization scopes

Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/earthengine
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/earthengine.readonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform.read-only

For more information, see the OAuth 2.0 Overview .

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