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Extrae metadatos de archivos usando nuestra API simple y potente. Comienza con tu clave API y empieza a analizar archivos programáticamente.

Autenticación

Send your API key with every request, in one of two ways:

1. En el encabezado de la solicitud:

X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE

2. Como parámetro de consulta:

?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE

Results you create are private to your account until you share them (see Share Results). Shared results, and results from before October 28, 2026, can still be read without a key for now, but that is deprecated and will be removed. The downloadUrl of Remove Metadata needs no key.

Extraer Metadatos

POST https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract

Extract metadata from a file using a direct file upload, a URL, or a base64 data URL. Results are returned in the same response when processing finishes within a few seconds; otherwise the API answers 202 with a statusUrl to poll.

Parámetros de Solicitud

{
  "file": "binary_file_data", // Option 1: direct file upload
  "url": "https://example.com/image.jpg", // Option 2: URL. Can be passed as POST body or query string parameter
  "data_url": "data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQ..." // Option 3: base64 data URL
  // Provide exactly one of the above
}

Respuesta de Ejemplo

{
  "success": true,
  "status": "completed",
  "fileName": "image.jpg",
  "uuid": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "processedAt": "2026-03-15T10:31:02+00:00",
  "author": "John Doe", // author, createDate, dimensions, cameraModel: only when the file has them
  "createDate": "2026-03-15 10:30:00",
  "fileSize": "4.2 MB",
  "fileSizeBytes": 4404019,
  "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
  "dimensions": "8192x5464",
  "cameraModel": "Canon EOS R5",
  "metadata": {
    "File": {
      "FileType": "JPEG",
      "MIMEType": "image/jpeg",
      "FileSize": "4.2 MB",
      "ImageWidth": 8192,
      "ImageHeight": 5464,
      "SHA256": "a5e50cbe66078249973d9a71230c4a8edbaedc26af11204042d3bce1f9ed4409"
    },
    "EXIF": {
      "Make": "Canon",
      "Model": "Canon EOS R5",
      "DateTimeOriginal": "2026:03:15 10:30:00",
      "ExposureTime": "1/1000",
      "FNumber": 2.8,
      "ISO": 100
    },
    "IPTC": {
      "By-line": "John Doe",
      "CopyrightNotice": "© 2026 John Doe"
    }
    // ... more groups: XMP, GPS, ICC_Profile, MakerNotes, Composite…
  }
}

La respuesta tiene los mismos campos que Obtener Resultados de Extracción. Los archivos PDF y Office también reciben un bloque embedded, normalmente todavía en "pending" justo después de subirlos: vuelve a pedir el resultado unos segundos después para ver los archivos (ver Archivos incrustados).

Example Response (Still Processing)

{
  "success": true,
  "status": "processing",
  "uuid": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "statusUrl": "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "message": "Still processing — poll statusUrl."
}

Answered with HTTP 202 when the file takes longer to process. Get statusUrl until status is completed or failed.

Example Response (Failed)

{
  "success": false,
  "status": "failed",
  "message": "Processing failed.",
  "fileName": "image.jpg"
}

Answered with HTTP 422 when the url could not be downloaded, otherwise 500.

Respuestas de Error

400Bad Request
{
  "success": false,
  "error": "Invalid request parameters"
}

Other 400 errors: "No file, URL, or data_url provided", "Provide only one of file, URL, or data_url", "Invalid data URL format", "Invalid base64 encoding", "File exceeds maximum allowed size".

401Unauthorized
{
  "success": false,
  "error": "API key required"
}

Without a key. A key that is not valid gets "Invalid API key".

500Internal Server Error
{
  "success": false,
  "error": "An error occurred while processing your request"
}

Or "Failed to process file".

Obtener Resultados de Extracción

GET https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract/{uuid}

Retrieve the metadata extraction results for a specific UUID. Use this endpoint to check the status and get results after submitting a file or URL for processing. Your results are private to your account, so send your API key. Results that are shared, and results from before October 28, 2026, can also be read without a key (deprecated, see Authentication).

Parámetros de Solicitud

{
  "uuid": "required", // The UUID returned from the extract endpoint
  "X-API-Key": "your key" // in the header, or ?key=YOUR_API_KEY. Required for your own results; without it only shared and older results can be read (no embedded media, with a deprecation notice)
}

Respuesta de Ejemplo (Completada)

{
  "success": true,
  "status": "completed",
  "fileName": "image.jpg",
  "uuid": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "processedAt": "2026-03-15T10:31:02+00:00",
  "author": "John Doe", // author, createDate, dimensions, cameraModel: only when the file has them
  "createDate": "2026-03-15 10:30:00",
  "fileSize": "4.2 MB",
  "fileSizeBytes": 4404019,
  "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
  "dimensions": "8192x5464",
  "cameraModel": "Canon EOS R5",
  "metadata": {
    "File": {
      "FileType": "JPEG",
      "MIMEType": "image/jpeg",
      "FileSize": "4.2 MB",
      "ImageWidth": 8192,
      "ImageHeight": 5464,
      "SHA256": "a5e50cbe66078249973d9a71230c4a8edbaedc26af11204042d3bce1f9ed4409"
    },
    "EXIF": {
      "Make": "Canon",
      "Model": "Canon EOS R5",
      "DateTimeOriginal": "2026:03:15 10:30:00",
      "ExposureTime": "1/1000",
      "FNumber": 2.8,
      "ISO": 100
    },
    "IPTC": {
      "By-line": "John Doe",
      "CopyrightNotice": "© 2026 John Doe"
    }
    // ... more groups: XMP, GPS, ICC_Profile, MakerNotes, Composite…
  },
  "embedded": { // PDF and Office files only, see Embedded Files
    "status": "done",
    "count": 1,
    "zip": "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/results/{uuid}/embedded.zip",
    "items": [
      {
        "position": 1,
        "kind": "image",
        "mime": "image/jpeg",
        // ...
        "url": "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/results/{uuid}/embedded/1"
      }
    ]
  },
  "contentCredentials": { // files with Content Credentials only, see Content Credentials
    "state": "trusted_legacy",
    "signer": "Adobe Inc.",
    // ...
    "aiGenerated": true
  }
}

Los resultados de archivos PDF y Office también incluyen un bloque embedded: cada archivo encontrado dentro del documento con su enlace de descarga, y un ZIP con todos ellos (ver Archivos incrustados).

Los archivos con Content Credentials también incluyen un bloque contentCredentials: el resultado de comprobar su firma C2PA (ver Content Credentials).

author, createDate, dimensions and cameraModel appear only when the file has them, and so do fileUrl (the url it was read from), duration (audio and video), and for a file with a location gpsCoordinates, latitude, longitude, gpsAltitude, address and addressPlusCode. metadata is grouped the way ExifTool names the groups (File, EXIF, IPTC, XMP, GPS, ICC_Profile, Composite…); which groups and tags appear depends on the file.

A video with a recorded GPS track also gets a "GPS Track" group: Samples, Distance, StartTime, EndTime, PointsListed, and one "Point N" entry per listed point ("latitude, longitude, altitude m, time").

Example Response (Not Finished)

{
  "success": false,
  "status": "processing", // pending | downloading | processing | failed
  "message": "Your file is currently being processed.",
  "fileName": "image.jpg"
}

Answered with HTTP 200 while the file is queued, downloading or being read: get the result again in a few seconds. "failed" means it could not be read.

Respuestas de Error

401Unauthorized
{
  "success": false,
  "error": "Invalid API key"
}

Only returned when the key you send is not valid. A result that is not yours and is not shared answers 404; a shared result whose link has expired answers 410.

404Not Found
{
  "success": false,
  "error": "No extraction found with the given UUID."
}
500Internal Server Error
{
  "success": false,
  "error": "An error occurred while retrieving data"
}

Share Results

POST https://exiftools.com/api/v1/results/{uuid}/share
DELETE https://exiftools.com/api/v1/results/{uuid}/share

Results are private to the account that created them: only your API key (or you, signed in on the website) can read them. To let others open a result, share it. The link is its results page, and it works until the end you choose. POST again to change the end; DELETE to stop sharing.

Parámetros de Solicitud

{
  "expires_in": "7d", // 1h | 1d | 7d | 30d | never
  "expires_at": "2026-12-31T18:00:00+01:00" // or a date: at least 1 hour ahead, at most 1 year
  // Provide one of the two
}

Respuesta de Ejemplo

{
  "success": true,
  "shared": {
    "state": "shared", // private | shared | expired
    "until": "2026-11-04T14:00:00+00:00", // null: no end date
    "sharedAt": "2026-10-28T14:00:00+00:00",
    "url": "https://exiftools.com/results/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
  }
}

Your results also carry this shared block when you read them with your key. While a result is private, anyone else gets 404; once its link has expired, 410. A link with no end date can be indexed by search engines; a link with an end date is not.

Respuestas de Error

401 "API key required" or "Invalid API key". 404 "No extraction found with the given UUID." (not yours, not finished, or an older result, which is already public). 422 when the expiry is missing or out of range.

Archivos incrustados

Para un documento PDF u Office (docx, xlsx, pptx, OpenDocument), el resultado incluye en su bloque embedded las imágenes, el vídeo, el audio y los archivos adjuntos que hay dentro, cada uno con su enlace de descarga, más un ZIP con todos ellos. Los enlaces requieren tu clave API; sin ella son null.

GET https://exiftools.com/api/v1/results/{uuid}/embedded/{position}
GET https://exiftools.com/api/v1/results/{uuid}/embedded.zip

Respuesta de Ejemplo

"embedded": {
  "status": "done", // pending | done | partial | failed
  "count": 2,
  "zip": "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/results/{uuid}/embedded.zip",
  "items": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "kind": "image", // image | video | audio | document | text | archive | other
      "mime": "image/jpeg",
      "ext": "jpg",
      "bytes": 64753,
      "width": 1023,
      "height": 158,
      "page": 1, // PDF page or slide number
      "name": null, // an attachment's own file name
      "risky": false,
      "url": "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/results/{uuid}/embedded/1"
    },
    {
      "position": 2,
      "kind": "document",
      "mime": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet",
      "ext": "xlsx",
      "bytes": 18311,
      "width": null,
      "height": null,
      "page": null,
      "name": "budget.xlsx",
      "risky": false,
      "url": "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/results/{uuid}/embedded/2"
    }
  ]
}

While status is "pending", get the result again in a few seconds. "partial" means only some of the files are listed; "failed" means the document could not be read, for example because it needs a password.

Add ?view=1 to a file url to open images, video, audio and PDFs in the browser instead of downloading them. risky marks programs, scripts and macros.

Respuestas de Error

403Forbidden
A file url or the ZIP requested without a valid API key.
404Not Found
No file at that position, the result is not finished, or the ZIP would be empty (no files, none readable, or none left after ?only / ?source).
410Gone
The result has been taken down.
429Too Many Requests
Too many ZIP requests: wait a moment and try again.

Content Credentials

Files that carry Content Credentials (C2PA) get a contentCredentials block: whether the signature holds, whether the file changed after it was signed, whether the signer is on a trust list, and what the credentials declare (AI generation, actions, the files it was made from).

Respuesta de Ejemplo

"contentCredentials": {
  "state": "trusted_legacy", // trusted | trusted_legacy | valid | unverifiable | invalid | remote | unchecked | error
  // "reason": "changed",  // invalid: changed | signature | expired; error: tool
  // "remoteHost": "…",    // remote: where the credentials are stored
  "signer": "Adobe Inc.",
  "certificateName": "cai-prod",
  "trustList": "itl", // c2pa (C2PA Trust List) | itl (earlier Content Credentials list)
  "signedAt": "2023-10-02T16:51:02+00:00",
  "timestamped": true,
  "algorithm": "Ps256",
  "generator": "Adobe Firefly 1.0",
  "title": "Generated image",
  "aiGenerated": true,
  "digitalSourceTypes": ["ai"],
  "actions": [
    { "action": "c2pa.created", "softwareAgent": "Adobe Firefly", "digitalSourceType": "ai" }
  ],
  "ingredients": [],
  "creator": [],
  "aiTraining": [],
  "checks": [
    { "code": "assertion.dataHash.match", "outcome": "success" },
    { "code": "signingCredential.trusted", "outcome": "success" },
    { "code": "signingCredential.ocsp.skipped", "outcome": "info" }
    // ...
  ],
  "manifestUrl": "https://exiftools.com/results/{uuid}/credentials?format=manifest",
  "checkedAt": "2026-10-15T16:36:48+00:00"
}

state: trusted means the signer is on the C2PA Trust List; trusted_legacy, on the earlier Content Credentials list; valid, the signature and the file are intact but the signer is on no trusted list; unverifiable, the signature holds but the content could not be compared with it; invalid comes with a reason: changed (the file was edited after signing), signature or expired; remote (with remoteHost), the credentials are stored online; unchecked, the credentials were not checked; error, the check failed. A trusted signer says who made the file, not that its content is true.

Fields with no value are left out. checks lists the validation results with their status code and outcome (success, info or failure). manifestUrl returns the whole C2PA manifest as JSON.

Items: ingredients {title, format, relationship, signer, state: signed | invalid | none, ingredients: […]}; creator {name, provider}; aiTraining {key, use: allowed | notAllowed | constrained}. digitalSourceTypes values: ai, ai_composite, algorithmic, enhanced, camera, computational, composite, edited, digital_art, screenshot, scan.

Eliminar Metadatos

POST https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove

Elimine todos los metadatos de un archivo, incluidos los datos EXIF, la ubicación GPS, IPTC, XMP y otra información confidencial. Cargue un archivo directamente o proporcione una URL para procesar. Reciba una versión limpia sin metadatos incrustados. El archivo limpio está disponible para descargar a través de la URL devuelta.

Parámetros de Solicitud

{
  "file": "binary_file_data", // Option 1: direct file upload
  "url": "https://example.com/image.jpg", // Option 2: URL. Can be passed as POST body or query string parameter
  "data_url": "data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQ..." // Option 3: base64 data URL
  // Provide exactly one of the above
}

Respuesta de Ejemplo

{
  "success": true,
  "status": "completed",
  "uuid": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "downloadUrl": "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/download-cleaned/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000?expires=1793020800&signature=…"
}

The downloadUrl links to the cleaned file with all metadata removed. It needs no API key and expires, so download the file soon.

When the file takes longer, the response is 202 with "status": "processing" and a statusUrl (GET /api/v1/remove/{uuid}, same API key) that returns this same payload once the file is ready. A format we cannot clean comes back with "unchanged": true and a notice: its metadata is still inside.

Respuestas de Error

The 400, 401 and 500 errors are the same as for Extract Metadata.

422Unprocessable Entity
{
  "success": false,
  "status": "failed",
  "error": "Failed to download file: …"
}

The url could not be downloaded.

500Internal Server Error
{
  "success": false,
  "status": "failed",
  "error": "Failed to remove metadata"
}

Or "Failed to process file" when the file could not be read.

404Not Found
{
  "success": false,
  "error": "No remove request found with the given UUID."
}

From GET /api/v1/remove/{uuid}: you can only poll your own requests. A missing or invalid key there gets 401 "Invalid API key".

Ejemplos de Código

# File Upload - Using header
curl -X POST https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
-F "[email protected]"

# File Upload - Using query parameter
curl -X POST "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
-F "[email protected]"

# URL Processing - Using header
curl -X POST https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "https://example.com/image.jpg"}'

# URL Processing - Using query parameter
curl -X POST "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "https://example.com/image.jpg"}'

# Data URL (base64) - encode a local file inline - Using header
curl -X POST https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d "{\"data_url\": \"data:image/jpeg;base64,$(base64 -i image.jpg)\"}"

# Data URL (base64) - encode a local file inline - Using query parameter
curl -X POST "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d "{\"data_url\": \"data:image/jpeg;base64,$(base64 -i image.jpg)\"}"

# Get results by UUID - Using header
curl -X GET https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000 \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"

# Get results by UUID - Using query parameter
curl -X GET "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"

# Response (immediate results)
{
  "success": true,
  "status": "completed",
  "fileName": "image.jpg",
  "uuid": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "processedAt": "2026-03-15T10:31:02+00:00",
  "author": "John Doe", # author, createDate, dimensions, cameraModel: only when the file has them
  "createDate": "2026-03-15 10:30:00",
  "fileSize": "4.2 MB",
  "fileSizeBytes": 4404019,
  "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
  "dimensions": "8192x5464",
  "cameraModel": "Canon EOS R5",
  "metadata": {
    "File": {
      "FileType": "JPEG",
      "MIMEType": "image/jpeg",
      "FileSize": "4.2 MB",
      "ImageWidth": 8192,
      "ImageHeight": 5464,
      "SHA256": "a5e50cbe66078249973d9a71230c4a8edbaedc26af11204042d3bce1f9ed4409"
    },
    "EXIF": {
      "Make": "Canon",
      "Model": "Canon EOS R5",
      "DateTimeOriginal": "2026:03:15 10:30:00",
      "ExposureTime": "1/1000",
      "FNumber": 2.8,
      "ISO": 100
    },
    "IPTC": {
      "By-line": "John Doe",
      "CopyrightNotice": "© 2026 John Doe"
    }
    # ... more groups: XMP, GPS, ICC_Profile, MakerNotes, Composite…
  }
}

# Remove Metadata - File Upload - Using header
curl -X POST https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
  -F "[email protected]"

# Remove Metadata - File Upload - Using query parameter
curl -X POST "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
  -F "[email protected]"

# Remove Metadata - URL Processing - Using header
curl -X POST https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://example.com/image.jpg"}'

# Remove Metadata - URL Processing - Using query parameter
curl -X POST "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url": "https://example.com/image.jpg"}'

# Remove Metadata - Data URL (base64) - Using header
curl -X POST https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"data_url\": \"data:image/jpeg;base64,$(base64 -i image.jpg)\"}"

# Remove Metadata - Data URL (base64) - Using query parameter
curl -X POST "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"data_url\": \"data:image/jpeg;base64,$(base64 -i image.jpg)\"}"

# Response
{
  "success": true,
  "status": "completed",
  "uuid": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "downloadUrl": "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/download-cleaned/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000?expires=1793020800&signature=…"
}
import requests

# File Upload - Using header
url = "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract"
headers = {
    "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
}
files = {
    "file": open("image.jpg", "rb")
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, files=files)

# File Upload - Using query parameter
url = "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
files = {
    "file": open("image.jpg", "rb")
}
response = requests.post(url, files=files)

# URL Processing - Using header
url = "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract"
headers = {
    "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
data = {
    "url": "https://example.com/image.jpg"
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)

# URL Processing - Using query parameter
url = "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
data = {
    "url": "https://example.com/image.jpg"
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)

# Data URL (base64) - encode a local file - Using header
import base64
with open("image.jpg", "rb") as f:
    encoded = base64.b64encode(f.read()).decode("utf-8")
url = "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract"
headers = {
    "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
data = {
    "data_url": f"data:image/jpeg;base64,{encoded}"
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)

# Data URL (base64) - encode a local file - Using query parameter
import base64
with open("image.jpg", "rb") as f:
    encoded = base64.b64encode(f.read()).decode("utf-8")
url = "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
data = {
    "data_url": f"data:image/jpeg;base64,{encoded}"
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)

# Get results by UUID - Using header
response = requests.get('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000', headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"})
metadata = response.json()

# Get results by UUID - Using query parameter
response = requests.get('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE')
metadata = response.json()

# Remove Metadata - File Upload - Using header
url = "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove"
headers = {
    "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
}
files = {
    "file": open("image.jpg", "rb")
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, files=files)
result = response.json()
# Download the cleaned file
download_url = result['downloadUrl']
cleaned_file = requests.get(download_url)
with open("image_cleaned.jpg", "wb") as f:
    f.write(cleaned_file.content)

# Remove Metadata - File Upload - Using query parameter
url = "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
files = {
    "file": open("image.jpg", "rb")
}
response = requests.post(url, files=files)
result = response.json()

# Remove Metadata - URL Processing - Using header
url = "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove"
headers = {
    "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
data = {
    "url": "https://example.com/image.jpg"
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
result = response.json()

# Remove Metadata - URL Processing - Using query parameter
url = "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
data = {
    "url": "https://example.com/image.jpg"
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
result = response.json()

# Remove Metadata - Data URL (base64) - Using header
import base64
with open("image.jpg", "rb") as f:
    encoded = base64.b64encode(f.read()).decode("utf-8")
url = "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove"
headers = {
    "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
data = {
    "data_url": f"data:image/jpeg;base64,{encoded}"
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
result = response.json()

# Remove Metadata - Data URL (base64) - Using query parameter
import base64
with open("image.jpg", "rb") as f:
    encoded = base64.b64encode(f.read()).decode("utf-8")
url = "https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
data = {
    "data_url": f"data:image/jpeg;base64,{encoded}"
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
result = response.json()
# Download cleaned file
cleaned_file = requests.get(result['downloadUrl'])
with open("image_cleaned.jpg", "wb") as f:
    f.write(cleaned_file.content)
// File Upload - Using header
const formData = new FormData();
formData.append('file', fileInput.files[0]);

fetch('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
        'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
    },
    body: formData
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data));

// File Upload - Using query parameter
const formData2 = new FormData();
formData2.append('file', fileInput.files[0]);

fetch('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE', {
    method: 'POST',
    body: formData2
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data));

// URL Processing - Using header
fetch('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
        'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
        url: 'https://example.com/image.jpg'
    })
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data));

// URL Processing - Using query parameter
fetch('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
        url: 'https://example.com/image.jpg'
    })
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data));

// Data URL (base64) - from a File input or canvas - Using header
const reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = () => {
    fetch('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract', {
        method: 'POST',
        headers: {
            'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
        },
        body: JSON.stringify({
            data_url: reader.result // e.g. "data:image/jpeg;base64,..."
        })
    })
    .then(response => response.json())
    .then(data => console.log(data));
};
reader.readAsDataURL(fileInput.files[0]);

// Data URL (base64) - from a File input or canvas - Using query parameter
const readerQuery = new FileReader();
readerQuery.onload = () => {
    fetch('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE', {
        method: 'POST',
        headers: {
            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
        },
        body: JSON.stringify({
            data_url: readerQuery.result // e.g. "data:image/jpeg;base64,..."
        })
    })
    .then(response => response.json())
    .then(data => console.log(data));
};
readerQuery.readAsDataURL(fileInput.files[0]);

// Get results by UUID - Using header
fetch('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000', {
    headers: { 'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE' }
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data));

// Get results by UUID - Using query parameter
fetch('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE')
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data));

// Remove Metadata - File Upload - Using header
const removeFormData = new FormData();
removeFormData.append('file', fileInput.files[0]);

fetch('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
        'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
    },
    body: removeFormData
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => {
    // Download the cleaned file
    window.location.href = data.downloadUrl;
});

// Remove Metadata - File Upload - Using query parameter
const removeFormData2 = new FormData();
removeFormData2.append('file', fileInput.files[0]);

fetch('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE', {
    method: 'POST',
    body: removeFormData2
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data));

// Remove Metadata - URL Processing - Using header
fetch('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
        'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
        url: 'https://example.com/image.jpg'
    })
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => {
    window.location.href = data.downloadUrl;
});

// Remove Metadata - URL Processing - Using query parameter
fetch('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
        url: 'https://example.com/image.jpg'
    })
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data));

// Remove Metadata - Data URL (base64) - Using header
const reader2 = new FileReader();
reader2.onload = () => {
    fetch('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove', {
        method: 'POST',
        headers: {
            'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
        },
        body: JSON.stringify({
            data_url: reader2.result
        })
    })
    .then(response => response.json())
    .then(data => {
        window.location.href = data.downloadUrl;
    });
};
reader2.readAsDataURL(fileInput.files[0]);

// Remove Metadata - Data URL (base64) - Using query parameter
const reader2Query = new FileReader();
reader2Query.onload = () => {
    fetch('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE', {
        method: 'POST',
        headers: {
            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
        },
        body: JSON.stringify({
            data_url: reader2Query.result
        })
    })
    .then(response => response.json())
    .then(data => {
        window.location.href = data.downloadUrl;
    });
};
reader2Query.readAsDataURL(fileInput.files[0]);
// File Upload - Using header
$curl = curl_init();
$file = new CURLFile('/path/to/image.jpg', 'image/jpeg', 'image.jpg');

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => [
        'file' => $file
    ],
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
    ]
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$metadata = json_decode($response, true);
curl_close($curl);

// File Upload - Using query parameter
$curl = curl_init();
$file = new CURLFile('/path/to/image.jpg', 'image/jpeg', 'image.jpg');

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => [
        'file' => $file
    ]
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$metadata = json_decode($response, true);
curl_close($curl);

// URL Processing - Using header
$curl = curl_init();
$data = json_encode(['url' => 'https://example.com/image.jpg']);

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $data,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
        'Content-Type: application/json'
    ]
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$metadata = json_decode($response, true);
curl_close($curl);

// URL Processing - Using query parameter
$curl = curl_init();
$data = json_encode(['url' => 'https://example.com/image.jpg']);

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $data,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Content-Type: application/json'
    ]
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$metadata = json_decode($response, true);
curl_close($curl);

// Data URL (base64) - encode a local file - Using header
$curl = curl_init();
$base64 = base64_encode(file_get_contents('/path/to/image.jpg'));
$data = json_encode(['data_url' => 'data:image/jpeg;base64,' . $base64]);

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $data,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
        'Content-Type: application/json'
    ]
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$metadata = json_decode($response, true);
curl_close($curl);

// Data URL (base64) - encode a local file - Using query parameter
$curl = curl_init();
$base64 = base64_encode(file_get_contents('/path/to/image.jpg'));
$data = json_encode(['data_url' => 'data:image/jpeg;base64,' . $base64]);

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $data,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Content-Type: application/json'
    ]
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$metadata = json_decode($response, true);
curl_close($curl);

// Get results by UUID - Using header
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPGET => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE']
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$metadata = json_decode($response, true);
curl_close($curl);

// Get results by UUID - Using query parameter
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPGET => true,
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$metadata = json_decode($response, true);
curl_close($curl);

// Remove Metadata - File Upload - Using header
$curl = curl_init();
$file = new CURLFile('/path/to/image.jpg', 'image/jpeg', 'image.jpg');

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => [
        'file' => $file
    ],
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
    ]
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$result = json_decode($response, true);
curl_close($curl);

// Download the cleaned file
$downloadUrl = $result['downloadUrl'];
$cleanedContent = file_get_contents($downloadUrl);
file_put_contents('image_cleaned.jpg', $cleanedContent);

// Remove Metadata - File Upload - Using query parameter
$curl = curl_init();
$file = new CURLFile('/path/to/image.jpg', 'image/jpeg', 'image.jpg');

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => [
        'file' => $file
    ]
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$result = json_decode($response, true);
curl_close($curl);

// Remove Metadata - URL Processing - Using header
$curl = curl_init();
$data = json_encode(['url' => 'https://example.com/image.jpg']);

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $data,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
        'Content-Type: application/json'
    ]
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$result = json_decode($response, true);
curl_close($curl);

// Remove Metadata - URL Processing - Using query parameter
$curl = curl_init();
$data = json_encode(['url' => 'https://example.com/image.jpg']);

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $data,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Content-Type: application/json'
    ]
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$result = json_decode($response, true);
curl_close($curl);

// Remove Metadata - Data URL (base64) - Using header
$curl = curl_init();
$base64 = base64_encode(file_get_contents('/path/to/image.jpg'));
$data = json_encode(['data_url' => 'data:image/jpeg;base64,' . $base64]);

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $data,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
        'Content-Type: application/json'
    ]
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$result = json_decode($response, true);
curl_close($curl);

// Remove Metadata - Data URL (base64) - Using query parameter
$curl = curl_init();
$base64 = base64_encode(file_get_contents('/path/to/image.jpg'));
$data = json_encode(['data_url' => 'data:image/jpeg;base64,' . $base64]);

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $data,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Content-Type: application/json'
    ]
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$result = json_decode($response, true);
curl_close($curl);

// Download cleaned file
$cleanedContent = file_get_contents($result['downloadUrl']);
file_put_contents('image_cleaned.jpg', $cleanedContent);
require 'net/http'
require 'json'
require 'uri'

# File Upload - Using header
uri = URI('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['X-API-Key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'

# Create multipart form data
form_data = [['file', File.open('image.jpg', 'rb')]]
request.set_form(form_data, 'multipart/form-data')

response = http.request(request)
metadata = JSON.parse(response.body)

# File Upload - Using query parameter
uri = URI('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
form_data = [['file', File.open('image.jpg', 'rb')]]
request.set_form(form_data, 'multipart/form-data')

response = http.request(request)
metadata = JSON.parse(response.body)

# URL Processing - Using header
uri = URI('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['X-API-Key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request.body = { url: 'https://example.com/image.jpg' }.to_json

response = http.request(request)
metadata = JSON.parse(response.body)

# URL Processing - Using query parameter
uri = URI('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request.body = { url: 'https://example.com/image.jpg' }.to_json

response = http.request(request)
metadata = JSON.parse(response.body)

# Data URL (base64) - encode a local file - Using header
require 'base64'
encoded = Base64.strict_encode64(File.binread('image.jpg'))
uri = URI('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['X-API-Key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request.body = { data_url: "data:image/jpeg;base64,#{encoded}" }.to_json

response = http.request(request)
metadata = JSON.parse(response.body)

# Data URL (base64) - encode a local file - Using query parameter
require 'base64'
encoded = Base64.strict_encode64(File.binread('image.jpg'))
uri = URI('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request.body = { data_url: "data:image/jpeg;base64,#{encoded}" }.to_json

response = http.request(request)
metadata = JSON.parse(response.body)

# Alternative using HTTParty gem (if available)
# require 'httparty'
# 
# # File Upload
# response = HTTParty.post('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract',
#   headers: { 'X-API-Key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE' },
#   body: { file: File.open('image.jpg', 'rb') }
# )
# 
# # URL Processing
# response = HTTParty.post('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract',
#   headers: { 
#     'X-API-Key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
#     'Content-Type' => 'application/json'
#   },
#   body: { url: 'https://example.com/image.jpg' }.to_json
# )

# Get results by UUID - Using header
uri = URI('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request['X-API-Key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
response = http.request(request)
metadata = JSON.parse(response.body)

# Get results by UUID - Using query parameter
uri = URI('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/extract/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
response = http.request(request)
metadata = JSON.parse(response.body)

# Remove Metadata - File Upload - Using header
uri = URI('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['X-API-Key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'

# Create multipart form data
form_data = [['file', File.open('image.jpg', 'rb')]]
request.set_form(form_data, 'multipart/form-data')

response = http.request(request)
result = JSON.parse(response.body)

# Download the cleaned file
download_uri = URI(result['downloadUrl'])
cleaned_file = Net::HTTP.get(download_uri)
File.write('image_cleaned.jpg', cleaned_file)

# Remove Metadata - File Upload - Using query parameter
uri = URI('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
form_data = [['file', File.open('image.jpg', 'rb')]]
request.set_form(form_data, 'multipart/form-data')

response = http.request(request)
result = JSON.parse(response.body)

# Remove Metadata - URL Processing - Using header
uri = URI('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['X-API-Key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request.body = { url: 'https://example.com/image.jpg' }.to_json

response = http.request(request)
result = JSON.parse(response.body)

# Remove Metadata - URL Processing - Using query parameter
uri = URI('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request.body = { url: 'https://example.com/image.jpg' }.to_json

response = http.request(request)
result = JSON.parse(response.body)

# Remove Metadata - Data URL (base64) - Using header
require 'base64'
encoded = Base64.strict_encode64(File.binread('image.jpg'))
uri = URI('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['X-API-Key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request.body = { data_url: "data:image/jpeg;base64,#{encoded}" }.to_json

response = http.request(request)
result = JSON.parse(response.body)

# Remove Metadata - Data URL (base64) - Using query parameter
require 'base64'
encoded = Base64.strict_encode64(File.binread('image.jpg'))
uri = URI('https://exiftools.com/api/v1/remove?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request.body = { data_url: "data:image/jpeg;base64,#{encoded}" }.to_json

response = http.request(request)
result = JSON.parse(response.body)

# Download cleaned file
download_uri = URI(result['downloadUrl'])
cleaned_file = Net::HTTP.get(download_uri)
File.write('image_cleaned.jpg', cleaned_file)