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Method: projects.filmstripThumbnails.getPixels
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The getPixels method computes an image based on a previous filmstripThumbnails.create request, using its ID and authorization token.
This method uses an HTTP GET request with a URL following gRPC Transcoding syntax.
The request requires a name path parameter and an empty request body.
Successful responses are generic HTTP responses with a format defined by the method.
Authorization requires one of several specified OAuth scopes related to Earth Engine and cloud platform access.
Computes an image showing the result of a computation. The request includes values (an ID and authorisation token) from a previous filmstripThumbnails.create request.
HTTP request
GET https://earthengine.googleapis.com/v1/{name=projects/*/filmstripThumbnails/*}:getPixels
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