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Method: projects.assets.listAssets
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The listAssets method lists any container asset like a folder or collection using a GET HTTP request to a specified URL.
The parent parameter is required and defines the container asset to list, using specific formatting for project and asset paths.
Optional query parameters like pageSize, pageToken, filter, and view can be used to refine the list of results, although some filters only apply to ImageCollection assets.
A successful response contains a ListAssetsResponse, and authorization requires specific IAM permissions and OAuth scopes.
Lists any container asset, such as a folder or collection.
HTTP request
GET https://earthengine.googleapis.com/v1beta/{parent=projects/*/assets/**}:listAssets
Required. The name of the container asset to list. parent is of the format "projects/*" or "projects/*/assets/**" (e.g., "projects/[PROJECT]" or "projects/earthengine-legacy/assets/users/[USER]/[ASSET]"). All user-owned assets are currently under the project "earthengine-legacy" (e.g., "projects/earthengine-legacy/assets/users/foo/bar"). All other assets are under the project "earthengine-public" (e.g., "projects/earthengine-public/assets/LANDSAT"). If "projects/earthengine-legacy" is specified, the response will consist of a list of all top-level folders owned by the requesting user.
Authorization requires one or more of the following IAM permissions on the specified resource parent:
earthengine.assets.get
earthengine.assets.list
Query parameters
Parameters
pageSize
integer
The maximum number of results per page. The server may return fewer assets than requested. If unspecified, the page size default depends on the EarthEngineAssetView, with higher limits for more restrictive views.
pageToken
string
A token identifying a page of results the server should return. Typically this is the value of ListAssetsResponse.next_page_token returned from the previous call to the assets.listAssets method.
filter
string
If present, specifies a filter. Filters are only applied to ImageCollection assets and are ignored for Folder assets.
The fields startTime, endTime, and members of properties are recognized. The custom function intersects(str) is available, which allows filtering by geometry.
An example date filter:
"startTime>\"2020-01-01T00:00:00+00:00\" AND
endTime<\"2020-02-01T00:00:00+00:00\""
Specifies which parts of the EarthEngineAsset resource should be returned in the response. Only applies to ImageCollection assets. All elements of Folder assets will be encoded in the BASIC view regardless of the value of this field.
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of ListAssetsResponse.
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