# Method: videos.lookupVideoMetadata

- [HTTP request](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/aerial-view/reference/rest/v1/videos/lookupVideoMetadata#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)
- [Query parameters](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/aerial-view/reference/rest/v1/videos/lookupVideoMetadata#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS)
- [Request body](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/aerial-view/reference/rest/v1/videos/lookupVideoMetadata#body.request_body)
- [Response body](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/aerial-view/reference/rest/v1/videos/lookupVideoMetadata#body.response_body)

Fetches metadata for a video given its address or videoId. This method is a free-to-call alternative to `videos.lookupVideo`, and returns all available video data excluding playback URIs.

### HTTP request

`GET https://aerialview.googleapis.com/v1/videos:lookupVideoMetadata`

The URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.

### Query parameters

| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| Union parameter `key`. Required. `key` can be only one of the following: ||
| `videoId` | `string` An ID returned from `videos.renderVideo`. |
| `address` | `string` A US postal address. |

### Request body

The request body must be empty.

### Response body

If successful, the response body contains an instance of `https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/aerial-view/reference/rest/v1/VideoMetadata`.