camera.getMetadata

  • Returns file metadata such as Exif and XMP data for a given file URI.

  • This command is deprecated and was previously used in API level 2.

  • Important parameters include the fileUri, which specifies the location of the target file.

  • Potential errors encompass missing or invalid parameters, including an invalid or non-existent fileUri.

  • The command output provides Exif and Photo Sphere XMP data in JSON format if successful.

Returns file metadata given its URI. The image header lists the Exif and XMP fields. This command was deprecated in API level 2.

Parameters

  • fileUri: URI of the target file. Manufacturers decide whether to use absolute or relative URIs. Clients may treat this as an opaque identifier.

Results

  • metadata: Exif (including GPS information), Photo Sphere XMP in JSON format. Does not include image or thumbnail.

Errors

  • missingParameter: fileUri is not specified.
  • invalidParameterName: The input parameter name is unrecognized.
  • invalidParameterValue: The input parameter is recognized, but its value is invalid; for example, the fileUri doesn't exist, or its data type is incorrect.

Command I/O
Command Input 
{
    "parameters": {
        "fileUri": "file URI"
    }
}
Command Output 
{
    "results": {
        "exif": {
            ...
            "ImageWidth": 2000,
            "ImageLength": 1000,
            ...
        },
        "xmp": {
            "ProjectionType": "equirectangular",
        "UsePanoramaViewer": true,
            ...
        }
    }
}
Command Output (Error) 
{
    "error": {
        "code": "invalidParameterValue",
        "message": "Parameter fileUri doesn't exist."
    }
}