How can I get images width and height values in pixel with API V2

[dnaz]

I have created an api with PHP language, I can connect list folders and files etc.. But I cant get the images width and height with api, How can I do this with the latest api documentation ?

https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation

I have sent request with 

"include_media_info": true

But there is no values depends on the width and height of images, How can I solve this ? 

[Здравко]

Hi @dnaz,

To get image or video media info in metadata you need to call /2/files/get_metadata endpoint. The media info is not supported on other endpoints for number of years already.

Hope this helps.

[dnaz]

Hi, I have used it but cant get the width and height.

[Здравко]

I just tried for an arbitrary image and its as follows (a bit shortened for clarity):

> POST /2/files/get_metadata
> Host: https://api.dropboxapi.com
> User-Agent: api-explorer-client
> Authorization: Bearer ***********valid*access*token********
> Content-Type: application/json
> 
> {"path":"/IMG_20230616_150044.jpg","include_media_info":true}

< HTTP/2 200 
< content-type: application/json
< server: envoy
< content-length: 568
< 
< {".tag": "file", "name": "IMG_20230616_150044.jpg", "path_lower": "/img_20230616_150044.jpg", "path_display": "/IMG_20230616_150044.jpg", "id": "id:ElL7W-JPrdMAAAAAAABaqQ", "client_modified": "2023-06-16T12:01:28Z", "server_modified": "2023-06-16T12:01:29Z", "rev": "5fe3df1f1b42b22ab554a", "size": 1649795, "media_info": {".tag": "metadata", "metadata": {".tag": "photo", "dimensions": {"height": 4000, "width": 1840}, "time_taken": "2023-06-16T15:00:44Z"}}, "is_downloadable": true, "content_hash": "a373008e6d8daf0d0823cd623d38a949548d26d08f42a779cbf8ebde12c213cc"}

 As can be seen both width and height are there. What exactly doesn't work for you?

[dnaz]

I'm gettin this:

I'm using PHP Curl,

object(stdClass)#1 (11) {
  [".tag"]=>
  string(4) "file"
  ["name"]=>
  string(7) "S3x.png"
  ["path_lower"]=>
  string(37) "/vhq dxf/k-s-mr-archive/03-29/s3x.png"
  ["path_display"]=>
  string(37) "/VHQ DxF/K-S-MR-ARCHIVE/03-29/S3x.png"
  ["id"]=>
  string(25) "id:TvyxEphAjwwAAAAAAADawQ"
  ["client_modified"]=>
  string(20) "2024-03-29T17:50:47Z"
  ["server_modified"]=>
  string(20) "2024-04-03T23:19:39Z"
  ["rev"]=>
  string(31) "016153974e96a70000000010ef1"
  ["size"]=>
  int(12209354)
  ["is_downloadable"]=>
  bool(true)
  ["content_hash"]=>
  string(64) "3667ae13d1bd27da44f59c4c88bd69041fe0f95d8119bec35851a144759"
}

[Здравко]

😀 I'm receiving roughly the same (or equivalent) when I skip turning on the media info. Did you skip that step? (Note in the request body above: "include_media_info":true) 👆 By default media info is off!

Hope this clarifies matter.

[dnaz]

yes 🙂

My url :  $url = 'https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/get_metadata';

My curl post data =  $data = '{"include_media_info": true,"path": "/VHQ DTF/K-S-MR-ARCHIVE/03-29/S37.png"}';

but I'm getting same results that without dimensions 🙂

[Здравко]

Wow.. Yes, you are correct. As seems it works stable only for jpegs, but not png or gif.... Don't ask me why! 🤷

[Greg-DB]

This media information is not available for all files/file types, but I'll pass this along as a feature request to expand support for this. I can't promise if or when that might be done though.

[Здравко]

Hi @Greg-DB,

Expanding support for different media types would be really fine, but regardless of the final decision for whether and/or when that to be done, documentation may be improved. 😉 At present definition of what's photo and what's video in content of type MediaMetadata is missing and predisposes confusions! (I just got confused above, for instance 😖😳) Would be fine definition like the one existing for file types related to Dropbox Chooser to be added that would clarify things.

Have a nice day.