Free Image Metadata API - EXIF & GPS Data

Parameters

name	in	type	required	description
`image`	body	file	required	JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, or TIFF up to 10 MB. EXIF is only read from JPEG and TIFF.

Request

Send your key in the X-API-Key header. More languages and patterns live on the code examples page.

curl -s -X POST "https://apixies.io/api/v1/image-metadata" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "image=@photo.jpg"

const form = new FormData();
form.append("image", fileInput.files[0]);

const res = await fetch("https://apixies.io/api/v1/image-metadata", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
  body: form
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

$ch = curl_init("https://apixies.io/api/v1/image-metadata");
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ["X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => [
        "image" => new CURLFile("photo.jpg"),
    ],
]);
$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
curl_close($ch);

print_r($data);

import requests

res = requests.request(
    "POST",
    "https://apixies.io/api/v1/image-metadata",
    files={"image": open("photo.jpg", "rb")},
    headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
print(res.json())

Response

The result sits under data in the standard envelope. See the response format guide for errors and status codes.

returns

data.dimensions: Width, height, bit depth and channel count.
data.exif: Camera, lens, exposure, ISO and the date the shutter fired.
data.gps: Latitude and longitude from EXIF, or null.
data.iptc: IPTC fields like caption, byline and copyright, or null.
data.mime_type: Detected MIME type, with the byte size in file_size.

example response 200

{
    "status": "success",
    "http_code": 200,
    "code": "SUCCESS",
    "message": "Image metadata extracted successfully",
    "data": {
        "filename": "photo.jpg",
        "mime_type": "image/jpeg",
        "file_size": 2458624,
        "dimensions": {
            "width": 4032,
            "height": 3024,
            "bits": 8,
            "channels": 3
        },
        "exif": {
            "FileName": "phpA1b2C3",
            "FileSize": 2458624,
            "MimeType": "image/jpeg",
            "Make": "Apple",
            "Model": "iPhone 14 Pro",
            "XResolution": "72/1",
            "YResolution": "72/1",
            "ResolutionUnit": 2,
            "DateTime": "2025:01:15 14:30:00",
            "ExposureTime": "1/120",
            "FNumber": "89/50",
            "ISOSpeedRatings": 100,
            "DateTimeOriginal": "2025:01:15 14:30:00",
            "FocalLength": "343/50",
            "ColorSpace": 65535
        },
        "iptc": null,
        "gps": {
            "latitude": 40.748817,
            "longitude": -73.985428
        },
        "extracted_at": "2026-09-18T12:00:00+00:00"
    }
}

Authentication and limits

This endpoint needs an API key. Use the sandbox ("try it" above) to test it without registering. See the authentication guide for details.

Standard rate limits apply to this endpoint.

Common use cases

Photo library management

Extract camera model, exposure settings, and timestamps from uploaded photos to automatically organize and tag images in your digital asset management system.

Privacy compliance and scrubbing

Detect GPS coordinates and personal metadata in user-uploaded images before publishing. Strip sensitive EXIF data to protect user privacy and comply with GDPR.

Image forensics and verification

Analyze image metadata to verify authenticity, check creation dates, and identify the device used. Useful for content moderation and journalism fact-checking.

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