ImageGetExifMetaData

Returns the EXIF metadata from an image. This BIF allows you to extract camera and image metadata in BoxLang, such as date taken, camera model, orientation, and more.

Syntax

ImageGetExifMetaData(name)

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
name	any	Yes	The image or the name of a variable referencing an image, or a file path to an image.

Returns

• IStruct: A struct containing the EXIF metadata from the image.

Description

ImageGetExifMetaData extracts EXIF metadata from the specified image. You can pass a BoxImage object, a variable name referencing an image, or a file path string. The returned struct contains key-value pairs for available EXIF metadata fields, such as camera make/model, date/time, orientation, GPS info, and more.

Example

// Get EXIF metadata from a BoxImage
meta = ImageGetExifMetaData(myImage);

// Get EXIF metadata from an image file path
meta = ImageGetExifMetaData("/path/to/image.jpg");

See Also

• ImageGetBlob

• ImageRead

Notes

• The image can be passed as a BoxImage object, a variable name referencing an image, or a file path string.

• If the image cannot be read or metadata cannot be processed, an error is thrown.

• The returned struct contains only available EXIF fields for the image.