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Retrieves an image that visually represents the output of a computation.
The request must include identifying information and authorization obtained from a prior videoThumbnails.create request.
This endpoint uses gRPC Transcoding for handling the HTTP request and requires specifying a video thumbnail name.
Users need appropriate authorization with scopes like earthengine or cloud-platform to access this functionality.
Computes an image showing the result of a computation. The request includes values (an ID and authorisation token) from a previous videoThumbnails.create request.
HTTP request
GET https://earthengine.googleapis.com/v1/{name=projects/*/videoThumbnails/*}:getPixels
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