Get file metadata (video resolution and duration) from shared folder

Question

Hi everybody,

I need to access a file metadata using endpoint "files/get_metadata". I need to get video resolution and duration. My code works fine is the file is in my home folder, but it doesn't work if the file is in a shared folder.

I can get the files list in the shared folder with endpoint "files/list_folder" and using the shared_link parameter.

So, how can I get metadata for a file in a shared folder?

Greg-DB · Accepted Answer

It sounds like you're referring to using the /2/files/get_metadata endpoint and setting 'include_media_info' to true, in order to get the media information such as 'dimensions' and 'duration' returned in the 'media_info' field in the result.

That functionality is only available on /2/files/get_metadata, which does require that the file be present in the connected account. That means that it's not possible to retrieve that just using a shared link to content that doesn't exist in the connected account.

The /2/sharing/get_shared_link_metadata endpoint does return metadata about shared links, but it doesn't include 'media_info', so as you found you would need to actually add the content to the connected account and use /2/files/get_metadata to get 'media_info'.