strip_image_metadata
Strip image metadata (EXIF/GPS/XMP/IPTC/PNG text)
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Reads a JPEG or PNG's hidden metadata (JPEG: EXIF — camera make/model, lens, body/lens serial numbers, capture date, GPS coordinates and altitude — plus XMP, IPTC/Photoshop resources and comment segments; PNG: tEXt/iTXt/zTXt/eXIf/tIME chunks) and returns a structured report of exactly what it found, including the size of every metadata segment/chunk that was removed. Optionally (include_cleaned_image, default true) also returns the same image with those segments/chunks stripped at the byte level: no re-encoding and no pixel decode, so the compressed image data, ICC profile, and JFIF/PNG structure are copied unchanged. It runs a byte-for-byte self-check that the retained image data is actually unchanged before handing back a cleaned file — if that check fails, no cleaned file is returned even though the report is still produced. Only JPEG and PNG signatures are recognized (not TIFF or other formats); stripping a photo's EXIF Orientation tag can make it appear rotated, which the report flags.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| image_base64 | string | yes | Base64-encoded bytes of the JPEG or PNG file to inspect. |
| filename | string | no | Original filename, used only to name the returned cleaned file (defaults to "image"). Format detection is by content signature, not by this name or extension. |
| include_cleaned_image | boolean | no | When true (default), also return the metadata-stripped image bytes alongside the report. Set to false to get only the report. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"image_base64": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Base64-encoded bytes of the JPEG or PNG file to inspect."
},
"filename": {
"description": "Original filename, used only to name the returned cleaned file (defaults to \"image\"). Format detection is by content signature, not by this name or extension.",
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 255
},
"include_cleaned_image": {
"default": true,
"description": "When true (default), also return the metadata-stripped image bytes alongside the report. Set to false to get only the report.",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"image_base64"
]
}