---
title: "Get taxonomy image metadata by Taxonomy ID"
method: POST
path: "/taxonomy/image/metadata"
tags: ["Taxonomy"]
---

# Get taxonomy image metadata by Taxonomy ID

`POST /taxonomy/image/metadata`

Get taxonomy image metadata, including the image URL and license information, in JSON format.

## Request body

- V2TaxonomyImageMetadataRequest
  - `taxon` string

## Response `200`

A successful response

- V2TaxonomyImageMetadataResponse
  - `tax_id` string
  - `src` string
  - `license` string
  - `attribution` string
  - `source` string
  - `image_sizes` V2ImageSize[]
  - `format` string
  - `license_url` string

## Other responses

- `default` — An unexpected error response.

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