# image.get

### Description

`integer/array image.get(object parameters)`

The method allows to retrieve images according to the given parameters.

### Parameters

`(object)` Parameters defining the desired output.

The method supports the following parameters.

|Parameter|Type|Description|
|---------|----|-----------|
|imageids|string/array|Return only images with the given IDs.|
|sysmapids|string/array|Return images that are used on the given maps.|
|select\_image|flag|Return the Base64 encoded image in the `image` property.|
|sortfield|string/array|Sort the result by the given properties.<br><br>Possible values are: `imageid` and `name`.|
|countOutput|flag|These parameters being common for all `get` methods are described in detail in the [reference commentary](/manual/api/reference_commentary#common_get_method_parameters).|
|editable|boolean|^|
|excludeSearch|flag|^|
|filter|object|^|
|limit|integer|^|
|output|query|^|
|preservekeys|flag|^|
|search|object|^|
|searchByAny|boolean|^|
|searchWildcardsEnabled|boolean|^|
|sortorder|string/array|^|
|startSearch|flag|^|

### Return values

`(integer/array)` Returns either:

-   an array of objects;
-   the count of retrieved objects, if the `countOutput` parameter has
    been used.

### Examples

#### Retrieve an image

Retrieve all data for image with ID "2".

Request:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "image.get",
    "params": {
        "output": "extend",
        "select_image": true,
        "imageids": "2"
    },
    "auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

``` {.java}
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": [
        {
            "imageid": "2",
            "imagetype": "1",
            "name": "Cloud_(24)",
            "image": "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"
        }
    ],
    "id": 1
}
```

### See also

-   [image.getobjects](getobjects)

### Source

CImage::get() in
*frontends/php/include/classes/api/services/CImage.php*.