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Image EXIF Editor

Edit and modify EXIF metadata in images including rotation, author, camera, and other common metadata fields using ExifTool

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Quick start

Call this tool from your code in three languages.

cURL
# 1) Request a presigned URL → returns { uploadUrl, storageKey }
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/api/upload/presign/image-exif-editor' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"filename":"imageFile.ext","contentType":"application/octet-stream","size":12345}'

# 2) PUT the file bytes directly to the presigned uploadUrl
curl -X PUT '<presigned uploadUrl>' \
  --data-binary @/path/to/file.ext

# 3) Call the tool, passing the returned storageKey for each file field
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/image-exif-editor' \
  -F 'imageFile=uploads/2026/01/01/your-tool-1700000000000-abc123.ext' \
  -F 'operation=edit' \
  -F 'artist=Enter artist or author name...' \
  -F 'copyright=Enter copyright information...' \
  -F 'comment=Enter image description or comment...' \
  -F 'dateTime=Enter date/time (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)...' \
  -F 'make=Enter camera manufacturer (e.g., Canon, Nikon)...' \
  -F 'model=Enter camera model (e.g., EOS 5D Mark IV)...' \
  -F 'software=Enter software name...' \
  -F 'orientation=1' \
  -F 'keepOriginal=true'

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API reference

Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.

Endpoint

HTTP
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/image-exif-editor

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
imageFilefileupload requiredYesUpload JPEG or TIFF image file (formats that support EXIF metadata)
operationselectNoChoose the EXIF operation to perform
artisttextNoSet the artist or author name in EXIF metadata
copyrighttextNoSet copyright information in EXIF metadata
commenttextareaNoSet image description or comment in EXIF metadata
dateTimetextNoSet the date and time the image was taken (format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)
maketextNoSet camera manufacturer information
modeltextNoSet camera model information
softwaretextNoSet software used to process the image
orientationselectNoSet image orientation (will rotate the image accordingly)
keepOriginalcheckboxNoPreserve original EXIF data while adding new information
File-type parameters must be uploaded first via POST /upload/image-exif-editor, then the returned filePath is passed to the corresponding file field.

Response format

File result

JSON
{
  "filePath": "/public/processing/randomid.ext",
  "fileName": "output.ext",
  "contentType": "application/octet-stream",
  "size": 1024,
  "metadata": {
    "key": "value"
  },
  "error": "Error message (optional)",
  "message": "Notification message (optional)"
}

MCP integration

Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.

Server configuration

Add this block to your MCP client configuration:

mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elysiatools-image-exif-editor": {
      "name": "image-exif-editor",
      "description": "Edit and modify EXIF metadata in images including rotation, author, camera, and other common metadata fields using ExifTool",
      "baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=image-exif-editor",
      "command": "",
      "args": [],
      "env": {},
      "isActive": true,
      "type": "sse"
    }
  }
}

List available tools

After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:

tools/list
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/list"
}

Call this tool

Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:

tools/call
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "image-exif-editor",
    "arguments": {
  "imageFile": "https://example.com/file.ext",
  "operation": "edit",
  "artist": "Enter artist or author name...",
  "copyright": "Enter copyright information...",
  "comment": "Enter image description or comment...",
  "dateTime": "Enter date/time (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)...",
  "make": "Enter camera manufacturer (e.g., Canon, Nikon)...",
  "model": "Enter camera model (e.g., EOS 5D Mark IV)...",
  "software": "Enter software name...",
  "orientation": "1",
  "keepOriginal": true
}
  }
}
Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).
File parameters accept a public file URL only (https://…). Local paths, data: URIs, and Base64 strings are not supported.

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