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date and includes any new features, bug fixes, and significant performance
improvements.
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## September 21, 2023

Feature Added the new the [`lookupVideoMetadata`](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/aerial-view/lookup-video-metadata.md.txt) method that returns metadata associated with a given video. The metadata in the response body lets you determine the freshness of the imagery, length of the video, and also provides a free workflow for confirming the existence of videos.

## August 08, 2023

Announcement **Aerial View API**

Announcing the General Availability (GA) release of the Aerial View API. See the [Release Notes](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/aerial-view/release-notes.md.txt) for information about this release and for all other releases.

If you are a new user, see [Set Up in the Google Cloud Console](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/aerial-view/cloud-setup) to start the installation process.
Change This release changes the endpoint URL for Aerial View API calls to use `/v1` instead of `/v1beta`, and renames the `getVideo` endpoint.

The previous endpoints were in the form:

- `getVideo`:

  ```
  https://aerialview.googleapis.com/v1beta/videos
  ```
- `renderVideo`:

  ```
  https://aerialview.googleapis.com/v1beta/videos:renderVideo
  ```

The new endpoints are in the form:

- `lookupVideo`:

  ```
  https://aerialview.googleapis.com/v1/videos:lookupVideo
  ```
- `renderVideo`:

  ```
  https://aerialview.googleapis.com/v1/videos:renderVideo
  ```

For information on migrating your apps, see [Migrate from the Preview release](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/aerial-view/migrate.md.txt).