# exif on POST /v1_1/{}/{}/upload is deprecated

Cloudinary API deprecated POST /v1_1/{}/{}/upload, body parameter exif without giving a shutdown date yet.

- API: Cloudinary API (api.cloudinary.com)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `POST /v1_1/{}/{}/upload`, `body parameter exif`
- Source: [Announcement](https://cloudinary.com/documentation/image_upload_api_reference)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/cloudinary-api/breaking-changes/exif-on-post-v1-1-upload-is-deprecated/

## What to use instead

Send media_metadata=true instead of exif.

## Cloudinary API's words

> Whether to retrieve the Exif metadata of the uploaded photo. Default : false. Deprecated - use media_metadata instead