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application: "Intervention Image"
version: "Version 2"
status: "eol"
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# Image::iptc

## Reads IPTC meta data from the current image



> public Intervention\Image\Image iptc([string $key])

Read IPTC meta data from current image.

### Parameters

#### key (optional)
Optionally index key to retrieve only particular value. By default all data available will be parsed.


### Return Values
Associative array of all meta data values available or mixed data for particular value. If no meta data can be found, method will return `null`.

### Examples

```php
// read all existing data into an array
$data = Image::make('public/foo.jpg')->iptc();

// read only 'Copyright'
$copyright = Image::make('public/foo.jpg')->iptc('Copyright');
```

### See also

- [exif](https://image.intervention.io/v2/api/exif.md)
- [orientate](https://image.intervention.io/v2/api/orientate.md)

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