Find Google Image details

You can find image details on Google Search when the image owner provides it or if there’s data about the image’s origin attached to the content. Image details might include image credits, copyrights, and license details.

Learn more about image sources

Image details come from several sources:

• Digital Source, credit, creator, and copyright info: Come from an image file, through a standard called the International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC). For more details on Digital Source field,refer to The Newscode Schema from IPTC. Learn about image rights metadata in Google Images.
• Get this image on and license details: Come from either structured metadata or theInternational Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC). Learn about image license in Google Images.
• How the image was made or edited
  • Some images may contain data that shows if they were generated with AI or captured with a camera. This info can come from either:
    • C2PA: A technical standard that traces the origin of content. 
    • SynthID: A digital watermark embedded on some AI-generated images.
  • Tip: You can find this info in Learn more about an image when it exists.

Learn how to report license or copyright info that you believe is incorrect.