How to select a video from the gallery and get it's real path?

Question

I can open the gallery with this code,

    Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK);
    intent.setType("video/*");

    intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
    startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Select Video"), PICK_VIDEO_REQUEST );

It works well on a Samsung Galaxy S5. But in some phones, images are displayed along with videos.

What changes do I need to do to the code to open the gallery to display only videos?

How can I get the real path of the selected video when the results are returned?

score 52 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 12 '17 at 15:22

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Here is the full code to get the video path after selecting from gallery.

Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setType("video/*");
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent,"Select Video"),REQUEST_TAKE_GALLERY_VIDEO);

public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
        if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
            if (requestCode == REQUEST_TAKE_GALLERY_VIDEO) {
                Uri selectedImageUri = data.getData();

                // OI FILE Manager
                filemanagerstring = selectedImageUri.getPath();

                // MEDIA GALLERY
                selectedImagePath = getPath(selectedImageUri);
                if (selectedImagePath != null) {

                    Intent intent = new Intent(HomeActivity.this,
                            VideoplayAvtivity.class);
                    intent.putExtra("path", selectedImagePath);
                    startActivity(intent);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // UPDATED!
    public String getPath(Uri uri) {
        String[] projection = { MediaStore.Video.Media.DATA };
        Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(uri, projection, null, null, null);
        if (cursor != null) {
            // HERE YOU WILL GET A NULLPOINTER IF CURSOR IS NULL
            // THIS CAN BE, IF YOU USED OI FILE MANAGER FOR PICKING THE MEDIA
            int column_index = cursor
                    .getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Video.Media.DATA);
            cursor.moveToFirst();
            return cursor.getString(column_index);
        } else
            return null;
    }

edited Jun 12 '17 at 15:22

Morphing Coffee

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answered Jun 25 '15 at 10:18

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the get path is returning null does it work for video ? – HAXM Mar 31 '16 at 12:57
managedQuery is user defined function ? please post that also – Jithish P N Jun 08 '16 at 11:05
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@JPn it is not user defined function. method was deprecated in API level 11, use CursorLoader instead. see this link [link](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html#managedQuery) – Prashant Jul 07 '16 at 07:52
get path returning null – Hardik Joshi Oct 02 '16 at 12:50
@SaurabhBhandari how did you make it work for video? – Abubakar Apr 08 '17 at 18:08
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@Abubakar use `MediaStore.Video.Media.DATA ` in getPath() – Saurabh Bhandari Apr 10 '17 at 06:23
This example produces an intent output like dat=content://com.android.providers.media.documents/document/video:487 and they cannot be used as an uri in android 7 – ariel May 30 '17 at 20:24
@Rohit Heera I am getting path as null ,using above code – Sagar Feb 06 '18 at 08:25
@SagarHudge on Which version of android you try to get the path – Rohit Heera Feb 06 '18 at 19:56
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@RohitHeera 6.0.1 and 7.0 i have tried on this version – Sagar Feb 07 '18 at 06:21
@SagarHudge The way to read the data and also get picture using camera is changed in 7.0 Please check file provider system using XML. There you get your answer. – Rohit Heera Feb 07 '18 at 12:08
There has to be a cleaner way to do this? Has anyone discovered a library or framework that can efficiently help with this common task? – Edmund Rojas Feb 08 '18 at 14:47
cursor should be freed up after use with #close() – KAlO2 May 19 '18 at 13:00
It's return null always. – Ks Sjkjs Jul 12 '18 at 06:12
If your android version is 7.0 and above you need to setup fileprovider xml. – Rohit Heera Jul 12 '18 at 08:42
in samsung phone getting null – Nirmit Jan 29 '19 at 11:27
Now in API lever 7.0 onwards implent fileprovider for getting imgaes from camera and gallery – Rohit Heera Jan 29 '19 at 16:45
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path gives null, improve the answer – Thirupathi Yadav Dec 19 '19 at 09:15
Yes, the path gives null. The answer is not working – Pawan Nov 09 '20 at 19:40

score 15 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 25 '15 at 08:12

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Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);

startActivityForResult(intent , SELECT_VIDEO);

answered Jun 25 '15 at 08:12

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This let's you select only one video. – b005t3r Nov 02 '17 at 11:22

score 10 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 09 '17 at 18:13

You will get real Path from this method getPath

public static String getPath(final Context context, final Uri uri) {

    final boolean isKitKat = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT;

    // DocumentProvider
    if (isKitKat && DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) {
        // ExternalStorageProvider
        if (isExternalStorageDocument(uri)) {
            final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
            final String[] split = docId.split(":");
            final String type = split[0];

            if ("primary".equalsIgnoreCase(type)) {
                return Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/" + split[1];
            }

            // TODO handle non-primary volumes
        }
        // DownloadsProvider
        else if (isDownloadsDocument(uri)) {

            final String id = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
            final Uri contentUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(
                    Uri.parse("content://downloads/public_downloads"), Long.valueOf(id));

            return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, null, null);
        }
        // MediaProvider
        else if (isMediaDocument(uri)) {
            final String docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri);
            final String[] split = docId.split(":");
            final String type = split[0];

            Uri contentUri = null;
            if ("image".equals(type)) {
                contentUri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
            } else if ("video".equals(type)) {
                contentUri = MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
            } else if ("audio".equals(type)) {
                contentUri = MediaStore.Audio.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI;
            }

            final String selection = "_id=?";
            final String[] selectionArgs = new String[]{
                    split[1]
            };

            return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, selection, selectionArgs);
        }
    }
    // MediaStore (and general)
    else if ("content".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
        return getDataColumn(context, uri, null, null);
    }
    // File
    else if ("file".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
        return uri.getPath();
    }

    return null;
}

/**
 * Get the value of the data column for this Uri. This is useful for
 * MediaStore Uris, and other file-based ContentProviders.
 *
 * @param context       The context.
 * @param uri           The Uri to query.
 * @param selection     (Optional) Filter used in the query.
 * @param selectionArgs (Optional) Selection arguments used in the query.
 * @return The value of the _data column, which is typically a file path.
 */
public static String getDataColumn(Context context, Uri uri, String selection,
                                   String[] selectionArgs) {

    Cursor cursor = null;
    final String column = "_data";
    final String[] projection = {
            column
    };

    try {
        cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(uri, projection, selection, selectionArgs,
                null);
        if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
            final int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(column);
            return cursor.getString(column_index);
        }
    } finally {
        if (cursor != null)
            cursor.close();
    }
    return null;
}


/**
 * @param uri The Uri to check.
 * @return Whether the Uri authority is ExternalStorageProvider.
 */
public static boolean isExternalStorageDocument(Uri uri) {
    return "com.android.externalstorage.documents".equals(uri.getAuthority());
}

/**
 * @param uri The Uri to check.
 * @return Whether the Uri authority is DownloadsProvider.
 */
public static boolean isDownloadsDocument(Uri uri) {
    return "com.android.providers.downloads.documents".equals(uri.getAuthority());
}

/**
 * @param uri The Uri to check.
 * @return Whether the Uri authority is MediaProvider.
 */
public static boolean isMediaDocument(Uri uri) {
    return "com.android.providers.media.documents".equals(uri.getAuthority());
}

public static MultipartBody.Part getMultiPartBody(String key, String mMediaUrl) {
    if (mMediaUrl != null) {
        File file = new File(mMediaUrl);
        RequestBody requestFile = RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("multipart/form-data"), file);
        return MultipartBody.Part.createFormData(key, file.getName(), requestFile);
    } else {
        return MultipartBody.Part.createFormData(key, "");
    }
}

}

This script is the only one that really work to get gallery img path. Thanks — ThiagoYou, Oct 09 '19 at 15:21
Only thing that worked for me. It's amazing that there isn't something easier in this day and age — Aerim, Mar 25 '20 at 21:40
thanks, this is the only real working solution, may be from https://github.com/zhihu/Matisse project source — M.J.Ahmadi, Feb 21 '21 at 15:12
@M.J.Ahmadi it's not from any project, in my production project I solve the issue by using this code. — Prabhat Rai, Jun 05 '21 at 21:12

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 13 '17 at 06:20

Below code works for me:

Intent videoPickIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK);
videoPickIntent.setType("video/*");
TheActivity.startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(videoPickIntent, "Please pick a video"), PickIntroductionVideo);

and in onActivityResult:

if (requestCode != PickIntroductionVideo)
    return;
if (resultCode != Activity.RESULT_OK)
    return true;
String pickedVideoUrl = FarayanUtility.getRealPathFromUri(getContext(), data.getData());

Method FarayanUtility.getRealPathFromUri is:

public static String getRealPathFromUri(Context context, Uri contentUri) {
    Cursor cursor = null;
    try {
        String[] proj = {MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA};
        cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(contentUri, proj, null, null, null);
        int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
        cursor.moveToFirst();
        return cursor.getString(column_index);
    } finally {
        if (cursor != null) {
            cursor.close();
        }
    }
}

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 23 '21 at 14:10

Kotlin Version

 val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK,MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI)
 intent.type = "video/*";
 startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_VIDEO_CODE)

Then,

fun parsePath(uri: Uri?): String? {
        val projection = arrayOf(MediaStore.Video.Media.DATA)
        val cursor: Cursor? = contentResolver.query(uri!!, projection, null, null, null)
        return if (cursor != null) {
            val columnIndex: Int = cursor
                .getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Video.Media.DATA)
            cursor.moveToFirst()
            cursor.getString(columnIndex)
        } else null
    }

override fun onActivityResult(requestCode: Int, resultCode: Int, data: Intent?) {
    super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data)
    if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
        when (requestCode) {
            REQUEST_VIDEO_CODE -> {
                val videoUri: Uri = data?.data!!
                val videoPath = getPath(videoUri)
                Log.d("TAG", "$videoPath is the path that you need...")
            }
        }
    }
}

when i haven't specified `type()`, it was opening image picker, i don't know why?? — Vivek Thummar, Oct 01 '21 at 13:21

Muhammad Sheraz · Answer 6 · 2020-01-21T12:02:31.383

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Use this

Intent intent = new Intent (Intent.ACTION_PICK,MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
intent.setType("video/*");
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent,"Select Video"),REQUEST_TAKE_GALLERY_VIDEO);

edited Jan 21 '20 at 12:02

answered May 24 '18 at 07:04

Muhammad Sheraz

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score 0 · Answer 7 · edited Sep 08 '20 at 22:55

@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
    if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
        if (requestCode == 1) {
            Uri selectedVideoUri = data.getData();

            // OI FILE Manager
            String filemanagerstring = selectedVideoUri.toString();
            vidPath = filemanagerstring;

            // MEDIA GALLERY
            String selectedVideoPath = getPath(selectedVideoUri); 
            if (selectedVideoPath != null) {
                vidPath = selectedVideoPath;
            }
        }
    }
}

//this function returns null when using IO file manager
public String getPath(Uri uri) {
    String[] projection = { MediaStore.Video.Media.DATA };
    getContentResolver();
    Cursor cursor = getApplicationContext().getContentResolver().query(uri, projection, null, null, null);
    if (cursor != null) {
        int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Video.Media.DATA);
        cursor.moveToFirst();
        return cursor.getString(column_index); 
    } else
        return null;
}

If the getpath() function is returning "null" then its probably because you haven't set the permissions correctly. What you need to do is to paste this in your manifest:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>

Paste this before the <application> tag, then, once you load your app, go to settings-> applications-> YourApp -> permissions and then set all the permissions to true. Once you do that, this code should work perfectly

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Nov 23 '21 at 05:55

Tested Kotlin Code. Works fine!

    private fun openGalleryForVideo() {
        val intent = Intent()
        intent.type = "video/*"
        intent.action = Intent.ACTION_PICK
        startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Select Video"),Constants.REQUEST_VIDEO)
    }

override fun onActivityResult(requestCode: Int, resultCode: Int, data: Intent?) {
        if (requestCode == Constants.REQUEST_VIDEO){
            if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK){
                if (data?.data != null) {
                    val uriPathHelper = URIPathHelper()
                    val videoFullPath = uriPathHelper.getPath(requireContext(), data.data!!)
                    if (videoFullPath != null) {
                        val file = File(videoFullPath)
                        UploadVideoAPICall(file)
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

class URIPathHelper {

    fun getPath(context: Context, uri: Uri): String? {
        val isKitKatorAbove = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT

        // DocumentProvider
        if (isKitKatorAbove && DocumentsContract.isDocumentUri(context, uri)) {
            // ExternalStorageProvider
            if (isExternalStorageDocument(uri)) {
                val docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri)
                val split = docId.split(":".toRegex()).toTypedArray()
                val type = split[0]
                if ("primary".equals(type, ignoreCase = true)) {
                    return Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString() + "/" + split[1]
                }

            } else if (isDownloadsDocument(uri)) {
                val id = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri)
                val contentUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(Uri.parse("content://downloads/public_downloads"), java.lang.Long.valueOf(id))
                return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, null, null)
            } else if (isMediaDocument(uri)) {
                val docId = DocumentsContract.getDocumentId(uri)
                val split = docId.split(":".toRegex()).toTypedArray()
                val type = split[0]
                var contentUri: Uri? = null
                if ("image" == type) {
                    contentUri = MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI
                } else if ("video" == type) {
                    contentUri = MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI
                } else if ("audio" == type) {
                    contentUri = MediaStore.Audio.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI
                }
                val selection = "_id=?"
                val selectionArgs = arrayOf(split[1])
                return getDataColumn(context, contentUri, selection, selectionArgs)
            }
        } else if ("content".equals(uri.scheme, ignoreCase = true)) {
            return getDataColumn(context, uri, null, null)
        } else if ("file".equals(uri.scheme, ignoreCase = true)) {
            return uri.path
        }
        return null
    }

    fun getDataColumn(context: Context, uri: Uri?, selection: String?, selectionArgs: Array<String>?): String? {
        var cursor: Cursor? = null
        val column = "_data"
        val projection = arrayOf(column)
        try {
            cursor = context.getContentResolver().query(uri!!, projection, selection, selectionArgs,null)
            if (cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {
                val column_index: Int = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(column)
                return cursor.getString(column_index)
            }
        } finally {
            if (cursor != null) cursor.close()
        }
        return null
    }

    fun isExternalStorageDocument(uri: Uri): Boolean {
        return "com.android.externalstorage.documents" == uri.authority
    }

    fun isDownloadsDocument(uri: Uri): Boolean {
        return "com.android.providers.downloads.documents" == uri.authority
    }

    fun isMediaDocument(uri: Uri): Boolean {
        return "com.android.providers.media.documents" == uri.authority
    }
}

score -2 · Answer 9 · answered Jun 25 '15 at 08:11

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Use

Intent intent = new Intent();
        intent.setType("video/*");
        intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
        startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent,"Select Video"),REQUEST_TAKE_GALLERY_VIDEO);

answered Jun 25 '15 at 08:11

NullByte

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score -2 · Answer 10 · edited Mar 13 '18 at 10:23

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK,MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
                    fileUri = getOutputMediaFileUri(MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO);
                    intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_VIDEO_QUALITY, 1);
                    intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, fileUri);

startActivityForResult(intent,
                            CAMERA_CAPTURE_VIDEO_REQUEST_CODE);


@Override
    protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
Uri selectedImageUri = data.getData();
imagePath = getPath(selectedImageUri);

}

  public String getPath(Uri uri) {
            String[] projection = { MediaStore.Video.Media.DATA };
            Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(uri, projection, null, null, null);
            if (cursor != null) {

                int column_index = cursor
                        .getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Video.Media.DATA);
                cursor.moveToFirst();
                return cursor.getString(column_index);
            } else
                return null;
        }

method inside method is not possible – Vivek Barai Nov 21 '17 at 10:30 — Vivek Barai, Nov 21 '17 at 10:30

How to select a video from the gallery and get it's real path?

10 Answers10

Tested Kotlin Code. Works fine!

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