# Retrieve Message Media

GET https://YOUR_SPACE.signalwire.com/api/laml/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Messages/{MessageSid}/Media/{Sid}

Retrieve media for a message.

#### Permissions

The API token used to authenticate must have the following scope(s) enabled to make a successful request: _Messaging_.

[Learn more about API scopes](/docs/platform/your-signalwire-api-space).

Reference: https://signalwire.com/docs/compatibility-api/rest/message-media/retrieve-media

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: compatibility
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /Accounts/{AccountSid}/Messages/{MessageSid}/Media/{Sid}:
    get:
      operationId: retrieve-media
      summary: Retrieve Message Media
      description: >-
        Retrieve media for a message.


        #### Permissions


        The API token used to authenticate must have the following scope(s)
        enabled to make a successful request: _Messaging_.


        [Learn more about API scopes](/docs/platform/your-signalwire-api-space).
      tags:
        - subpackage_messageMedia
      parameters:
        - name: AccountSid
          in: path
          description: >-
            The unique identifier of the project that sent or received this
            message.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
        - name: MessageSid
          in: path
          description: A unique ID that identifies this specific message.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
        - name: Sid
          in: path
          description: A unique ID that identifies this specific message.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: >-
            SignalWire Basic Authentication using Project ID and API Token.


            The client sends HTTP requests with the Authorization header
            containing

            the word Basic followed by a space and a base64-encoded string of
            project_id:token.

            The project ID will be used as the username and the API token as the
            password.


            Example:

            ```

            Authorization: Basic base64(project_id:token)

            ```
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The request has succeeded.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageMediaResponse'
        '400':
          description: >-
            The request was invalid or cannot be processed. Check the error
            details for more information.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CompatibilityErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Authentication failed. Please verify your credentials and try again.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CompatibilityErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: >-
            The requested resource was not found. Please verify the resource
            identifier.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CompatibilityErrorResponse'
servers:
  - url: https://YOUR_SPACE.signalwire.com/api/laml/2010-04-01
components:
  schemas:
    MessageMediaResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        account_sid:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: The unique identifier for the account.
        content_type:
          type: string
          description: The content type of the media.
        date_created:
          type: string
          description: The date, in RFC 2822 GMT format, this media was created.
        date_updated:
          type: string
          description: The date, in RFC 2822 GMT format, this media was updated.
        parent_sid:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: The unique identifier for the message.
        sid:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: The unique identifier for the media.
        uri:
          type: string
          description: The URI for the media.
      required:
        - account_sid
        - content_type
        - date_created
        - date_updated
        - parent_sid
        - sid
        - uri
      description: Response containing a single message media.
      title: MessageMediaResponse
    CompatibilityErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          description: Error code.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Error message.
        more_info:
          type: string
          description: URL for more information about the error.
        status:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code.
      required:
        - code
        - message
        - more_info
        - status
      description: Error response model.
      title: CompatibilityErrorResponse
  securitySchemes:
    SignalWireBasicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: >-
        SignalWire Basic Authentication using Project ID and API Token.


        The client sends HTTP requests with the Authorization header containing

        the word Basic followed by a space and a base64-encoded string of
        project_id:token.

        The project ID will be used as the username and the API token as the
        password.


        Example:

        ```

        Authorization: Basic base64(project_id:token)

        ```

```

## SDK Code Examples

```python
import requests

url = "https://your_space.signalwire.com/api/laml/2010-04-01/Accounts/AccountSid/Messages/MessageSid/Media/Sid"

headers = {"Authorization": "Basic <project_id>:<api_token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://your_space.signalwire.com/api/laml/2010-04-01/Accounts/AccountSid/Messages/MessageSid/Media/Sid';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Basic <project_id>:<api_token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://your_space.signalwire.com/api/laml/2010-04-01/Accounts/AccountSid/Messages/MessageSid/Media/Sid"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <project_id>:<api_token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://your_space.signalwire.com/api/laml/2010-04-01/Accounts/AccountSid/Messages/MessageSid/Media/Sid")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Basic <project_id>:<api_token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://your_space.signalwire.com/api/laml/2010-04-01/Accounts/AccountSid/Messages/MessageSid/Media/Sid")
  .header("Authorization", "Basic <project_id>:<api_token>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://your_space.signalwire.com/api/laml/2010-04-01/Accounts/AccountSid/Messages/MessageSid/Media/Sid', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Basic <project_id>:<api_token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://your_space.signalwire.com/api/laml/2010-04-01/Accounts/AccountSid/Messages/MessageSid/Media/Sid");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Basic <project_id>:<api_token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Basic <project_id>:<api_token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://your_space.signalwire.com/api/laml/2010-04-01/Accounts/AccountSid/Messages/MessageSid/Media/Sid")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```