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title: Retrieve
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Use this endpoint for the Media method to retrieve a single media record.

A media object can be returned in several representations:

* **Direct Media**: Without specifying an extension, the media is returned directly using the mime-type detected.

* **JSON**: By appending `.json` to the media URL, the JSON representation of the media will be returned.

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<EndpointSchemaSnippet endpoint="GET /Accounts/{AccountSid}/Messages/{MessageSid}/Media/{Sid}" />

<EndpointResponseSnippet endpoint="GET /Accounts/{AccountSid}/Messages/{MessageSid}/Media/{Sid}" />

## Request examples

<CodeBlocks>
  ```javascript title="Node.js"
  const { RestClient } = require('@signalwire/compatibility-api')
  const client = RestClient('YourProjectID', 'YourAuthToken', { signalwireSpaceUrl: 'example.signalwire.com' })

  client.messages('MessageSid')
        .media('MediaSid')
        .fetch()
        .then(media => console.log(media.contentType))
        .done();
  ```

  ```csharp
  using System;
  using System.Collections.Generic;
  using Twilio;
  using Twilio.Rest.Api.V2010.Account.Message;

  class Program
  {
      static void Main(string[] args)
      {
          TwilioClient.Init("YourProjectID", "YourAuthToken", new Dictionary<string, object> { ["signalwireSpaceUrl"] = "{SPACE}.signalwire.com" });

          var media = MediaResource.Fetch(
              pathMessageSid: "MessageSid",
              pathSid: "MediaSid"
          );

          Console.WriteLine(media.ContentType);
      }
  }
  ```

  ```python
  from signalwire.rest import Client as signalwire_client

  client = signalwire_client("YourProjectID", "YourAuthToken", signalwire_space_url = 'example.signalwire.com')

  media = client.messages('MessageSid') \
                .media('MediaSid') \
                .fetch()

  print(media.content_type)
  ```

  ```ruby
  require 'signalwire/sdk'

  @client = Signalwire::REST::Client.new 'YourProjectID', 'YourAuthToken', signalwire_space_url: "example.signalwire.com"

  media = @client.messages('MessageSid')
                 .media('MediaSid')
                 .fetch

  puts media.content_type
  ```
</CodeBlocks>