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title: Faxes
slug: /reference/python/rest/compat/faxes
description: Manage faxes with CRUD operations and media sub-resources.
max-toc-depth: 3
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[messages]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/compat/messages

[restclient]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/client

[list]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/compat/faxes/list

[create]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/compat/faxes/create

[get]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/compat/faxes/get

[update]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/compat/faxes/update

[delete]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/compat/faxes/delete

[listmedia]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/compat/faxes/list-media

[getmedia]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/compat/faxes/get-media

[deletemedia]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/compat/faxes/delete-media

Manage faxes with CRUD operations and media sub-resources. The media sub-resource
pattern is identical to [`messages`][messages].

Access via `client.compat.faxes` on a [`RestClient`][restclient] instance.

```python {9}
from signalwire.rest import RestClient

client = RestClient(
    project="your-project-id",
    token="your-api-token",
    host="your-space.signalwire.com",
)

faxes = client.compat.faxes.list()
```

## **Methods**

### Fax CRUD

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="list" href="/docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/compat/faxes/list">
    List faxes in the account.
  </Card>

  <Card title="create" href="/docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/compat/faxes/create">
    Send a new fax.
  </Card>

  <Card title="get" href="/docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/compat/faxes/get">
    Retrieve a single fax by SID.
  </Card>

  <Card title="update" href="/docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/compat/faxes/update">
    Update a fax resource.
  </Card>

  <Card title="delete" href="/docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/compat/faxes/delete">
    Delete a fax record.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Media

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="list_media" href="/docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/compat/faxes/list-media">
    List media items attached to a fax.
  </Card>

  <Card title="get_media" href="/docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/compat/faxes/get-media">
    Retrieve a specific media item from a fax.
  </Card>

  <Card title="delete_media" href="/docs/server-sdks/reference/python/rest/compat/faxes/delete-media">
    Delete a media item from a fax.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>