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# get_media

> Retrieve a specific media item from a message.

Retrieve a specific media item from a message.

### Schema

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: API
  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:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/uuid'
        - name: MessageSid
          in: path
          description: A unique ID that identifies this specific message.
          required: true
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/uuid'
        - name: Sid
          in: path
          description: A unique ID that identifies this specific message.
          required: true
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/uuid'
      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
    description: SignalWire Compatibility API
components:
  schemas:
    uuid:
      type: string
      format: uuid
      description: Universal Unique Identifier.
      title: uuid
    MessageMediaResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        account_sid:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/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:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/uuid'
          description: The unique identifier for the message.
        sid:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/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

```

## **Response Example**

### Response (200)

```json
{
  "account_sid": "ea108133-d6b3-407c-9536-9fad8a929a6a",
  "content_type": "image/jpeg",
  "date_created": "Mon, 13 Aug 2018 21:38:46 +0000",
  "date_updated": "Mon, 13 Aug 2018 21:38:46 +0000",
  "parent_sid": "0a059168-ead0-41af-9d1f-343dae832527",
  "sid": "b3877c40-da60-4998-90ad-b792e98472me",
  "uri": "/api/laml/2010-04-01/Accounts/ea108133-d6b3-407c-9536-9fad8a929a6a/Messages/0a059168-ead0-41af-9d1f-343dae832527/Media/b3877c40-da60-4998-90ad-b792e98472me.json"
}
```

## **Example**

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

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

item = client.compat.messages.get_media("SM...", "ME...")
```