---
title: "Get a screen's playback quality"
method: GET
path: "/v1/screens/{id}/playback-quality"
tags: ["screens"]
---

# Get a screen's playback quality

`GET /v1/screens/{id}/playback-quality`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.brixsignage.com`
- URL: `https://api.brixsignage.com/v1/screens/{id}/playback-quality`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Check whether this screen's device is limiting playback quality. The response reports, for each 4K-capable video, whether it plays at full quality or has been reduced because of device limitations or stuttering, along with any hardware upgrade recommendation.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Success.

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `model` string, nullable, required
    - `tier` string, nullable, required
    - `serves4k` boolean, required: True when the device is sent 4K renditions.
    - `videos4k` object[], required
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `demoted` boolean, required
      - `served` boolean, required
    - `recommendation` string, nullable, required
    - `limitedBy` 'panel' | 'decoder', nullable, required: Why a 4K-tier device is not sent 4K: its panel shows less than 4K, or it has no hardware 4K decoder. Null when not limited.

## Other responses

- `401`: Missing, expired or revoked bearer token.
- `403`: The token lacks the permission this operation needs (see `x-brix-permission`).
- `5XX`: Server error. The body carries a `requestId` to quote to support.

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