---
title: "Get Asset"
method: GET
path: "/v3/assets/{asset_id}"
tags: ["Assets"]
---

# Get Asset

`GET /v3/assets/{asset_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.heygen.com`
- URL: `https://api.heygen.com/v3/assets/{asset_id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-api-key`
  - HTTP bearer

Returns metadata for an asset in the caller's workspace — including owner, upload timestamp, file type, and a publicly accessible URL.

## Path parameters

- `asset_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `data` GetAssetV3Response: Response payload for GET /v3/assets/{asset_id} and items of GET /v3/assets.
    - `id` string, required: Unique asset identifier.
    - `name` string, required: Display name of the asset — the original filename for API uploads.
    - `type` string, required: Asset file type (e.g. 'image', 'video', 'audio', 'font').
    - `owner` string, required: Username of the asset owner.
    - `space_id` string, required: Identifier of the space the asset belongs to.
    - `folder_id` string, nullable: Identifier of the folder the asset is stored in. Null if the asset is at the space root.
    - `uploaded_at` integer, required: Unix timestamp (seconds) of when the asset was uploaded.
    - `url` string, nullable: Publicly accessible URL for the asset. Null if no URL can be generated.

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request parameters
- `401`: Authentication failed
- `404`: Resource not found
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `7dfa5e59b4f5`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/heygen/apis/heygen-external-api/changes/v3/assets/:asset_id/get.md)

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