---
title: "Single media, playback metadata endpoint"
method: GET
path: "/v2/sites/{site_id}/media/{media_id}/playback.json"
tags: ["Media", "DRM Media"]
---

# Single media, playback metadata endpoint

`GET /v2/sites/{site_id}/media/{media_id}/playback.json`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://cdn.jwplayer.com`
- URL: `https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/sites/{site_id}/media/{media_id}/playback.json`
- Auth: none declared

Returns all metadata and assets necessary for media playback in a JWX player, such as images, tracks, conversions, and manifests.

This endpoint serves both non-DRM and DRM-protected content. For DRM-protected content, the request must include both a JWT and the `drm_policy_id` parameter.

See [Playlists](https://docs.jwplayer.com/players/reference/playlists) for more information on how to use this route for playback in a JWX player.

Response format is JSON only. 

For media with a `renditions` hosting type (CMAF VOD), the `thumbnails` track is served at `/v2/sites/{site_id}/media/{media_id}/thumbstrip.vtt` rather than the `/strips/{media_id}-120.vtt` shown in the examples below.

## Path parameters

- `site_id` string, required
- `media_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `recommendations_playlist_id` string
- `token` string
- `drm_policy_id` string
- `ad_config_id` string

## Response `200`

A JSON object describing the media item. It includes metadata, sources, and associated assets such as tracks.
If the media item has custom parameters, they will be included at the playlist item level. For metadata such as
title, description, duration, and tags, the custom parameter value will take precedence.

- object

## Other responses

- `403`: Access is Forbidden This error commonly occurs when a user either does not have a token or uses an invalid token to request an asset that requires [URL signing](https://docs.jwplayer.com/platform/reference/protect-your-content-with-signed-urls). It may also occur due to geoblocking, account suspension, deletion, or limits reached.
- `404`: Not Found The requested asset could not be found.

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