---
title: "Retrieve an asset or live stream ID"
method: GET
path: "/video/v1/playback-ids/{PLAYBACK_ID}"
tags: ["Playback ID"]
---

# Retrieve an asset or live stream ID

`GET /video/v1/playback-ids/{PLAYBACK_ID}`

Retrieves the Identifier of the Asset or Live Stream associated with the Playback ID.

## Path parameters

- `PLAYBACK_ID` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- GetAssetOrLiveStreamIdResponse
  - `data` object, required
    - `id` string, required — The Playback ID used to retrieve the corresponding asset or the live stream ID
    - `policy` 'public' | 'signed' | 'drm', required — * `public` playback IDs are accessible by constructing an HLS URL like `https://stream.mux.com/${PLAYBACK_ID}` * `signed` playback IDs should be used with tokens `https://stream.mux.com/${PLAYBACK_ID}?token={TOKEN}`. See [Secure video playback](https://docs.mux.com/guides/secure-video-playback) for details about creating tokens. * `drm` playback IDs are protected with DRM technologies. [See DRM documentation for more details](https://docs.mux.com/guides/protect-videos-with-drm).
    - `object` object, required — Describes the Asset or LiveStream object associated with the playback ID.
      - `id` string, required — The identifier of the object.
      - `type` 'asset' | 'live_stream', required — Identifies the object type associated with the playback ID.

## Changes

- **2025-08-05** `ba7ebfd893a1` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `authorizationToken` was added to the API
- **2025-07-02** `d4d7fca3b738` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `accessToken` was added to the API
- **2024-06-11** `6aab47a38577` — 1 warning
  - added the new `drm` enum value to the `data/policy` response property for the response status `200`
- **2024-06-06** `dcdbbcabe09e` — 1 info
  - removed the `drm` enum value from the `data/policy` response property for the response status `200`
- **2024-06-06** `cc252d3a50f1` — 1 warning
  - added the new `drm` enum value to the `data/policy` response property for the response status `200`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/muxinc/apis/mux-api/changes/video/v1/playback-ids/:PLAYBACK_ID/get.md)

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