---
title: "Retrieve stored media"
method: GET
path: "/media/{media_name}"
tags: ["Media Storage API"]
---

# Retrieve stored media

`GET /media/{media_name}`

Returns the information about a stored media file.

## Path parameters

- `media_name` string, required

## Response `200`

A response describing a media resource

- object
  - `data` MediaResource
    - `media_name` string — Uniquely identifies a media resource.
    - `expires_at` string — ISO 8601 formatted date of when the media resource will expire and be deleted.
    - `created_at` string — ISO 8601 formatted date of when the media resource was created
    - `updated_at` string — ISO 8601 formatted date of when the media resource was last updated
    - `content_type` string — Content type of the file

## Other responses

- `401` — Unexpected error
- `404` — Unexpected error
- `default` — Unexpected error

## Changes

> 99 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-09-16** `a6a61a29ecdd` — 3 breaking
  - the `errors/items/code` response's property type changed from `string` to `integer`, and format from no format to `int32` for status `401`
  - the `errors/items/code` response's property type changed from `string` to `integer`, and format from no format to `int32` for status `404`
  - the `errors/items/code` response's property type changed from `string` to `integer`, and format from no format to `int32` for status `default`
- **2026-08-17** `1571b0380bd7` — 3 breaking
  - the `errors/items/code` response's property type changed from `integer` to `string`, and format from `int32` to no format for status `401`
  - the `errors/items/code` response's property type changed from `integer` to `string`, and format from `int32` to no format for status `404`
  - the `errors/items/code` response's property type changed from `integer` to `string`, and format from `int32` to no format for status `default`
- **2026-08-04** `8f5f4e537994` — 3 breaking
  - the `errors/items/code` response's property type changed from `string` to `integer`, and format from no format to `int32` for status `401`
  - the `errors/items/code` response's property type changed from `string` to `integer`, and format from no format to `int32` for status `404`
  - the `errors/items/code` response's property type changed from `string` to `integer`, and format from no format to `int32` for status `default`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/team-telnyx/apis/telnyx-api-2/changes/media/:media_name/get.md)

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