Skip to main content
GET
/
2
/
media
/
{media_key}
Get Media by media key
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.x.com/2/media/{media_key} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
{
  "data": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "preview_image_url": "<string>",
    "variants": [
      {
        "bit_rate": 123,
        "content_type": "<string>",
        "url": "<string>"
      }
    ],
    "height": 1,
    "media_key": "<string>",
    "width": 1
  },
  "errors": [
    {
      "title": "<string>",
      "type": "<string>",
      "detail": "<string>",
      "status": 123
    }
  ]
}

Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.x.com/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Path Parameters

​
media_key
string
required

A single Media Key. The Media Key identifier for this attachment.

Pattern: ^([0-9]+)_([0-9]+)$

Query Parameters

​
media.fields
enum<string>[]

A comma separated list of Media fields to display. The fields available for a Media object.

Minimum array length: 1
Available options:
alt_text,
duration_ms,
height,
media_key,
non_public_metrics,
organic_metrics,
preview_image_url,
promoted_metrics,
public_metrics,
type,
url,
variants,
width
Example:
[
  "alt_text",
  "duration_ms",
  "height",
  "media_key",
  "non_public_metrics",
  "organic_metrics",
  "preview_image_url",
  "promoted_metrics",
  "public_metrics",
  "type",
  "url",
  "variants",
  "width"
]

Response

The request has succeeded.

​
data
object
​
errors
object[]
Minimum array length: 1

An HTTP Problem Details object, as defined in IETF RFC 7807 (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7807).