---
title: API Media GET | Datasquirel docs
description: Retrieve media file metadata via the Datasquirel API
page_title: Media GET
page_description: Retrieve a media file or a list of media files using the Datasquirel API.
---

## Overview

Use the Media GET endpoint to retrieve metadata for one or more media files. You can look up a file by its database ID, by name, or list all files in a folder.

## npm Package

### Get All Media Files

```javascript
import datasquirel from "@moduletrace/datasquirel";

const result = await datasquirel.media.get({
    apiKey: process.env.DATASQUIREL_API_KEY,
});

console.log(result.payload); // Array of media objects
```

### Get a Single File by ID

```javascript
const result = await datasquirel.media.get({
    mediaID: 15,
    apiKey: process.env.DATASQUIREL_API_KEY,
});
```

### Get Files in a Specific Folder

```javascript
const result = await datasquirel.media.get({
    folder: "profile-images",
    apiKey: process.env.DATASQUIREL_API_KEY,
});
```

### Get a File by Name

```javascript
const result = await datasquirel.media.get({
    mediaName: "avatar.jpg",
    apiKey: process.env.DATASQUIREL_API_KEY,
});
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `mediaID` | `string \| number` | No | The database ID of the media file |
| `mediaName` | `string` | No | The file name to look up |
| `folder` | `string` | No | Folder name to filter results |
| `thumbnail` | `"true" \| "false"` | No | Return thumbnail URL instead of original |
| `skipBase64` | `"true" \| "false"` | No | Skip base64 encoding in the response |
| `apiKey` | `string` | No | API key. Falls back to `DATASQUIREL_API_KEY` |

## REST API

```
GET /api/v1/media
GET /api/v1/media/{id}
```

**Headers:**
```
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
```

## Response

```json
{
    "success": true,
    "payload": {
        "id": 15,
        "name": "avatar.jpg",
        "folder": "profile-images",
        "url": "https://your-instance.com/media/profile-images/avatar.jpg",
        "thumbnail_url": "https://your-instance.com/media/profile-images/thumbs/avatar.jpg",
        "size": 24576,
        "mime_type": "image/jpeg"
    }
}
```