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# Get Asset

GET https://api.sync.so/v2/assets/{id}

Retrieve a specific asset by ID.

Reference: https://sync.so/docs/api-reference/api/assets-api/get

## Authentication

- `x-api-key` header (required) — API Key authentication via header

## Servers

- `https://api.sync.so` (Default, default)
- `https://dev-api.sync.so` (dev)
- `http://localhost:3001` (local)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `id` (string, required) — A unique identifier for an asset.

## Response

### 200

Asset retrieved successfully

- `id` (string, required) — A unique identifier for an asset.
- `createdAt` (datetime, required) — The date and time the asset was created.
- `updatedAt` (datetime, required) — The date and time the asset was last updated.
- `type` (enum, required) — The type of asset file.
  - Allowed values: `AUDIO`, `VIDEO`, `IMAGE`
- `visibility` (enum, required) — Visibility scope for the asset.
  - Allowed values: `USER`, `ORGANIZATION`
- `name` (string, optional) — The filename of the asset.
- `url` (string, optional) — The URL to access the asset media.
- `size` (long, optional) — File size in bytes.
- `format` (string, optional) — File format/extension (e.g., "mp4", "wav").
- `inputType` (enum, optional) — The source type of the asset.
  - Allowed values: `UPLOAD`, `URL`, `RECORD`, `TTS`, `EXTRACT`, `PLATFORM_IMPORT`
- `durationSeconds` (double, optional) — Duration of the media in seconds (for audio/video).
- `thumbnailUrl` (string, optional) — URL to the asset's thumbnail image.
- `width` (integer, optional) — Width in pixels (for video/image).
- `height` (integer, optional) — Height in pixels (for video/image).
- `projectId` (string, optional) — The id of the project this asset is attached to, or null when it belongs to no project.

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized - Invalid or missing authentication

- `message` (GenerationErrorMessage, required) — A message describing the error.
- `statusCode` (double, required) — The type of error that occurred.
- `errorCode` (string, optional) — Stable, machine-readable error code (e.g. project_not_found, voice_not_found, concurrency_limit_reached). Branch your error handling on this, not on the message text. The full catalog of codes with messages and suggested fixes is served unauthenticated at GET /v2/errors.
- `suggestion` (string, optional) — A suggested fix an agent can act on.
- `field` (string, optional) — The request field the error refers to, when the failure is tied to a specific field (e.g. projectId, voiceId, input[].assetId).
- `docsUrl` (string, optional) — Link to the documentation page for the failing operation.
- `requestId` (string, optional) — Present on unexpected 500 responses. Include it when contacting support so the failing request can be located directly.
- `generationId` (string, optional) — Original generation ID when available for an uncertain keyed submission. Poll this ID; do not create another action to bypass IDEMPOTENCY_OUTCOME_UNKNOWN.

### 404 Not Found Error

Job not found

- `message` (GenerationErrorMessage, required) — A message describing the error.
- `statusCode` (double, required) — The type of error that occurred.
- `errorCode` (string, optional) — Stable, machine-readable error code (e.g. project_not_found, voice_not_found, concurrency_limit_reached). Branch your error handling on this, not on the message text. The full catalog of codes with messages and suggested fixes is served unauthenticated at GET /v2/errors.
- `suggestion` (string, optional) — A suggested fix an agent can act on.
- `field` (string, optional) — The request field the error refers to, when the failure is tied to a specific field (e.g. projectId, voiceId, input[].assetId).
- `docsUrl` (string, optional) — Link to the documentation page for the failing operation.
- `requestId` (string, optional) — Present on unexpected 500 responses. Include it when contacting support so the failing request can be located directly.
- `generationId` (string, optional) — Original generation ID when available for an uncertain keyed submission. Poll this ID; do not create another action to bypass IDEMPOTENCY_OUTCOME_UNKNOWN.

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal Server Error - An unexpected failure on our side. The body carries errorCode internal_error and a requestId; include the requestId when contacting support.

- `message` (GenerationErrorMessage, required) — A message describing the error.
- `statusCode` (double, required) — The type of error that occurred.
- `errorCode` (string, optional) — Stable, machine-readable error code (e.g. project_not_found, voice_not_found, concurrency_limit_reached). Branch your error handling on this, not on the message text. The full catalog of codes with messages and suggested fixes is served unauthenticated at GET /v2/errors.
- `suggestion` (string, optional) — A suggested fix an agent can act on.
- `field` (string, optional) — The request field the error refers to, when the failure is tied to a specific field (e.g. projectId, voiceId, input[].assetId).
- `docsUrl` (string, optional) — Link to the documentation page for the failing operation.
- `requestId` (string, optional) — Present on unexpected 500 responses. Include it when contacting support so the failing request can be located directly.
- `generationId` (string, optional) — Original generation ID when available for an uncertain keyed submission. Poll this ID; do not create another action to bypass IDEMPOTENCY_OUTCOME_UNKNOWN.

## Types

### GenerationErrorMessage

A message describing the error.

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "createdAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "type": "VIDEO",
  "visibility": "ORGANIZATION",
  "name": "example-video.mp4",
  "url": "https://assets.sync.so/example-video.mp4",
  "size": 10485760,
  "format": "mp4",
  "inputType": "UPLOAD",
  "durationSeconds": 30.5,
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://assets.sync.so/thumb-example.jpg",
  "width": 1920,
  "height": 1080
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.sync.so/v2/assets/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"

headers = {"x-api-key": "<apiKey>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.sync.so/v2/assets/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'x-api-key': '<apiKey>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.sync.so/v2/assets/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<apiKey>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.sync.so/v2/assets/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<apiKey>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.sync.so/v2/assets/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000")
  .header("x-api-key", "<apiKey>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.sync.so/v2/assets/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000', [
  'headers' => [
    'x-api-key' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.sync.so/v2/assets/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("x-api-key", "<apiKey>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["x-api-key": "<apiKey>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.sync.so/v2/assets/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```