---
title: media.get | Doing Work API
description: One photo's details. Set include_content to get the stored bytes as base64.
url: https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/media-get/
---

# media.get

One photo's details. Set include_content to get the stored bytes as base64.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Who | Agents can call this |
| REST | `GET /v1/media/get` |
| MCP tool | `media_get` |
| Writes | no |
| Area | [Job photos](https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/#job-photos) |

## When to use it

Read one photo's details, or its bytes if you need to look at it.

## What to tell the owner

Here's that photo.

## Input

| Field | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| `media_id` | string | yes |
| `include_content` | string (one of true, false) | no |

## Example

```http
GET https://doingwork.work/v1/media/get?media_id=00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000
```

## Output

JSON. The response shape isn't published yet; read the fields you need and ignore the rest. Errors are `{code, message, status}`.

## Errors

| Code | Status | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| `not_found` | 404 | No such record, or this worker can't see it. |
| `invalid_input`, `invalid_token`, `rate_limited` |  | Can happen on any call. See [errors](https://doingwork.work/docs/errors/). |