# Get temporary material

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Interface should be called on the server side, not in the front end (Weixin Mini Program, web pages, APP, etc.) directly called, specific reference interface call guide

Interface name: getMedia

This interface is used to obtain temporary material (i.e. download temporary multimedia files).

# 1. How to call

# HTTPS calls

GET https://api.weixin.qq.com/cgi-bin/media/get?access_token=ACCESS_TOKEN&media_id=MEDIA_ID

# Cloud Calls

• Call method: officialAccount.media.get

• The input and exit parameters are the same as the HTTPS call, which can be called in the cloud call documentation

# Third party invocation

• This interface supports Third Party Platform generation business call.

• The permission set id to which the interface belongs is: 1,3,8-9,11,19,30-31,100

• When a service provider is authorized by one of the permissions set, it can call on behalf of the merchant by using authorizer_access_token , which can be viewed in the third-party call documentation.

# 2. Request parameters

# Query parametersQuery String parameters

# Request BodyRequest Payload

nothing

# 3. Return Parameters

# Response Payload

# 4. Note

There are no special considerations for this interface

# 5. Code examples

# 5.1 Video Material Return Example

Example Requests

curl -I -G "https://api.weixin.qq.com/cgi-bin/media/get?access_token=ACCESS_TOKEN&media_id=MEDIA_ID"

Return an example

{
  "video_url": "DOWN_URL"
}

# 5.2 Examples of Errors

Example Requests

curl -I -G "https://api.weixin.qq.com/cgi-bin/media/get?access_token=ACCESS_TOKEN&media_id=MEDIA_ID"

Return an example

{
  "errcode": 40007,
  "errmsg": "invalid media_id"
}

# 6. Error code

The following is a list of error codes for this interface, other error codes can refer to General error codes

# 7. Scope of application