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---
title: Attachment
description: Represents a file or media attachment that can be added to a status.
menu:
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parent: entities
---
## Example
{{< tabs >}}
{{< tab title="Image" >}}
```javascript
{
"id": "22345792",
"type": "image",
"url": "https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/022/345/792/original/57859aede991da25.jpeg",
"preview_url": "https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/022/345/792/small/57859aede991da25.jpeg",
"remote_url": null,
"text_url": "https://mastodon.social/media/2N4uvkuUtPVrkZGysms",
"meta": {
"original": {
"width": 640,
"height": 480,
"size": "640x480",
"aspect": 1.3333333333333333
},
"small": {
"width": 461,
"height": 346,
"size": "461x346",
"aspect": 1.3323699421965318
},
"focus": {
"x": -0.27,
"y": 0.51
}
},
"description": "test media description",
"blurhash": "UFBWY:8_0Jxv4mx]t8t64.%M-:IUWGWAt6M}"
}
```
{{< endtab >}}
{{< tab title="Video" >}}
```javascript
{
"id": "22546306",
"type": "video",
"url": "https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/022/546/306/original/dab9a597f68b9745.mp4",
"preview_url": "https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/022/546/306/small/dab9a597f68b9745.png",
"remote_url": null,
"text_url": "https://mastodon.social/media/wWd1HJIBmH1MZGDfg50",
"meta": {
"length": "0:01:28.65",
"duration": 88.65,
"fps": 24,
"size": "1280x720",
"width": 1280,
"height": 720,
"aspect": 1.7777777777777777,
"audio_encode": "aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D)",
"audio_bitrate": "44100 Hz",
"audio_channels": "stereo",
"original": {
"width": 1280,
"height": 720,
"frame_rate": "6159375/249269",
"duration": 88.654,
"bitrate": 862056
},
"small": {
"width": 400,
"height": 225,
"size": "400x225",
"aspect": 1.7777777777777777
}
},
"description": null,
"blurhash": "U58E0g8_0M.94T?bIr00?bD%NGoM?bD%oLt7"
}
```
{{< endtab >}}
{{< tab title="GIFV" >}}
```javascript
{
"id": "21130559",
"type": "gifv",
"url": "https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/021/130/559/original/bc84838f77991326.mp4",
"preview_url": "https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/021/130/559/small/bc84838f77991326.png",
"remote_url": null,
"text_url": "https://mastodon.social/media/2ICiasGyjezmi7cQYM8",
"meta": {
"length": "0:00:01.11",
"duration": 1.11,
"fps": 33,
"size": "600x332",
"width": 600,
"height": 332,
"aspect": 1.8072289156626506,
"original": {
"width": 600,
"height": 332,
"frame_rate": "100/3",
"duration": 1.11,
"bitrate": 1627639
},
"small": {
"width": 400,
"height": 221,
"size": "400x221",
"aspect": 1.8099547511312217
}
},
"description": null,
"blurhash": "URHT%Jm,2a1d%MRO%LozkrNH$*n*oMn$Rjt7"
}
```
{{< endtab >}}
{{< tab title="Audio" >}}
```javascript
{
"id": "21165404",
"type": "audio",
"url": "https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/021/165/404/original/a31a4a46cd713cd2.mp3",
"preview_url": "https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/021/165/404/small/a31a4a46cd713cd2.mp3",
"remote_url": null,
"text_url": "https://mastodon.social/media/5O4uILClVqBWx0NNgvo",
"meta": {
"length": "0:06:42.86",
"duration": 402.86,
"audio_encode": "mp3",
"audio_bitrate": "44100 Hz",
"audio_channels": "stereo",
"original": {
"duration": 402.860408,
"bitrate": 166290
}
},
"description": null,
"blurhash": null
}
```
{{< endtab >}}
{{< endtabs >}}
## Required attributes
### `id` {#id}
**Description:** The ID of the attachment in the database.\
**Type:** String \(cast from an integer but not guaranteed to be a number\)\
**Version history:** Added in 0.6.0.
### `type` {#type}
**Description:** The type of the attachment.\
**Type:** String \(Enumerable, oneOf\)\
`unknown` = unsupported or unrecognized file type\
`image` = Static image\
`gifv` = Looping, soundless animation\
`video` = Video clip\
`audio` = Audio track\
**Version history:** Added in 0.6.0. Audio added in 2.9.1.
### `url` {#url}
**Description:** The location of the original full-size attachment.\
**Type:** String \(URL\)\
**Version history:** Added in 0.6.0.
### `preview_url` {#preview_url}
**Description:** The location of a scaled-down preview of the attachment.\
**Type:** String \(URL\)\
**Version history:** Added in 0.6.0.
## Optional attributes
### `remote_url` {#remote_url}
**Description:** The location of the full-size original attachment on the remote website.\
**Type:** String \(URL\), or null if the attachment is local\
**Version history:** Added in 0.6.0.
### `text_url` {#text_url}
**Description:** A shorter URL for the attachment.\
**Type:** String \(URL\)\
**Version history:** Added in 0.6.0.
### `meta` {#meta}
**Description:** Metadata returned by Paperclip.\
**Type:** Hash\
**Version history:** Added in 1.5.0. meta\[focus\] added in 2.3.0.
May contain subtrees `small` and `original`, as well as various other top-level properties.
More importantly, there may be another top-level `focus` Hash object as of 2.3.0, with coordinates can be used for smart thumbnail cropping -- see [Focal points](../methods/statuses/media.md#focal-points) for more.
### `description` {#description}
**Description:** Alternate text that describes what is in the media attachment, to be used for the visually impaired or when media attachments do not load.\
**Type:** String\
**Version history:** Added in 2.0.0
### `blurhash` {#blurhash}
**Description:** A hash computed by [the BlurHash algorithm](https://github.com/woltapp/blurhash), for generating colorful preview thumbnails when media has not been downloaded yet.\
**Type:** String\
**Version history:** Added in 2.8.1
## See also
* Status\#media\_attachments
* /api/v1/media
{{< page-ref page="status.md" >}}
{{< page-ref page="methods/statuses/media.md" >}}
{{< caption-link url="https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/blob/master/app/serializers/rest/media_attachment_serializer.rb" caption="app/serializers/rest/media\_attachment\_serializer.rb" >}}