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# Method name: getFileDescriptor(fileId: string)

# Method package: wixMediaV2

# Method menu location: wixMediaV2 --> files --> getFileDescriptor

# Method Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-media-v2/files/get-file-descriptor.md

# Method Description:

Gets information about a specific file in the Media Manager.



# Method Code Examples:

*** Note: do not assume any prop names or enum values other than the ones in the example.

## Get a file descriptor (dashboard page code)

```javascript
import { files } from 'wix-media.v2';

/* Sample fileId value: 'w8ide0_989yy3iic89mi8880kq9jkr9x7nxiz7l~mv2.jpg' */

async function myGetFileDescriptorFunction(fileId) {
  try {
    const descriptor = await files.getFileDescriptor(fileId);

    console.log('Retrieved descriptor:', descriptor);
    return descriptor;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
    // Handle the error
  }
}

/* Promise resolves to:
 * {
 *  "_createdDate": "2023-07-23T10:33:00.000Z",
 *  "_id": "w8ide0_989yy3iic89mi8880kq9jkr9x7nxiz7l~mv2.jpg",
 *  "_updatedDate": "2023-07-23T10:33:00.000Z",
 *  "displayName": "example.jpg",
 *  "hash": "x5bq2o4p8fj68xqt25v49wdnasys04xe",
 *  "internalTags": [],
 *  "labels": [],
 *  "media": {
 *    "image": {
 *      "faces": [],
 *      "image": "wix:image://v1/w8ide0_989yy3iic89mi8880kq9jkr9x7nxiz7l~mv2.jpg/example.jpg"
 *    }
 *  },
 *  "mediaType": "IMAGE",
 *  "operationStatus": "READY",
 *  "parentFolderId": "igje5u22nij3qkltzsnol37j3dnthvvh",
 *  "private": false,
 *  "siteId": "3ecba886-4267-11ee-be56-0242ac120002",
 *  "sizeInBytes": "47177",
 *  "sourceUrl": "https://example.org/filename.jpg",
 *  "state": "OK",
 *  "thumbnailUrl": "https://static.wixstatic.com/media/w8ide0_989yy3iic89mi8880kq9jkr9x7nxiz7l~mv2.jpg",
 *  "url": "https://static.wixstatic.com/media/w8ide0_989yy3iic89mi8880kq9jkr9x7nxiz7l~mv2.jpg"
 * }
 */
```

## Get a file descriptor (export from backend code)

```javascript
import { Permissions, webMethod } from 'wix-web-module';
import { files } from 'wix-media.v2';
import { elevate } from 'wix-auth';

// Sample fileId value: 'w8ide0_989yy3iic89mi8880kq9jkr9x7nxiz7l~mv2.jpg'

export const myGetFileDescriptorFunction = webMethod(Permissions.Anyone, async (fileId) => {
  try {
    const elevatedGetFileDescriptor = elevate(files.getFileDescriptor);
    const descriptor = await elevatedGetFileDescriptor(fileId);

    console.log('Retrieved descriptor:', descriptor);
    return descriptor;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
    // Handle the error
  }
});

/* Promise resolves to:
 * {
 *  "_createdDate": "2023-07-23T10:33:00.000Z",
 *  "_id": "w8ide0_989yy3iic89mi8880kq9jkr9x7nxiz7l~mv2.jpg",
 *  "_updatedDate": "2023-07-23T10:33:00.000Z",
 *  "displayName": "example.jpg",
 *  "hash": "x5bq2o4p8fj68xqt25v49wdnasys04xe",
 *  "internalTags": [],
 *  "labels": [],
 *  "media": {
 *    "image": {
 *      "faces": [],
 *      "image": "wix:image://v1/w8ide0_989yy3iic89mi8880kq9jkr9x7nxiz7l~mv2.jpg/example.jpg"
 *    }
 *  },
 *  "mediaType": "IMAGE",
 *  "operationStatus": "READY",
 *  "parentFolderId": "igje5u22nij3qkltzsnol37j3dnthvvh",
 *  "private": false,
 *  "siteId": "3ecba886-4267-11ee-be56-0242ac120002",
 *  "sizeInBytes": "47177",
 *  "sourceUrl": "https://example.org/filename.jpg",
 *  "state": "OK",
 *  "thumbnailUrl": "https://static.wixstatic.com/media/w8ide0_989yy3iic89mi8880kq9jkr9x7nxiz7l~mv2.jpg",
 *  "url": "https://static.wixstatic.com/media/w8ide0_989yy3iic89mi8880kq9jkr9x7nxiz7l~mv2.jpg"
 * }
 */

```

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