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# Method name: getFileDescriptors(fileIds: Array<string>)

# Method package: wixMediaV2

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

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

# Method Description:

Gets information about specific files 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 file descriptors (dashboard page code)

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

/* Sample fileIds value:
 * [ 
 *   'w8ide0_87051wjiadg6qj2ywxb07vn5snqxxp2q', 
 *   'w8ide0_mnk3lozhxu0w4f1g5wuusmwqedox2w1p~mv2.jpg', 
 *   'w8ide0_578uul37zvr7b6d7ji3cbm91rlf5dvjy.zip'
 * ]
 */

async function myGetFileDescriptorsFunction(fileIds) {
  try {
    const descriptors = await files.getFileDescriptors(fileIds);

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

/* Promise resolves to:
 *  {
 *   "files": [
 *     {
 *       "_createdDate": "2023-07-23T09:05:12.000Z",
 *       "_id": "w8ide0_mnk3lozhxu0w4f1g5wuusmwqedox2w1p~mv2.jpg",
 *       "_updatedDate": "2023-07-23T09:05:12.000Z",
 *       "displayName": "image1.jpg",
 *       "hash": "d7ltmbrrmdspiyrw3db29bpi1g8lsacz",
 *       "internalTags": [],
 *       "labels": [],
 *       "media": {
 *         "image": {
 *           "faces": [],
 *           "image": "wix:image://v1/w8ide0_mnk3lozhxu0w4f1g5wuusmwqedox2w1p~mv2.jpg/image1.jpg#originWidth=1000&originHeight=714"
 *         }
 *       },
 *       "mediaType": "IMAGE",
 *       "operationStatus": "READY",
 *       "parentFolderId": "media-root",
 *       "private": false,
 *       "siteId": "3ecba886-4267-11ee-be56-0242ac120002",
 *       "sizeInBytes": "112689",
 *       "sourceUrl": "https://website.org/image1.jpg",
 *       "state": "OK",
 *       "thumbnailUrl": "https://static.wixstatic.com/media/w8ide0_mnk3lozhxu0w4f1g5wuusmwqedox2w1p~mv2.jpg",
 *       "url": "https://static.wixstatic.com/media/w8ide0_mnk3lozhxu0w4f1g5wuusmwqedox2w1p~mv2.jpg"
 *     },
 *     {
 *       "_createdDate": "2023-07-16T08:56:10.000Z",
 *       "_id": "w8ide0_578uul37zvr7b6d7ji3cbm91rlf5dvjy.zip",
 *       "_updatedDate": "2023-07-20T07:16:55.000Z",
 *       "displayName": "pics",
 *       "hash": "tmk0uafvzzgkddrgwgl6od1h9jsp1j9e",
 *       "internalTags": [
 *         "_fileOrigin_uploaded"
 *       ],
 *       "labels": [],
 *       "media": {
 *         "archive": {
 *           "_id": "w8ide0_578uul37zvr7b6d7ji3cbm91rlf5dvjy.zip",
 *           "filename": "riverpics",
 *           "sizeInBytes": "49546083",
 *           "url": "https://3ecba886-4267-11ee-be56-0242ac120002.usrfiles.com/archives/w8ide0_578uul37zvr7b6d7ji3cbm91rlf5dvjy.zip"
 *         }
 *       },
 *       "mediaType": "ARCHIVE",
 *       "operationStatus": "READY",
 *       "parentFolderId": "media-root",
 *       "private": false,
 *       "siteId": "3ecba886-4267-11ee-be56-0242ac120002",
 *       "sizeInBytes": "49546083",
 *       "state": "OK",
 *       "thumbnailUrl": "https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48c4fbc47d7298cd4406936294b4c532.png",
 *       "url": "https://3ecba886-4267-11ee-be56-0242ac120002.usrfiles.com/archives/w8ide0_578uul37zvr7b6d7ji3cbm91rlf5dvjy.zip"
 *     },
 *     {
 *       "_createdDate": "2023-07-23T12:15:55.000Z",
 *       "_id": "w8ide0_87051wjiadg6qj2ywxb07vn5snqxxp2q",
 *       "_updatedDate": "2023-07-23T12:16:14.000Z",
 *       "displayName": "video1.mp4",
 *       "hash": "pdrepnjy3cdjq8bt2lzmpdvuc47mm921",
 *       "internalTags": [],
 *       "labels": [],
 *       "media": {
 *         "video": "wix:video://v1/w8ide0_87051wjiadg6qj2ywxb07vn5snqxxp2q/video1.mp4#posterUri=w8ide0_87051wjiadg6qj2ywxb07vn5snqxxp2qf001.jpg&posterWidth=1280&posterHeight=720"
 *       },
 *       "mediaType": "VIDEO",
 *       "operationStatus": "READY",
 *       "parentFolderId": "media-root",
 *       "private": false,
 *       "siteId": "3ecba886-4267-11ee-be56-0242ac120002",
 *       "sizeInBytes": "4384468",
 *       "sourceUrl": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/example.mp4",
 *       "state": "OK",
 *       "thumbnailUrl": "https://static.wixstatic.com/media/w8ide0_87051wjiadg6qj2ywxb07vn5snqxxp2qf002.jpg",
 *       "url": "https://video.wixstatic.com/video/w8ide0_87051wjiadg6qj2ywxb07vn5snqxxp2q/file"
 *     }
 *   ]
 * }
 */
```

## Get file descriptors (export from backend code)

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

/* Sample fileIds value:
 * [ 
 *   'w8ide0_87051wjiadg6qj2ywxb07vn5snqxxp2q', 
 *   'w8ide0_mnk3lozhxu0w4f1g5wuusmwqedox2w1p~mv2.jpg', 
 *   'w8ide0_578uul37zvr7b6d7ji3cbm91rlf5dvjy.zip'
 * ]
 */

export const myGetFileDescriptorsFunction = webMethod(Permissions.Anyone, async (fileIds) => {
  try {
    const elevatedGetFileDescriptors = elevate(files.getFileDescriptors);
    const descriptors = await elevatedGetFileDescriptors(fileIds);

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

/* Promise resolves to:
 *  {
 *   "files": [
 *     {
 *       "_createdDate": "2023-07-23T09:05:12.000Z",
 *       "_id": "w8ide0_mnk3lozhxu0w4f1g5wuusmwqedox2w1p~mv2.jpg",
 *       "_updatedDate": "2023-07-23T09:05:12.000Z",
 *       "displayName": "image1.jpg",
 *       "hash": "d7ltmbrrmdspiyrw3db29bpi1g8lsacz",
 *       "internalTags": [],
 *       "labels": [],
 *       "media": {
 *         "image": {
 *           "faces": [],
 *           "image": "wix:image://v1/w8ide0_mnk3lozhxu0w4f1g5wuusmwqedox2w1p~mv2.jpg/image1.jpg#originWidth=1000&originHeight=714"
 *         }
 *       },
 *       "mediaType": "IMAGE",
 *       "operationStatus": "READY",
 *       "parentFolderId": "media-root",
 *       "private": false,
 *       "siteId": "3ecba886-4267-11ee-be56-0242ac120002",
 *       "sizeInBytes": "112689",
 *       "sourceUrl": "https://website.org/image1.jpg",
 *       "state": "OK",
 *       "thumbnailUrl": "https://static.wixstatic.com/media/w8ide0_mnk3lozhxu0w4f1g5wuusmwqedox2w1p~mv2.jpg",
 *       "url": "https://static.wixstatic.com/media/w8ide0_mnk3lozhxu0w4f1g5wuusmwqedox2w1p~mv2.jpg"
 *     },
 *     {
 *       "_createdDate": "2023-07-16T08:56:10.000Z",
 *       "_id": "w8ide0_578uul37zvr7b6d7ji3cbm91rlf5dvjy.zip",
 *       "_updatedDate": "2023-07-20T07:16:55.000Z",
 *       "displayName": "pics",
 *       "hash": "tmk0uafvzzgkddrgwgl6od1h9jsp1j9e",
 *       "internalTags": [
 *         "_fileOrigin_uploaded"
 *       ],
 *       "labels": [],
 *       "media": {
 *         "archive": {
 *           "_id": "w8ide0_578uul37zvr7b6d7ji3cbm91rlf5dvjy.zip",
 *           "filename": "riverpics",
 *           "sizeInBytes": "49546083",
 *           "url": "https://3ecba886-4267-11ee-be56-0242ac120002.usrfiles.com/archives/w8ide0_578uul37zvr7b6d7ji3cbm91rlf5dvjy.zip"
 *         }
 *       },
 *       "mediaType": "ARCHIVE",
 *       "operationStatus": "READY",
 *       "parentFolderId": "media-root",
 *       "private": false,
 *       "siteId": "3ecba886-4267-11ee-be56-0242ac120002",
 *       "sizeInBytes": "49546083",
 *       "state": "OK",
 *       "thumbnailUrl": "https://static.wixstatic.com/media/48c4fbc47d7298cd4406936294b4c532.png",
 *       "url": "https://3ecba886-4267-11ee-be56-0242ac120002.usrfiles.com/archives/w8ide0_578uul37zvr7b6d7ji3cbm91rlf5dvjy.zip"
 *     },
 *     {
 *       "_createdDate": "2023-07-23T12:15:55.000Z",
 *       "_id": "w8ide0_87051wjiadg6qj2ywxb07vn5snqxxp2q",
 *       "_updatedDate": "2023-07-23T12:16:14.000Z",
 *       "displayName": "video1.mp4",
 *       "hash": "pdrepnjy3cdjq8bt2lzmpdvuc47mm921",
 *       "internalTags": [],
 *       "labels": [],
 *       "media": {
 *         "video": "wix:video://v1/w8ide0_87051wjiadg6qj2ywxb07vn5snqxxp2q/video1.mp4#posterUri=w8ide0_87051wjiadg6qj2ywxb07vn5snqxxp2qf001.jpg&posterWidth=1280&posterHeight=720"
 *       },
 *       "mediaType": "VIDEO",
 *       "operationStatus": "READY",
 *       "parentFolderId": "media-root",
 *       "private": false,
 *       "siteId": "3ecba886-4267-11ee-be56-0242ac120002",
 *       "sizeInBytes": "4384468",
 *       "sourceUrl": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/example.mp4",
 *       "state": "OK",
 *       "thumbnailUrl": "https://static.wixstatic.com/media/w8ide0_87051wjiadg6qj2ywxb07vn5snqxxp2qf002.jpg",
 *       "url": "https://video.wixstatic.com/video/w8ide0_87051wjiadg6qj2ywxb07vn5snqxxp2q/file"
 *     }
 *   ]
 * }
 */

```

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