Attachment
Represents a file or media attachment that can be added to a status.
Example
Image
{
"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}"
}
Video
{
"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"
}
GIFV
{
"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"
}
Audio
{
"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
}
Required attributes
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
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
Description: The location of the original full-size attachment.
Type: String (URL)
Version history: Added in 0.6.0.
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
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.
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 for more.
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
Description: A hash computed by the BlurHash algorithm, for generating colorful preview thumbnails when media has not been downloaded yet.
Type: String
Version history: Added in 2.8.1
Deprecated attributes
text_url
Description: A shorter URL for the attachment.
Type: String (URL)
Version history: Added in 0.6.0 and deprecated in 3.5.0.
See also
- Status#media_attachments
- /api/v1/media
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