---
title: "Name usage media by id"
method: GET
path: "/v1/species/{usageKey}/media"
tags: ["Species"]
---

# Name usage media by id

`GET /v1/species/{usageKey}/media`

Retrieves all media for a name usage.

## Path parameters

- `usageKey` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `limit` integer
- `offset` integer

## Response `200`

Name usage media found

- PagingResponseNameUsageMediaObject
  - `offset` integer — The offset of the results within all the search results. Subsequent pages can be retrieved by using `offset + count` as the new offset.
  - `limit` integer — The limit used. Note the limit returned may be lower than the limit requested.
  - `endOfRecords` boolean — True if this page of search results is the final page.
  - `count` integer — The total number of records returned by the search.
  - `results` NameUsageMediaObject[] — Search results.
    - `type` 'StillImage' | 'MovingImage' | 'Sound' | 'InteractiveResource', required — The kind of media object.
    - `format` string — The format the image is exposed in.
    - `references` string, uri — An HTML webpage that shows the image or its metadata.
    - `title` string — The media item title.
    - `description` string — A longer description for this media item.
    - `source` string
    - `audience` string — A class or description for whom the image is intended or useful.
    - `created` string, date-time — The date and time this media item was created.
    - `creator` string — The person that created the media item.
    - `contributor` string — Any contributor in addition to the creator that helped in recording the media item.
    - `publisher` string — An entity responsible for making the media item available.
    - `license` string — Licence for this media item.
    - `rightsHolder` string — A person or organization owning or managing rights over the media item.
    - `taxonKey` integer — The name usage “taxon“ key to which this species profile belongs.
    - `sourceTaxonKey` integer — The name usage key of the taxon in the checklist including this media object.
    - `identifier` string, uri, required — The public URL that identifies and locates the media item.

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid query
- `404` — Name usage not found

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[API](https://skmtc.net/gbif/apis/species-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/gbif/apis/species-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/gbif/species-api/versions/156fd5bac927/schema)