---
title: "Returns a single Recording resource identified by a Recording SID."
method: GET
path: "/v1/Recordings/{Sid}"
tags: ["VideoV1Recording"]
---

# Returns a single Recording resource identified by a Recording SID.

`GET /v1/Recordings/{Sid}`

Returns a single Recording resource identified by a Recording SID.

## Path parameters

- `Sid` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- VideoV1Recording
  - `account_sid` string, nullable — The SID of the [Account](https://www.twilio.com/docs/iam/api/account) that created the Recording resource.
  - `status` 'processing' | 'completed' | 'deleted' | 'failed' — The status of the recording. Can be: `processing`, `completed`, or `deleted`. `processing` indicates the recording is still being captured; `completed` indicates the recording has been captured and is now available for download. `deleted` means the recording media has been deleted from the system, but its metadata is still available.
  - `date_created` string, date-time, nullable — The date and time in GMT when the resource was created specified in [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) format.
  - `sid` string, nullable — The unique string that we created to identify the Recording resource.
  - `source_sid` string, nullable — The SID of the recording source. For a Room Recording, this value is a `track_sid`.
  - `size` integer, nullable — The size of the recorded track, in bytes.
  - `url` string, uri, nullable — The absolute URL of the resource.
  - `type` 'audio' | 'video' | 'data' — The recording's media type. Can be: `audio` or `video`.
  - `duration` integer, nullable — The duration of the recording in seconds rounded to the nearest second. Sub-second tracks have a `Duration` property of 1 second
  - `container_format` 'mka' | 'mkv'
  - `codec` 'VP8' | 'H264' | 'OPUS' | 'PCMU' — The codec used to encode the track. Can be: `VP8`, `H264`, `OPUS`, and `PCMU`.
  - `grouping_sids` unknown
  - `track_name` string, nullable — The name that was given to the source track of the recording. If no name is given, the `source_sid` is used.
  - `offset` integer, nullable — The time in milliseconds elapsed between an arbitrary point in time, common to all group rooms, and the moment when the source room of this track started. This information provides a synchronization mechanism for recordings belonging to the same room.
  - `media_external_location` string, uri, nullable — The URL of the media file associated with the recording when stored externally. See [External S3 Recordings](/docs/video/api/external-s3-recordings) for more details.
  - `status_callback` string, uri, nullable — The URL called using the `status_callback_method` to send status information on every recording event.
  - `status_callback_method` 'GET' | 'POST', http-method, nullable — The HTTP method used to call `status_callback`. Can be: `POST` or `GET`, defaults to `POST`.
  - `links` object, nullable — The URLs of related resources.

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