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updatedAt: 2026-09-29T08:24:43.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://docs.sumsub.com/llms.txt
---

# Get video call media

# Overview

Use this method to get a recording of a video call.

## Required permissions

To use this method, your [app token](https://docs.sumsub.com/sumsub/docs/app-tokens) must have the following [permissions](https://docs.sumsub.com/sumsub/docs/user-roles#permissions):

* **View applicants**
* **View applicant's personal data**
* **View video ident media recordings**

## Request example

```curl
curl -X GET \
	   'https://api.sumsub.com/resources/videoIdent/applicant/5e9412223cc1813b400000e3/media/62e38aa5fd6916000172dc23' \
     -H 'X-App-Token: <your-app-token>' \
     -H 'X-App-Access-Sig: <your-signature>' \
     -H 'X-App-Access-Ts: <unix-timestamp>'
```

# Response

The response is a binary content that represents a video call recording. The `Content-Type` response header describes the response mime-type.

> To see the full list of mime-types and file formats, refer to the [FAQ → API section](/page/faq#api) (see the answer to **What file extensions do you accept?**).

# OpenAPI definition

```json
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    "version": "1.0"
  },
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    {
      "url": "https://api.sumsub.com"
    }
  ],
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "sec0": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "name": "X-App-Token",
        "in": "header",
        "x-default": ""
      }
    }
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "sec0": []
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/resources/videoIdent/applicant/{applicantId}/media/{compositionMediaId}": {
      "get": {
        "summary": "Get video call media",
        "description": "",
        "operationId": "get-video-call-media",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "applicantId",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "Unique applicant identifier in the Sumsub system. <br><br>This identifier is a random combination of 24 digits and lowercase Latin characters. It is automatically generated when the applicant is created on the Sumsub side, and can be found in the [Dashboard](https://cockpit.sumsub.com/checkus/#/applicants/individual?limit=10&page=0). <br><br>If the `applicantId` is unknown to you, use the [Get applicant data (externalUserId)](https://docs.sumsub.com/sumsub/reference/get-applicant-data-via-externaluserid) method to fetch it.",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "required": true
          },
          {
            "name": "compositionMediaId",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "Unique identifier of the video call. You can obtain this identifier by the [following method](https://docs.sumsub.com/sumsub/reference/get-video-call-data).",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "required": true
          }
        ],
        "deprecated": false
      }
    }
  },
  "x-readme": {
    "headers": [],
    "explorer-enabled": true,
    "proxy-enabled": true
  },
  "x-readme-fauxas": true
}
```