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# Get Asset

> Returns metadata for an asset in the caller's workspace — including owner, upload timestamp, file type, and a publicly accessible URL.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/external-api.json get /v3/assets/{asset_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: HeyGen External API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    HeyGen's external API for programmatic AI video creation. See
    https://docs.heygen.com for full documentation.
  contact:
    name: HeyGen Product Infra
    url: https://heygen.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.heygen.com
    description: Production
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
  - BearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Video Agent
    description: Create videos from text prompts using AI
  - name: Videos
    description: Create, list, retrieve, and delete videos
  - name: Voices
    description: Text-to-speech and voice management
  - name: Audio
    description: Search the background-music and sound-effects catalog
  - name: Video Translate
    description: Translate videos into other languages
  - name: AI Clipping
    description: Turn long-form videos into ready-to-share short clips with captions
  - name: User
    description: Account information and billing
  - name: Avatars
    description: List and manage avatars and looks
  - name: Avatar Realtime
    description: >-
      Low-latency streaming avatar sessions — create a stream, poll for its HLS
      URL, push text, consume per-word timestamps
  - name: Assets
    description: Upload files for use in video creation
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Manage webhook endpoints and events
  - name: Lipsync
    description: Dub or replace audio on existing videos
  - name: Brand
    description: >-
      Brand-related resources — brand kits (colors, fonts, logos) and brand
      glossaries (custom term translations)
  - name: HyperFrames
    description: Render HyperFrames composition zips into video — separate from /v3/videos
paths:
  /v3/assets/{asset_id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Assets
      summary: Get Asset
      description: >-
        Returns metadata for an asset in the caller's workspace — including
        owner, upload timestamp, file type, and a publicly accessible URL.
      operationId: getAsset
      parameters:
        - name: asset_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Unique asset identifier
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetAssetV3Response'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/StandardAPIError'
        '401':
          description: Authentication failed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/StandardAPIError'
              example:
                error:
                  code: authentication_failed
                  message: Invalid or expired API key. Verify your x-api-key header.
                  param: null
                  doc_url: null
        '404':
          description: Resource not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/StandardAPIError'
              example:
                error:
                  code: asset_not_found
                  message: Asset not found.
                  param: null
                  doc_url: null
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/StandardAPIError'
              example:
                error:
                  code: rate_limit_exceeded
                  message: >-
                    Too many requests. Retry after the duration specified in the
                    Retry-After header.
                  param: null
                  doc_url: null
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              description: Seconds to wait before retrying
              schema:
                type: integer
      security:
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
        - BearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    GetAssetV3Response:
      description: Response payload for GET /v3/assets/{asset_id}.
      properties:
        id:
          description: Unique asset identifier.
          title: Id
          type: string
        name:
          description: Display name of the asset.
          title: Name
          type: string
        type:
          description: Asset file type (e.g. 'image', 'video', 'audio', 'font').
          title: Type
          type: string
        owner:
          description: Username of the asset owner.
          title: Owner
          type: string
        space_id:
          description: Identifier of the space the asset belongs to.
          title: Space Id
          type: string
        folder_id:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          default: null
          description: >-
            Identifier of the folder the asset is stored in. Null if the asset
            is at the space root.
          title: Folder Id
        uploaded_at:
          description: Unix timestamp (seconds) of when the asset was uploaded.
          title: Uploaded At
          type: integer
        url:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          default: null
          description: >-
            Publicly accessible URL for the asset. Null if no URL can be
            generated.
          title: Url
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - type
        - owner
        - space_id
        - uploaded_at
      title: GetAssetV3Response
      type: object
    StandardAPIError:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code
          example: invalid_parameter
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: Video not found
        param:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Which request field caused the error
        doc_url:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Link to error documentation
      required:
        - code
        - message
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: HeyGen API key. Obtain from your HeyGen dashboard.
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth2 bearer token.

````