---
title: "Get Media Status"
description: "Check the processing status of a media file."
---

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# Get Media Status

Use the Speak AI MCP server tool `get_media_status` to check the processing status
of a media file.

## What does it do?

Check the processing status of a media file. States: pending → transcribing →
analyzing → processed (or failed). Poll this after `upload_media` until state is
'processed', then use `get_transcript` and `get_media_insights` to retrieve results.

## Parameters

`get_media_status` takes 1 parameter, all of them required.

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mediaId` | string | Yes | Unique identifier of the media file |

## Behaviour

The Speak AI MCP server publishes these behaviour hints for `get_media_status`.

- Only reads data. Does not modify your workspace.
- Does not delete or overwrite existing data.
- Repeating an identical call is safe.
- Stays inside Speak AI. Does not reach other systems.

## Related

- [Media library](/mcp/tools/media/) lists the rest of the Media library category.
- [Tool reference](/mcp/tools/) lists every Speak AI MCP server tool.
- [MCP server](/mcp/) covers setup, supported clients, and what agents can do once
  connected.

Source: https://docs.speakai.co/mcp/tools/media/get_media_status/index.mdx