[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eRetrieves metadata of a message attachment, with the actual attachment data fetched separately using the media API.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eRequires the \u003ccode\u003echat.bot\u003c/code\u003e OAuth scope and app authentication for access.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eUses a \u003ccode\u003eGET\u003c/code\u003e request to the specified URL with the attachment's resource name as a path parameter.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eReturns an \u003ccode\u003eAttachment\u003c/code\u003e object in the response body upon successful execution.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eRefer to the provided links for a practical example and further details on media download and authorization.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["This describes retrieving message attachment metadata via a `GET` request to `https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/{name=spaces/*/messages/*/attachments/*}`. The `name` parameter, specifying the attachment's resource location, is required. The request body must be empty. A successful response returns an `Attachment` instance. Accessing this data mandates the `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.bot` OAuth scope. The actual attachment data can be downloaded using the linked media API.\n"],null,["- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n\nGets the metadata of a message attachment. The attachment data is fetched using the [media API](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/media/download). For an example, see [Get metadata about a message attachment](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/get-media-attachments).\n\nRequires [app authentication](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/authenticate-authorize-chat-app) with the [authorization scope](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/authenticate-authorize#chat-api-scopes):\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.bot`\n\nHTTP request\n\n`GET https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/{name=spaces/*/messages/*/attachments/*}`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\nPath parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `name` | `string` Required. Resource name of the attachment, in the form `spaces/{space}/messages/{message}/attachments/{attachment}`. |\n\nRequest body\n\nThe request body must be empty.\n\nResponse body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains an instance of [Attachment](/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/spaces.messages.attachments#Attachment).\n\nAuthorization scopes\n\nRequires the following OAuth scope:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.bot`\n\nFor more information, see the [Authorization guide](/workspace/chat/authenticate-authorize)."]]
