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# Get an asset

GET https://preview.contentful.com/spaces/{space_id}/environments/{environment_id}/assets/{asset_id}

Reference: https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-preview-api/assets/get-an-asset

## Request

### Path parameters

- `space_id` (string, required) — Alphanumeric id of the space to retrieve.
- `environment_id` (string, required) — ID of the environment in form of a string.
- `asset_id` (string, required) — Alphanumeric id of the asset to retrieve.

### Query parameters

- `access_token` (string, required) — A *preview* Content Preview API key.

## Response

### 200

OK - Request successful

- `map from string to any`

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "fields": {
    "file": {
      "contentType": "image/png",
      "details": {
        "image": {
          "height": 250,
          "width": 250
        },
        "size": 12273
      },
      "fileName": "Nyan_cat_250px_frame.png",
      "url": "//images.ctfassets.net/yadj1kx9rmg0/4gp6taAwW4CmSgumq2ekUm/9da0cd1936871b8d72343e895a00d611/Nyan_cat_250px_frame.png"
    },
    "title": "Nyan Cat"
  },
  "metadata": {
    "tags": [
      {
        "sys": {
          "id": "nyCampaign",
          "linkType": "Tag",
          "type": "Link"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "sys": {
    "createdAt": "2025-10-27T04:33:47.000Z",
    "id": "nyancat",
    "revision": 1,
    "space": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "yadj1kx9rmg0",
        "linkType": "Space",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "type": "Asset",
    "updatedAt": "2025-10-27T04:33:47.000Z"
  }
}
```