---
title: "Open story photo / video"
locale: en
url: https://tlg.builera.app/en/docs/reference/rest/stories.media
verified: 2026-10-24
app_version: "2.0"
generated: true
---

# Open story photo / video

Get a signed link (1 hour) to a story's photo or video. Returns the link at once when the workspace already has it; otherwise the machine downloads it and the operation result carries `url`. Opening does not mark the story seen — use `stories.mark_seen`.

Get a signed link (1 hour) to a story's photo or video. Returns the link at once when the workspace already has it; otherwise the machine downloads it and the operation result carries `url`. Opening does not mark the story seen — use `stories.mark_seen`.

## Overview

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Code | `stories.media` |
| Scope needed | `messages.read` |
| Risk | Read |
| May need confirmation | No |
| Runs as | Queues work for a node |
| Needs `Idempotency-Key` | No |
| Member roles allowed | `owner`, `manager`, `agent` |
| Needs a worker from version | `1.0.29` |
| In the app | Story viewer |

## Input fields

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `accountId` | `uuid` | Yes |   |
| `peer` | `object` | No |   |
| `storyId` | `integer` | Yes |   |

## Example request

```bash
curl -X POST https://tlg.builera.app/api/public/v2/ops/stories.media \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELEGRAM_AUTO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"accountId":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","storyId":1}'
```

## Output fields (`data`)

| Field | Type | Required |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `ok` | `true` | Yes |
| `url` | `text` | Yes |

## Example answer

```json
{
  "data": {
    "ok": true,
    "url": "text"
  }
}
```

## Using it over MCP

Not listed on any profile: call `tools_describe` then `tools_run` with `code: "stories.media"`. Tool name when listed: `stories_media`.