# Accessing Transcode Media Links in v4

**URL:** <https://forum.frame.io/t/accessing-transcode-media-links-in-v4/3128>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Tags:** api, v4\
**Created:** [January 17, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.frame.io/t/accessing-transcode-media-links-in-v4/3128 "2026-01-17T18:17:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![nhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@nhe](https://forum.frame.io/u/nhe)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.frame.io/t/accessing-transcode-media-links-in-v4/3128/1 "2026-01-17T18:17:41Z")

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In v2 API, when getting an asset, I could request particular transcodes of it like `h264_540` - is there a way to do that in v4?

Or am I limited to the smaller list of `efficient`, `high-quality`, `original`, and `video_h264_1080`? (Speaking of - what exactly should I expect to find behind each of these labels?)

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**Author:** ![CharlieAnderson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.frame.io/charlieanderson/32/491_2.png) [@CharlieAnderson](https://forum.frame.io/u/CharlieAnderson)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.frame.io/t/accessing-transcode-media-links-in-v4/3128/2 "2026-01-17T22:51:41Z")

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hi @nhe the only options available are what is included in the enum params.

I realized we don’t have specifics about what each item is in our docs (will change that) but iirc;  
original = the original source file (no transcoding)  
high\_quality = 1080 transcoded version  
efficient = 720p transcoded version  
video\_h264\_180 = LOW transcloded resolution (sans audio) version (mainly for airtable users)

 ![Screenshot 2026-01-17 at 5.46.19 PM](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/frame1/original/1X/181557e2f97a401f66cdc852c98dd41ad9356223.png)

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**Author:** ![nhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@nhe](https://forum.frame.io/u/nhe)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.frame.io/t/accessing-transcode-media-links-in-v4/3128/3 "2026-01-18T01:55:41Z")

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Thanks. Please consider it a v4 API feature request then, this is a workflow-breaking change for me. Specifically need lower encodes like 540 and 360.

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**Author:** ![CharlieAnderson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.frame.io/charlieanderson/32/491_2.png) [@CharlieAnderson](https://forum.frame.io/u/CharlieAnderson)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.frame.io/t/accessing-transcode-media-links-in-v4/3128/4 "2026-01-20T23:36:48Z")

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hi @nhe as per our devs:

“`efficient` is the smallest value in this code block, and `high_quality` is the largest value in the code block:”

```auto
asset.filetype =~ "video" -> [:h264_360, :h264_540, :h264_720, :h264_1080_best, :h264_2160]
asset.filetype =~ "image" -> [:image_small, :image_full, :image_high]

```

I have a ticket in to bring the other values to the API but this is all we have for the time being

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**Author:** ![nhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@nhe](https://forum.frame.io/u/nhe)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.frame.io/t/accessing-transcode-media-links-in-v4/3128/5 "2026-01-21T01:58:48Z")

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Appreciate it, thanks Charlie