---
title: mediaType
framework: medialibrary
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: medialibrary/mlmediaobject/mediatype
---

# mediaType

The media object’s type of media (image, audio, or movie).

## Declaration

```swift
var mediaType: MLMediaType { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion For a list of possible media types, see MLMediaType.

## See Also

### Accessing Object Attributes

- [attributes](medialibrary/mlmediaobject/attributes.md)
- [contentType](medialibrary/mlmediaobject/contenttype.md)
- [name](medialibrary/mlmediaobject/name.md)
- [url](medialibrary/mlmediaobject/url.md)
- [originalURL](medialibrary/mlmediaobject/originalurl.md)
- [fileSize](medialibrary/mlmediaobject/filesize.md)
- [modificationDate](medialibrary/mlmediaobject/modificationdate.md)
- [thumbnailURL](medialibrary/mlmediaobject/thumbnailurl.md)
- [artworkImage](medialibrary/mlmediaobject/artworkimage.md)