---
title: MediaContentType - Storefront API
description: The possible content types for a media object.
api_version: unstable
api_name: storefront
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/unstable/enums/MediaContentType'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/unstable/enums/MediaContentType.md'
---

# Media​Content​Type

enum

The possible content types for a media object.

## Valid values

* EXTERNAL\_​VIDEO

  An externally hosted video.

* IMAGE

  A Shopify hosted image.

* MODEL\_​3D

  A 3d model.

* VIDEO

  A Shopify hosted video.

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## Fields

* [External​Video.mediaContentType](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/unstable/objects/ExternalVideo#field-ExternalVideo.fields.mediaContentType)

  OBJECT

  Represents a video hosted outside of Shopify.

* [Media.mediaContentType](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/unstable/interfaces/Media#fields-mediaContentType)

  INTERFACE

  Represents a media interface.

* [Media​Image.mediaContentType](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/unstable/objects/MediaImage#field-MediaImage.fields.mediaContentType)

  OBJECT

  Represents a Shopify hosted image.

* [Model3d.mediaContentType](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/unstable/objects/Model3d#field-Model3d.fields.mediaContentType)

  OBJECT

  Represents a Shopify hosted 3D model.

* [Video.mediaContentType](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/unstable/objects/Video#field-Video.fields.mediaContentType)

  OBJECT

  Represents a Shopify hosted video.

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## Map

### Fields with this enum

* <-|[External​Video.mediaContentType](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/unstable/objects/ExternalVideo#field-ExternalVideo.fields.mediaContentType)
* <-|[Media​Image.mediaContentType](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/unstable/objects/MediaImage#field-MediaImage.fields.mediaContentType)
* <-|[Model3d.mediaContentType](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/unstable/objects/Model3d#field-Model3d.fields.mediaContentType)
* <-|[Video.mediaContentType](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/unstable/objects/Video#field-Video.fields.mediaContentType)