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# PHAssetMediaType

Identifies the general type of an asset, such as image or video.

```
enum PHAssetMediaType
```

## Overview

You use these constants with the [`PHAsset`](/documentation/Photos/PHAsset) and [`PHContentEditingInput`](/documentation/Photos/PHContentEditingInput) classes to fetch specific types of assets or to identify an asset being edited.

## Topics

### Constants

[`PHAssetMediaType.unknown`](/documentation/Photos/PHAssetMediaType/unknown)

The asset’s type is unknown.

[`PHAssetMediaType.image`](/documentation/Photos/PHAssetMediaType/image)

The asset is a photo or other static image.

[`PHAssetMediaType.video`](/documentation/Photos/PHAssetMediaType/video)

The asset is a video file.

[`PHAssetMediaType.audio`](/documentation/Photos/PHAssetMediaType/audio)

The asset is an audio file.


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