---
method: GET
path: /api/media-items/:id/review
auth: jwt
area: media-items
---
<!-- source: internal/handlers/media.go:1120 MediaHandler.GetMediaReview -->

# Get Media Review

Returns the signed-in user's review for a media item, or `{"review": null}`
when none exists (200 in both cases).

## Example response

```json example-response
{
  "id": "220e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "media_item_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "user_id": "92413c3a-e1b8-4fff-b3f9-95c74478d19a",
  "review": "A slow start, but the second act earns it.",
  "created_at": "2026-10-24T13:57:01Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-24T13:57:01Z"
}
```

## Errors

| Status | Body | When |
| ------ | ---- | ---- |
| 400 | `{"error": "invalid user"}` / `{"error": "invalid media item id"}` | malformed |
| 500 | `{"error": "..."}` | unexpected server error |