# Data retrieval APIs for AWS Elemental MediaStore
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AWS Elemental MediaStore provides the following APIs for data retrieval.


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| Actions | Description | Access level | 
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| <a name="mediastore-DescribeContainer"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_DescribeContainer.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_DescribeContainer.html) | Retrieve details on a container | List | 
| <a name="mediastore-DescribeObject"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_objstore_DescribeObject.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_objstore_DescribeObject.html) | Retrieve metadata for an object | List | 
| <a name="mediastore-GetContainerPolicy"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_GetContainerPolicy.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_GetContainerPolicy.html) | Retrieve the access policy of a container | Read | 
| <a name="mediastore-GetCorsPolicy"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_GetCorsPolicy.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_GetCorsPolicy.html) | Retrieve the CORS policy of a container | Read | 
| <a name="mediastore-GetLifecyclePolicy"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_GetLifecyclePolicy.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_GetLifecyclePolicy.html) | Retrieve the lifecycle policy that is assigned to a container | Read | 
| <a name="mediastore-GetMetricPolicy"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_GetMetricPolicy.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_GetMetricPolicy.html) | Retrieve the metric policy that is assigned to a container | Read | 
| <a name="mediastore-GetObject"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_objstore_GetObject.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_objstore_GetObject.html) | Retrieve an object | Read | 
| <a name="mediastore-ListContainers"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_ListContainers.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_ListContainers.html) | Retrieve a list of containers in the current account | List | 
| <a name="mediastore-ListItems"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_objstore_ListItems.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_objstore_ListItems.html) | Retrieve a list of objects and subfolders that are stored in a folder | List | 
| <a name="mediastore-ListTagsForResource"></a>[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_ListTagsForResource.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediastore/latest/apireference/API_ListTagsForResource.html) | List tags on a container | Read |