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How to retrieve Sitecore media items from media url?

How to retrieve Sitecore media item from the URL we have?

The URL is dynamic URL e.g. /~/media/14BDED00E4D64DFD8F74019AED4D74EB.ashx.

This is generated when you add item in rich text field.

Solution

  • You can use the code below:

    DynamicLink dynamicLink;
if (!DynamicLink.TryParse("/~/media/14BDED00E4D64DFD8F74019AED4D74EB.ashx", out dynamicLink))
    return;
MediaItem mediaItem = Sitecore.Context.Database.GetItem(dynamicLink.ItemId, dynamicLink.Language ?? Sitecore.Context.Language);