---
title: "/a requests"
slug: "a-requests"
updated: 2020-08-07T16:17:25Z
published: 2020-08-07T16:17:25Z
---

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# /a requests

[As described above](https://code.tag.bio/v1/docs/fc-api-methods-high-level), the `/a` API method requests an asset from the FC server, typically an image.

## Request

```
{
  "path": "my_image.png", <--The asset requested, cannot contain path characters - i.e. only alphanumeric and ‘_’ ‘-’ characters.
  "extension": ".png"
}
```

## Response

The response to the `/a` request is the asset requested, with proper Content-Type and Content-Encoding headers.