# Media type object
The following objects are directly related to the `mediatype` API.
### Media type
The media type object has the following properties.
|Property|Type|Description|
|--------|----|-----------|
|mediatypeid|string|*(readonly)* ID of the media type.|
|**description**
(required)|string|Name of the media type.|
|**type**
(required)|integer|Transport used by the media type.
Possible values:
0 - email;
1 - script;
2 - SMS;
3 - Jabber;
100 - Ez Texting.|
|exec\_path|string|For script media types `exec_path` contains the name of the executed script.
For Ez Texting `exec_path` contains the message text limit.
Possible text limit values:
0 - USA (160 characters);
1 - Canada (136 characters).
Required for script and Ez Texting media types.|
|gsm\_modem|string|Serial device name of the GSM modem.
Required for SMS media types.|
|passwd|string|Authentication password.
Required for Jabber and Ez Texting media types.|
|smtp\_email|string|Email address from which notifications will be sent.
Required for email media types.|
|smtp\_helo|string|SMTP HELO.
Required for email media types.|
|smtp\_server|string|SMTP server.
Required for email media types.|
|smtp\_port|integer|SMTP server port to connect to.|
|smtp\_security|integer|SMTP connection security level to use.
Possible values:
0 - None;
1 - STARTTLS;
2 - SSL/TLS.|
|smtp\_verify\_host|integer|SSL verify host for SMTP.
Possible values:
0 - No;
1 - Yes.|
|smtp\_verify\_peer|integer|SSL verify peer for SMTP.
Possible values:
0 - No;
1 - Yes.|
|smtp\_authentication|integer|SMTP authentication method to use.
Possible values:
0 - None;
1 - Normal password.|
|status|integer|Whether the media type is enabled.
Possible values:
0 - *(default)* enabled;
1 - disabled.|
|username|string|Username or Jabber identifier.
Required for Jabber and Ez Texting media types.|
|exec\_params|string|Script parameters.
Each parameter ends with a new line feed.|