# Faxes A **Fax** is a fax that has been sent to or received by a SignalWire phone number. ## Properties > A sample Fax returned from the API. json { api_version: v1, date_created: 2018-11-26T20:00:00Z, date_updated: 2018-11-27T20:00:00Z, direction: outbound, from: +13103383454, media_url: https://example.com/fax.pdf, num_pages: null, price: null, price_unit: null, quality: null, status: queued, to: +13104456789, duration: null, links: { media: /api/laml/2010-04-01/Accounts/b3877c40-da60-4998-90ad-b792e98472ac/Faxes/b3877c40-da60-4998-90ad-b792e98472fx/Media }, url: /api/laml/2010-04-01/Accounts/b3877c40-da60-4998-90ad-b792e98472ac/Faxes/b3877c40-da60-4998-90ad-b792e98472fx } | Attribute | | | : | - | | account_sid string | The unique identifier for the account this fax is associated with. | | date_created string | The date and time, in ISO 8601 format, the fax was created. | | date_updated string | The date and time, in ISO 8601 format, the fax was updated. | | direction string | The direction of the fax. Possible values are inbound or outbound. | | duration integer | The time, in seconds, it took to deliver a fax. | | from string | The phone number, in E.164 format, the fax was sent from. | | links object | The URL links for resources associated with the fax. | | media_sid string | The unique identifier for the media instance associated with the fax instance. | | media_url string | The URL hosting the received media. Can use this URL to download incoming media. | | num_pages string | The number of pages in the fax document. | | price string | The cost of the fax. | | price_unit string | The currency, in ISO 4217 format, of the price. | | quality string | The quality of the fax. See below for possible values. | | sid string | The unique identifier of the fax. | | status string | The status of the fax. See below for possible values. | | to string | The phone number, in E.164 format, the fax was sent to. | | url string | The URL of this resource. | ## Quality The quality attribute has the following values: | Value | | | : | | | standard | A low quality (204x98) fax resolution. This quality should be supported by all devices. | | fine | A medium quality (204x196) fax resolution. | | superfine | A high quality (204x392) fax resolution. | ## Status The status attribute has the following values: | Value | | | -: | -- | | queued | The fax is queued and waiting for processing. | | processing | The fax is being uploaded, downloaded, or converted to a different format. | | sending | The fax is being sent. | | delivered | The fax has been successfully sent. | | receiving | The fax is being received. | | received | The fax has been successfully received. | | no-answer | The fax failed because the recipient didnt pick up. | | busy | The fax failed because the receiving machine sent back a busy signal. | | failed | The fax failed to send or receive. | | canceled | The fax was canceled. |