title: How to retrieve alt text for Image field when using Sitecore Item Web API?
body: <p>When using the Sitecore Item Web API to return an item that has an Image field the Sitecore Item Web API returns a JSON response which contains a Value which is the image tag but doesn't have any alt text. Is there a way to have the Sitecore Item Web API return the details of the referenced Media Library Item?</p>
  
  <p>Example Image Field Type Response from the Sitecore Item Web API:</p>
  
  <pre><code>                "{7EEA5007-E518-4E68-837B-51BEAB56230A}": {
                  "Name": "Image",
                  "Type": "Image",
                  "Value": "\u003cimage mediaid=\"{E1F8CD6F-8276-4967-983C-C37E1481CDC0}\" mediapath=\"/Images/Fragrances/Collections/M039_img4\" src=\"~/media/E1F8CD6F82764967983CC37E1481CDC0.ashx\" /\u003e"
              }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>It appears I could parse the value for the GUID and then use Sitecore Item Web API to query the Image Item in the Media Library and retrieve the GUID but this would be messy when a parent has multiple children as I would have to request the alt tag for each separately.</p>