diff --git a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/MessageOperationsUtilities/MessageOperationsUtilities.cpp b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/MessageOperationsUtilities/MessageOperationsUtilities.cpp
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+#include "MessageOperationsUtilities.h"
+#include "MessageSpecs.h"
+
+#include <folly/String.h>
+#include <folly/json.h>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+namespace comm {
+Media MessageOperationsUtilities::translateMediaToClientDBMediaInfo(
+    const folly::dynamic &rawMediaInfo,
+    const std::string &container,
+    const std::string &thread) {
+  std::string id = rawMediaInfo["id"].asString();
+  std::string uri = rawMediaInfo["uri"].asString();
+  std::string type = rawMediaInfo["type"].asString();
+  folly::dynamic extrasData =
+      folly::dynamic::object("dimensions", rawMediaInfo["dimensions"])(
+          "loop", (type == "video") ? rawMediaInfo["loop"] : false);
+  if (rawMediaInfo.count("localMediaSelection")) {
+    extrasData["local_media_selection"] = rawMediaInfo["localMediaSelection"];
+  }
+  std::string extras = folly::toJson(extrasData);
+  return Media{
+      std::move(id),
+      std::move(container),
+      std::move(thread),
+      std::move(uri),
+      std::move(type),
+      std::move(extras)};
+}
+} // namespace comm