diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c096fc9a..8d78cafa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
           rm -rf .env
 
           echo "::group::Run server"
-          TELEMETRY_ENABLED=false LANGFUSE_SDK_CI_SYNC_PROCESSING_ENABLED=true LANGFUSE_READ_FROM_POSTGRES_ONLY=true LANGFUSE_READ_FROM_CLICKHOUSE_ONLY=false LANGFUSE_RETURN_FROM_CLICKHOUSE=false docker compose up -d
+          TELEMETRY_ENABLED=false LANGFUSE_S3_EVENT_UPLOAD_ENDPOINT=http://host.docker.internal:9090 LANGFUSE_SDK_CI_SYNC_PROCESSING_ENABLED=true LANGFUSE_READ_FROM_POSTGRES_ONLY=true LANGFUSE_READ_FROM_CLICKHOUSE_ONLY=false LANGFUSE_RETURN_FROM_CLICKHOUSE=false docker compose up -d
           echo "::endgroup::"
 
       # Add this step to check the health of the container
diff --git a/integration-test/langfuse-integration-fetch.spec.ts b/integration-test/langfuse-integration-fetch.spec.ts
index 54d43696..5874b286 100644
--- a/integration-test/langfuse-integration-fetch.spec.ts
+++ b/integration-test/langfuse-integration-fetch.spec.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-// uses the compiled fetch version, run yarn build after making changes to the SDKs
-import Langfuse from "../langfuse";
-
 import axios from "axios";
-import { getHeaders, LANGFUSE_BASEURL } from "./integration-utils";
 import { randomUUID } from "crypto";
+import fs from "fs";
+
+// uses the compiled fetch version, run yarn build after making changes to the SDKs
+import Langfuse, { LangfuseMedia } from "../langfuse";
+import { getHeaders, LANGFUSE_BASEURL } from "./integration-utils";
 
 describe("Langfuse (fetch)", () => {
   let langfuse: Langfuse;
@@ -641,4 +642,68 @@ describe("Langfuse (fetch)", () => {
       expect(fetchedGeneration.data.output).toEqual("MASKED");
     });
   });
+
+  // TODO: enable this test once networking issue is fixed
+  it.skip("replace media reference string in object", async () => {
+    const langfuse = new Langfuse();
+    const mockTraceName = "test-trace-with-audio" + Math.random().toString(36);
+    const mockAudioBytes = fs.readFileSync("./static/joke_prompt.wav"); // Simple mock audio bytes
+
+    const trace = langfuse.trace({
+      name: mockTraceName,
+      metadata: {
+        context: {
+          nested: new LangfuseMedia({
+            base64DataUri: `data:audio/wav;base64,${Buffer.from(mockAudioBytes).toString("base64")}`,
+          }),
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    await langfuse.flushAsync();
+    const res = await langfuse.fetchTrace(trace.id);
+
+    expect(res.data).toMatchObject({
+      id: trace.id,
+      name: mockTraceName,
+      metadata: {
+        context: {
+          nested: expect.stringMatching(/^@@@langfuseMedia:type=audio\/wav\|id=.+\|source=base64_data_uri@@@$/),
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const mediaReplacedTrace = await langfuse.resolveMediaReferences({
+      resolveWith: "base64DataUri",
+      obj: res.data,
+    });
+
+    // Check that the replaced base64 data is the same as the original
+    expect(mediaReplacedTrace.metadata.context.nested).toEqual(
+      "data:audio/wav;base64," + Buffer.from(mockAudioBytes).toString("base64")
+    );
+
+    // Double check: reference strings must be the same if data URI is reused
+    const trace2 = langfuse.trace({
+      name: "2-" + mockTraceName,
+      metadata: {
+        context: {
+          nested: mediaReplacedTrace.metadata.context.nested,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    await langfuse.flushAsync();
+
+    const res2 = await axios.get(`${LANGFUSE_BASEURL}/api/public/traces/${trace2.id}`, { headers: getHeaders() });
+    expect(res2.data).toMatchObject({
+      id: trace2.id,
+      name: "2-" + mockTraceName,
+      metadata: {
+        context: {
+          nested: res.data.metadata.context.nested,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  }, 20_000);
 });
diff --git a/integration-test/langfuse-integration-vercel.spec.ts b/integration-test/langfuse-integration-vercel.spec.ts
index 126d9794..d0299a8d 100644
--- a/integration-test/langfuse-integration-vercel.spec.ts
+++ b/integration-test/langfuse-integration-vercel.spec.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe("langfuse-integration-vercel", () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     sdk = new NodeSDK({
-      traceExporter: new LangfuseExporter({ debug: true }),
+      traceExporter: new LangfuseExporter({ debug: false }),
       instrumentations: [getNodeAutoInstrumentations()],
     });
 
diff --git a/integration-test/langfuse-openai.spec.ts b/integration-test/langfuse-openai.spec.ts
index 0207c631..767d9491 100644
--- a/integration-test/langfuse-openai.spec.ts
+++ b/integration-test/langfuse-openai.spec.ts
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ describe("Langfuse-OpenAI-Integation", () => {
     expect(generation.output).toMatchObject(completion.choices[0].message);
     expect(generation.metadata).toMatchObject({ someKey: "someValue", response_format });
     expect(generation.model).toBe("gpt-4o-2024-08-06");
-  }, 10000);
+  }, 15_000);
 
   it("should work with structured output parsing with beta API", async () => {
     const traceId = randomUUID();
diff --git a/langfuse-core/src/index.ts b/langfuse-core/src/index.ts
index 1fa9b913..53a7dea0 100644
--- a/langfuse-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/langfuse-core/src/index.ts
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ import {
   type SingleIngestionEvent,
   type UpdateLangfuseGenerationBody,
   type UpdateLangfuseSpanBody,
+  type GetMediaResponse,
 } from "./types";
-import { LangfuseMedia } from "./media/LangfuseMedia";
+import { LangfuseMedia, type LangfuseMediaResolveMediaReferencesParams } from "./media/LangfuseMedia";
 import {
   currentISOTime,
   encodeQueryParams,
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ import {
 } from "./utils";
 
 export * from "./prompts/promptClients";
+export * from "./media/LangfuseMedia";
 export { LangfuseMemoryStorage } from "./storage-memory";
 export type { LangfusePromptRecord } from "./types";
 export * as utils from "./utils";
@@ -393,6 +395,10 @@ abstract class LangfuseCoreStateless {
     );
   }
 
+  protected async _fetchMedia(id: string): Promise<GetMediaResponse> {
+    return this.fetchAndLogErrors(`${this.baseUrl}/api/public/media/${id}`, this._getFetchOptions({ method: "GET" }));
+  }
+
   async fetchTraces(query?: GetLangfuseTracesQuery): Promise<GetLangfuseTracesResponse> {
     // destructure the response into data and meta to be explicit about the shape of the response and add type-warnings in case the API changes
     const { data, meta } = await this.fetchAndLogErrors<GetLangfuseTracesResponse>(
@@ -1534,6 +1540,57 @@ export abstract class LangfuseCore extends LangfuseCoreStateless {
     }
   }
 
+  public async fetchMedia(id: string): Promise<GetMediaResponse> {
+    return await this._fetchMedia(id);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Replaces the media reference strings in an object with base64 data URIs for the media content.
+   *
+   * This method recursively traverses an object (up to a maximum depth of 10) looking for media reference strings
+   * in the format "@@@langfuseMedia:...@@@". When found, it fetches the actual media content using the provided
+   * Langfuse client and replaces the reference string with a base64 data URI.
+   *
+   * If fetching media content fails for a reference string, a warning is logged and the reference string is left unchanged.
+   *
+   * @param params - Configuration object
+   * @param params.obj - The object to process. Can be a primitive value, array, or nested object
+   * @param params.langfuseClient - Langfuse client instance used to fetch media content
+   * @param params.resolveWith - The representation of the media content to replace the media reference string with. Currently only "base64DataUri" is supported.
+   * @param params.maxDepth - Optional. Default is 10. The maximum depth to traverse the object.
+   *
+   * @returns A deep copy of the input object with all media references replaced with base64 data URIs where possible
+   *
+   * @example
+   * ```typescript
+   * const obj = {
+   *   image: "@@@langfuseMedia:type=image/jpeg|id=123|source=bytes@@@",
+   *   nested: {
+   *     pdf: "@@@langfuseMedia:type=application/pdf|id=456|source=bytes@@@"
+   *   }
+   * };
+   *
+   * const result = await LangfuseMedia.resolveMediaReferences({
+   *   obj,
+   *   langfuseClient
+   * });
+   *
+   * // Result:
+   * // {
+   * //   image: "data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRg...",
+   * //   nested: {
+   * //     pdf: "data:application/pdf;base64,JVBERi0xLjcK..."
+   * //   }
+   * // }
+   * ```
+   */
+  public async resolveMediaReferences<T>(
+    params: Omit<LangfuseMediaResolveMediaReferencesParams<T>, "langfuseClient">
+  ): Promise<T> {
+    const { obj, ...rest } = params;
+
+    return LangfuseMedia.resolveMediaReferences<T>({ ...rest, langfuseClient: this, obj });
+  }
   _updateSpan(body: UpdateLangfuseSpanBody): this {
     this.updateSpanStateless(body);
     return this;
diff --git a/langfuse-core/src/media/LangfuseMedia.ts b/langfuse-core/src/media/LangfuseMedia.ts
index 835cbbbf..ce15fa64 100644
--- a/langfuse-core/src/media/LangfuseMedia.ts
+++ b/langfuse-core/src/media/LangfuseMedia.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { type LangfuseCore } from "../index";
+
 let fs: any = null;
 let cryptoModule: any = null;
 
@@ -28,6 +30,13 @@ interface ParsedMediaReference {
   contentType: MediaContentType;
 }
 
+export type LangfuseMediaResolveMediaReferencesParams<T> = {
+  obj: T;
+  langfuseClient: LangfuseCore;
+  resolveWith: "base64DataUri";
+  maxDepth?: number;
+};
+
 /**
  * A class for wrapping media objects for upload to Langfuse.
  *
@@ -194,6 +203,111 @@ class LangfuseMedia {
       contentType: parsedData["type"] as MediaContentType,
     };
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Replaces the media reference strings in an object with base64 data URIs for the media content.
+   *
+   * This method recursively traverses an object (up to a maximum depth of 10) looking for media reference strings
+   * in the format "@@@langfuseMedia:...@@@". When found, it fetches the actual media content using the provided
+   * Langfuse client and replaces the reference string with a base64 data URI.
+   *
+   * If fetching media content fails for a reference string, a warning is logged and the reference string is left unchanged.
+   *
+   * @param params - Configuration object
+   * @param params.obj - The object to process. Can be a primitive value, array, or nested object
+   * @param params.langfuseClient - Langfuse client instance used to fetch media content
+   * @param params.resolveWith - The representation of the media content to replace the media reference string with. Currently only "base64DataUri" is supported.
+   * @param params.maxDepth - Optional. Default is 10. The maximum depth to traverse the object.
+   *
+   * @returns A deep copy of the input object with all media references replaced with base64 data URIs where possible
+   *
+   * @example
+   * ```typescript
+   * const obj = {
+   *   image: "@@@langfuseMedia:type=image/jpeg|id=123|source=bytes@@@",
+   *   nested: {
+   *     pdf: "@@@langfuseMedia:type=application/pdf|id=456|source=bytes@@@"
+   *   }
+   * };
+   *
+   * const result = await LangfuseMedia.resolveMediaReferences({
+   *   obj,
+   *   langfuseClient
+   * });
+   *
+   * // Result:
+   * // {
+   * //   image: "data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRg...",
+   * //   nested: {
+   * //     pdf: "data:application/pdf;base64,JVBERi0xLjcK..."
+   * //   }
+   * // }
+   * ```
+   */
+  public static async resolveMediaReferences<T>(params: LangfuseMediaResolveMediaReferencesParams<T>): Promise<T> {
+    const { obj, langfuseClient, maxDepth = 10 } = params;
+
+    async function traverse<T>(obj: T, depth: number): Promise<T> {
+      if (depth > maxDepth) {
+        return obj;
+      }
+
+      // Handle string with potential media references
+      if (typeof obj === "string") {
+        const regex = /@@@langfuseMedia:.+?@@@/g;
+        const referenceStringMatches = obj.match(regex);
+        if (!referenceStringMatches) {
+          return obj;
+        }
+
+        let result = obj;
+        const referenceStringToMediaContentMap = new Map<string, string>();
+
+        await Promise.all(
+          referenceStringMatches.map(async (referenceString) => {
+            try {
+              const parsedMediaReference = LangfuseMedia.parseReferenceString(referenceString);
+              const mediaData = await langfuseClient.fetchMedia(parsedMediaReference.mediaId);
+              const mediaContent = await langfuseClient.fetch(mediaData.url, { method: "GET", headers: {} });
+              if (mediaContent.status !== 200) {
+                throw new Error("Failed to fetch media content");
+              }
+
+              const base64MediaContent = Buffer.from(await mediaContent.arrayBuffer()).toString("base64");
+              const base64DataUri = `data:${mediaData.contentType};base64,${base64MediaContent}`;
+
+              referenceStringToMediaContentMap.set(referenceString, base64DataUri);
+            } catch (error) {
+              console.warn("Error fetching media content for reference string", referenceString, error);
+              // Do not replace the reference string if there's an error
+            }
+          })
+        );
+
+        for (const [referenceString, base64MediaContent] of referenceStringToMediaContentMap.entries()) {
+          result = result.replaceAll(referenceString, base64MediaContent) as T & string;
+        }
+
+        return result;
+      }
+
+      // Handle arrays
+      if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
+        return Promise.all(obj.map(async (item) => await traverse(item, depth + 1))) as Promise<T>;
+      }
+
+      // Handle objects
+      if (typeof obj === "object" && obj !== null) {
+        return Object.fromEntries(
+          await Promise.all(Object.entries(obj).map(async ([key, value]) => [key, await traverse(value, depth + 1)]))
+        );
+      }
+
+      return obj;
+    }
+
+    return traverse(obj, 0);
+  }
 }
 
 export { LangfuseMedia, type MediaContentType, type ParsedMediaReference };
diff --git a/langfuse-core/src/types.ts b/langfuse-core/src/types.ts
index 56de6847..034abc32 100644
--- a/langfuse-core/src/types.ts
+++ b/langfuse-core/src/types.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export type LangfuseFetchResponse<T = any> = {
   status: number;
   text: () => Promise<string>;
   json: () => Promise<T>;
+  arrayBuffer: () => Promise<ArrayBuffer>;
 };
 
 export type LangfuseObject = SingleIngestionEvent["type"];
@@ -177,10 +178,13 @@ export type ChatMessage = FixTypes<components["schemas"]["ChatMessage"]>;
 export type ChatPrompt = FixTypes<components["schemas"]["ChatPrompt"]> & { type: "chat" };
 export type TextPrompt = FixTypes<components["schemas"]["TextPrompt"]> & { type: "text" };
 
+// Media
 export type GetMediaUploadUrlRequest = FixTypes<components["schemas"]["GetMediaUploadUrlRequest"]>;
 export type GetMediaUploadUrlResponse = FixTypes<components["schemas"]["GetMediaUploadUrlResponse"]>;
 export type MediaContentType = components["schemas"]["MediaContentType"];
 export type PatchMediaBody = FixTypes<components["schemas"]["PatchMediaBody"]>;
+export type GetMediaResponse = FixTypes<components["schemas"]["GetMediaResponse"]>;
+
 type CreateTextPromptRequest = FixTypes<components["schemas"]["CreateTextPromptRequest"]>;
 type CreateChatPromptRequest = FixTypes<components["schemas"]["CreateChatPromptRequest"]>;
 export type CreateTextPromptBody = { type?: "text" } & Omit<CreateTextPromptRequest, "type"> & { isActive?: boolean }; // isActive is optional for backward compatibility
diff --git a/langfuse-core/test/langfuse.flush.spec.ts b/langfuse-core/test/langfuse.flush.spec.ts
index d16519c2..95115ee8 100644
--- a/langfuse-core/test/langfuse.flush.spec.ts
+++ b/langfuse-core/test/langfuse.flush.spec.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ describe("Langfuse Core", () => {
           status: 400,
           text: async () => "err",
           json: async () => ({ status: "err" }),
+          arrayBuffer: async () => new Uint8Array(),
         });
       });
 
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ describe("Langfuse Core", () => {
           status: 207,
           text: async () => "err",
           json: async () => ({ successes: [], errors: [{ id: trace.id, message: "Something failed" }] }),
+          arrayBuffer: async () => new Uint8Array(),
         });
       });
 
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ describe("Langfuse Core", () => {
             status: 207,
             text: async () => "err",
             json: async () => ({ successes: [], errors: [{ id: "someId", message: "Something failed" }] }),
+            arrayBuffer: async () => new Uint8Array(),
           });
         } else {
           index++;
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ describe("Langfuse Core", () => {
             status: 200,
             text: async () => "ok",
             json: async () => ({ successes: [], errors: [] }),
+            arrayBuffer: async () => new Uint8Array(),
           });
         }
       });
@@ -168,6 +172,7 @@ describe("Langfuse Core", () => {
                   status: 200,
                   text: async () => "ok",
                   json: async () => ({ status: "ok" }),
+                  arrayBuffer: async () => new Uint8Array(),
                 });
               }, 500); // add delay to simulate network request
             });
diff --git a/langfuse-core/test/langfuse.prompts.spec.ts b/langfuse-core/test/langfuse.prompts.spec.ts
index 2d3a29f3..1dd81514 100644
--- a/langfuse-core/test/langfuse.prompts.spec.ts
+++ b/langfuse-core/test/langfuse.prompts.spec.ts
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ describe("Langfuse Core", () => {
               status: 200,
               json: async () => ({ status: "200" }),
               text: async () => "ok",
+              arrayBuffer: async () => new Uint8Array(),
             });
           }, 1000);
         });
diff --git a/langfuse-core/test/test-utils/LangfuseCoreTestClient.ts b/langfuse-core/test/test-utils/LangfuseCoreTestClient.ts
index f6ddbbdc..fe509419 100644
--- a/langfuse-core/test/test-utils/LangfuseCoreTestClient.ts
+++ b/langfuse-core/test/test-utils/LangfuseCoreTestClient.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export const createTestClient = (
       status: 200,
       text: () => Promise.resolve("ok"),
       json: () => Promise.resolve({ status: "ok" }),
+      arrayBuffer: () => Promise.resolve(new Uint8Array()),
     })
   );
 
diff --git a/langfuse-node/src/fetch.ts b/langfuse-node/src/fetch.ts
index 89953854..9571228b 100644
--- a/langfuse-node/src/fetch.ts
+++ b/langfuse-node/src/fetch.ts
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ export const fetch = async (url: string, options: LangfuseFetchOptions): Promise
     status: res.status,
     text: async () => res.data,
     json: async () => res.data,
+    arrayBuffer: async () => Buffer.from(res.data),
   };
 };
diff --git a/langfuse/src/langfuse.ts b/langfuse/src/langfuse.ts
index 47c755eb..19c5d90f 100644
--- a/langfuse/src/langfuse.ts
+++ b/langfuse/src/langfuse.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export {
   type LangfuseSpanClient,
   type LangfuseEventClient,
   type LangfuseGenerationClient,
+  LangfuseMedia,
 } from "langfuse-core";
 
 export class Langfuse extends LangfuseCore {