The following templates may be used on article talk pages to request the addition of particular types of media files. See the individual templates for usage notes. Specific templates are indented under the more general templates, and wherever possible, the most specific template should be used.

• {{Audio requested}} – general audio
  • {{Music requested}} – music
    • {{Musical instrument requested}} – musical instruments
  • {{Animal requested audio}} – animals and other nature
  • {{Spoken article requested}} – spoken article text
  • {{Pronunciation audio requested}} – article text or language pronunciation
  • {{Pronunciation requested audio}} – article title pronunciation only

• {{Image requested}} – general image requests by category
  • {{Chart requested}} – template-based charts and graphs
  • {{Diagram requested}} – technical drawings and schematic images (use a more specific template wherever possible)
  • {{Logo requested}}
  • {{Map requested}}
    • {{Global map requested}} – maps of the entire Earth
  • {{Photo requested}} – specifically for photographic images
  • Screenshots:
    • {{Image requested|of=screenshots [about...]}} – if not a more specific screenshot template available below
    • {{WikiProject Film}} – use parameter needs-image=yes
    • {{WikiProject Software}} – use parameter needs-image=yes
    • {{WikiProject Television}} – use parameter needs-image=yes
    • {{WikiProject Video games}} – use parameter screenshot=yes
    • {{WikiProject Websites}} – use parameter needs-image=yes
  • {{Symbol image requested}} – textual and other symbols (also use Unicode characters where available)

• {{Video requested}}
  • {{Screencast requested}} – videos of computer screen output (screencast)
  • {{Captions requested}} – to request video subtitles and commons:Category:Videos needing subtitles. In Commons.