diff --git a/src/matrix_common/types/__init__.py b/src/matrix_common/types/__init__.py
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diff --git a/src/matrix_common/types/mxc_uri.py b/src/matrix_common/types/mxc_uri.py
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+# Copyright 2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+from typing import Type, TypeVar
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
+import attr
+
+MU = TypeVar("MU", bound="MXCUri")
+
+
+@attr.s(frozen=True, slots=True, auto_attribs=True)
+class MXCUri:
+    """Represents a URI that points to a media resource in matrix.
+
+    MXC URIs take the form 'mxc://server_name/media_id'.
+    """
+
+    server_name: str
+    media_id: str
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_str(cls: Type[MU], mxc_uri_str: str) -> MU:
+        """
+        Given a str in the form "mxc://<domain>/<media_id>", return an equivalent MXCUri.
+
+        Args:
+            mxc_uri_str: The MXC Uri as a str.
+
+        Returns:
+            An MXCUri object with matching attributes.
+
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If the str was not a valid MXC Uri.
+        """
+        # Attempt to parse the given URI. This will raise a ValueError if the uri is
+        # particularly malformed.
+        parsed_mxc_uri = urlparse(mxc_uri_str)
+
+        # MXC Uri's are pretty bare bones. The scheme must be "mxc", and we don't allow
+        # any fragments, query parameters or other features.
+        if (
+            # The scheme must be "mxc".
+            parsed_mxc_uri.scheme != "mxc"
+            # There must be a host and path provided.
+            or not parsed_mxc_uri.netloc
+            or not parsed_mxc_uri.path
+            or not parsed_mxc_uri.path.startswith("/")
+            or len(parsed_mxc_uri.path) == 1  # if the path is only '/', aka no Media ID
+            # There cannot be any fragments, queries or parameters.
+            or parsed_mxc_uri.fragment
+            or parsed_mxc_uri.query
+            or parsed_mxc_uri.params
+        ):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Found invalid structure when parsing MXC Uri: {mxc_uri_str}"
+            )
+
+        # We use the parsed 'network location' as the server name
+        server_name = parsed_mxc_uri.netloc
+
+        # urlparse adds a '/' to the beginning of the path, so let's remove that and use
+        # it as the media_id
+        media_id = parsed_mxc_uri.path[1:]
+
+        # The media ID should not contain a '/'
+        if "/" in media_id:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Found invalid character in media ID portion of MXC Uri: {mxc_uri_str}"
+            )
+
+        return cls(server_name, media_id)
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        """Convert an MXCUri object to a str."""
+        return f"mxc://{self.server_name}/{self.media_id}"
diff --git a/tests/types/__init__.py b/tests/types/__init__.py
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diff --git a/tests/types/test_mxc_uri.py b/tests/types/test_mxc_uri.py
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+# Copyright 2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+from matrix_common.types.mxc_uri import MXCUri
+
+
+class MXCUriTestCase(TestCase):
+    def test_valid_mxc_uris_to_str(self) -> None:
+        """Tests that a series of valid mxc are converted to a str correctly."""
+        # Converting an MXCUri to its str representation
+        mxc_0 = MXCUri(server_name="example.com", media_id="84n8493hnfsjkbcu")
+        self.assertEqual(str(mxc_0), "mxc://example.com/84n8493hnfsjkbcu")
+
+        mxc_1 = MXCUri(
+            server_name="192.168.1.17:8008", media_id="bajkad89h31ausdhoqqasd"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(str(mxc_1), "mxc://192.168.1.17:8008/bajkad89h31ausdhoqqasd")
+
+        mxc_2 = MXCUri(server_name="123.123.123.123", media_id="000000000000")
+        self.assertEqual(str(mxc_2), "mxc://123.123.123.123/000000000000")
+
+    def test_valid_mxc_uris_from_str(self) -> None:
+        """Tests that a series of valid mxc uris strs are parsed correctly."""
+        # Converting a str to its MXCUri representation
+        mxcuri_0 = MXCUri.from_str("mxc://example.com/g12789g890ajksjk")
+        self.assertEqual(mxcuri_0.server_name, "example.com")
+        self.assertEqual(mxcuri_0.media_id, "g12789g890ajksjk")
+
+        mxcuri_1 = MXCUri.from_str("mxc://localhost:8448/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz")
+        self.assertEqual(mxcuri_1.server_name, "localhost:8448")
+        self.assertEqual(mxcuri_1.media_id, "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz")
+
+        mxcuri_2 = MXCUri.from_str("mxc://[::1]/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz")
+        self.assertEqual(mxcuri_2.server_name, "[::1]")
+        self.assertEqual(mxcuri_2.media_id, "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz")
+
+        mxcuri_3 = MXCUri.from_str("mxc://123.123.123.123:32112/12893y81283781023")
+        self.assertEqual(mxcuri_3.server_name, "123.123.123.123:32112")
+        self.assertEqual(mxcuri_3.media_id, "12893y81283781023")
+
+        mxcuri_4 = MXCUri.from_str("mxc://domain/abcdefg")
+        self.assertEqual(mxcuri_4.server_name, "domain")
+        self.assertEqual(mxcuri_4.media_id, "abcdefg")
+
+    def test_invalid_mxc_uris_from_str(self) -> None:
+        """Tests that a series of invalid mxc uris are appropriately rejected."""
+        # Converting invalid MXC URI strs to MXCUri representations
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            MXCUri.from_str("http://example.com/abcdef")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            MXCUri.from_str("mxc:///example.com/abcdef")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            MXCUri.from_str("mxc://example.com//abcdef")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            MXCUri.from_str("mxc://example.com/abcdef/")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            MXCUri.from_str("mxc://example.com/abc/abcdef")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            MXCUri.from_str("mxc://example.com/abc/abcdef")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            MXCUri.from_str("mxc:///abcdef")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            MXCUri.from_str("mxc://example.com")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            MXCUri.from_str("mxc://example.com/")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            MXCUri.from_str("mxc:///")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            MXCUri.from_str("example.com/abc")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            MXCUri.from_str("")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            MXCUri.from_str(None)  # type: ignore