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GET /v1/files/{id}

Get a download URL

Access
Authenticated
file:read
Cost
Free
Rate limit
60 / minute per account
Quota
None

Returns a short-lived URL for the bytes. Authorization is checked against the file record before the URL is minted.

Path parameters

  • id string required
    max 16 chars

Responses

  • 200 A short-lived download URL
    • url string required

      Where to fetch the bytes.

    • expiresAt string | null required

      When the URL stops working, as an ISO 8601 instant. Null when it is a stable public URL that never expires, which is the case for assets meant to be embedded, such as a logo.

  • 401 No or invalid credential
    • code string required

      Stable machine-readable error code. Branch on this, never on the numeric status.

      bad_requestunauthorizedsignature_requiredpayment_requiredforbiddennot_foundconflictgonepayload_too_largeunprocessable_entitytoo_many_requestsinternal_errornot_implementedbilling_unavailablenot_contactablemailbox_link_unavailablemailbox_requiredmail_engine_unavailablewebhook_publisher_unavailabledatabase_unavailableclient_error
    • message string required

      Human-readable explanation of the refusal.

    • status integer required

      The HTTP status code, repeated in the body.

    • remedy object

      A self-serve path forward, when one exists (a 402 points at the credit top-up).

      • kind string required

        What kind of remedy this is, so a client can route it: whether the caller can clear the condition through the API, or a person must act in the web app.

        topupconnect_mailbox
      • url string required

        Where to go to clear the condition: an API path, or a web app page when only a person can.

  • 404 No such file in this account
    • code string required

      Stable machine-readable error code. Branch on this, never on the numeric status.

      bad_requestunauthorizedsignature_requiredpayment_requiredforbiddennot_foundconflictgonepayload_too_largeunprocessable_entitytoo_many_requestsinternal_errornot_implementedbilling_unavailablenot_contactablemailbox_link_unavailablemailbox_requiredmail_engine_unavailablewebhook_publisher_unavailabledatabase_unavailableclient_error
    • message string required

      Human-readable explanation of the refusal.

    • status integer required

      The HTTP status code, repeated in the body.

    • remedy object

      A self-serve path forward, when one exists (a 402 points at the credit top-up).

      • kind string required

        What kind of remedy this is, so a client can route it: whether the caller can clear the condition through the API, or a person must act in the web app.

        topupconnect_mailbox
      • url string required

        Where to go to clear the condition: an API path, or a web app page when only a person can.

  • 409 The file is not finalized
    • code string required

      Stable machine-readable error code. Branch on this, never on the numeric status.

      bad_requestunauthorizedsignature_requiredpayment_requiredforbiddennot_foundconflictgonepayload_too_largeunprocessable_entitytoo_many_requestsinternal_errornot_implementedbilling_unavailablenot_contactablemailbox_link_unavailablemailbox_requiredmail_engine_unavailablewebhook_publisher_unavailabledatabase_unavailableclient_error
    • message string required

      Human-readable explanation of the refusal.

    • status integer required

      The HTTP status code, repeated in the body.

    • remedy object

      A self-serve path forward, when one exists (a 402 points at the credit top-up).

      • kind string required

        What kind of remedy this is, so a client can route it: whether the caller can clear the condition through the API, or a person must act in the web app.

        topupconnect_mailbox
      • url string required

        Where to go to clear the condition: an API path, or a web app page when only a person can.