Get attachment document

GET

https://api.light.inc/v1/attachments/{attachmentId}/document

Redirects to a temporary download link for the attachment's file, archived attachments included. The link is valid for 2 hours and can be opened by anyone who holds it, so don't store it: the attachment id is the permanent reference, and a new link can be requested with it at any time. Files are kept indefinitely.

Authorization

Send one of these on every request. See Authentication for how to get credentials.

API key
Basic authentication header of the form Basic <api_key>, where <api_key> is your api key.
Bearer token

Path parameters

attachmentId string · uuidrequired

Response

application/json;charset=UTF-8This endpoint returns no content.

cURL

curl -X GET "https://api.light.inc/v1/attachments/3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a/document" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript

const res = await fetch("https://api.light.inc/v1/attachments/3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a/document", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Basic ${process.env.LIGHT_API_KEY}`,
  },
});
const data = await res.json();

Python

import os, requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.light.inc/v1/attachments/3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a/document",
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Basic {os.environ['LIGHT_API_KEY']}",
    },
)
data = res.json()